Social Security Board Election Registration Closes Tonight
Registration closes tonight for Thailand's 2025 Social Security Board election, with nearly 1.6 million voters and 195 candidates already registered to help shape how the social security fund is managed.
The Social Security Office (SSO) released the election timeline for the 2025 Social Security Board on July 20, 2025, inviting all insured persons and employers to exercise their voting rights to help determine how the social security fund will be managed. Today is the final day for registration, with voters able to register through the SSO website (www.sso.go.th), the SSO Plus app, or at any SSO office nationwide. As of 3 p.m. on July 20, there are 195 candidates total—85 representing employers and 110 representing insured persons—while 1,593,540 people have registered to vote, including 15,174 employers and 1,578,366 insured persons.
When examined by province, the top 10 regions with the most registered voters are Bangkok with 447,168, Chonburi with 104,606, Samut Prakan with 98,568, Nonthaburi with 70,308, Pathum Thani with 68,436, Rayong with 61,915, Chiang Mai with 52,605, Ayutthaya with 34,508, Nakhon Ratchasima with 33,391, and Samut Sakhon with 28,675 respectively.
This election is significant because the social security fund belongs to all insured persons, and voting determines who will serve on the board to decide how the fund is managed, where investments are made, and how benefits should develop. The board members elected will participate in directing fund management and developing benefits for long-term protection of insured persons' interests. The election timeline includes candidate registration through July 15, voting registration through July 20, candidate qualification verification through July 22, announcement of eligible voters on August 10, announcement of candidates on August 19, additional candidate registration from August 20-24, announcement of additional candidates on September 7, and voting day on September 27, 2025.
