The registration deadline was on Thursday. Election Commission secretary-general Sutthipol Thaweechaikarn said 1,891,715 voters had registered to vote outside their constituencies, 844,305 of them in Bangkok.
Amnat Charoen saw the fewest voters register for out-of-constituency voting, just 865.
In 2005, 348,739 voters registered, and again Bangkok saw the most at 103,229. Then, 271 people in Kalasin registered to cast ballots for other constituencies.
"The number of people voting outside their constituencies has increased more than five times. It shows more people are aware of the election and are more concerned about voting," he said.
Overseas, 78,586 people registered. The commission will send ballot papers to 88 embassies and consular offices in 65 countries.
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