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Published on December 22, 2007

"Vote counting at every balloting station will start immediately at the closing of ballot boxes at 3pm, and bypass matching of ballots cast and voter turnout," city clerk Pongsakti Semsan said.

The tallying of votes and the number of voters will be done after the completion of vote counting in order to get the unofficial results for Bangkok's 12 constituencies as quickly as possible, he said.

The counting of Sunday's votes and absentee ballots will be done simultaneously, he said.

The capital has 6,340 polling stations. Each station is responsible for counting votes cast on Sunday.

The advance votes cast last week will be tallied at each of the 50 district offices. The advance voting was for those who could not cast ballots on Sunday due to conflicting engagements.

The absentee ballots cast upcountry and abroad will be counted at 12 central stations, comprising Samphanthawong, Bang Kho Laem, Lat Phrao, Phaya Thai, Bang Khen, Bueng Kum, Min Buri, Prawet, Thon Buri, Bang Khunthien, Phasi Charoen and Bang Phlat.

A small district like Samphanthawong, which has 34 polling stations located in the inner city, is expected to be the first to complete the vote counting, while Bang Khae, which has 215 stations, might finish last.

The city administration will show the results on a real-time basis via giant screens at the city hall and 12 central stations.

The Nation