A total of 71 constituency candidates in 31 provinces have been rejected by constituency election directors, after it was discovered that their qualifications do not meet the legal requirements, according to the Office of the Election Commission (EC).

After the qualification screening process, the EC announced that, out of a total of 4,781 constituency candidates from 70 parties who have registered at provincial election offices, 4,710 have passed the screening process and can run in the general election.

For those who were disqualified (their names were not announced), the EC said that they can appeal to the Supreme Court within seven days of the announcement of the lists of the candidates who passed the screening process.

Candidates or voters who have evidence that any of the successful constituency or party-list candidates may not be qualified to run in the election can lodge a petition with the EC’s office, in the case of party-list candidates, or to their respective provincial election office within seven days of the announcement of the lists of the successful candidates.

Of the 71 disqualified constituency candidates, eight are in Songkhla province, seven in Chiang Mai and five each in Kalasin, Bangkok, four each in Ubon Ratchathani, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nonthaburi and Satun, three in Phetchabun, two each in Lamphun, Bueng Kan, Surin, Phayao and Ranong and one each in Suphan Buri, Chon Buri, Kanchanaburi, Phatthalung, Nakhon Nayok, Saraburi, Buri Ram, Sakhon Nakhon, Phichit, Khon Kaen, Samut Prakan, Chiang Rai, Mukdahan, Nakhon Sawan, Bong Bua Lamphu, Udon Thani and Chumphon.