Poll: People’s Party and candidates favourites in Samut PrakanListen to this articlePeople's Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut during a photo opp with supporters in Chiang Mai province on Jan 18. (Photo: People's Party)The People's Party, its constituency and prime ministerial candidates are most favoured by voters in Samut Prakan province, according to an opinion poll published just two weeks before the general election by the National Institute of Development Administration. Nida polled 1,067 respondents in Samut Prakan from Jan 15-19 to gauge the popularity of political parties and their prime ministerial candidates ahead of the Feb 8 elections. Asked which prime ministerial candidate they preferred:31.96% of the respondents said People’s Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut20.15% Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul16.31% undecided9.00% Pheu Thai Party’s Yodchanan Wongsawat6.09% Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva4.69% Economic Party leader Rangsee Kitiyanasap2.06% Sirikanya Tansakul from the People’s Party1.87% Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan from the Thai Sang Thai Party1.50% Pheu Thai Party leader Julapun Amornvivat1.03% United Thai Nation Party leader Pirapan SalirathavibhagaAsked which political party's constituency MP candidates they favoured:42.46% of the respondents said the People’s Party18.18% the Bhumjaithai Party14.62% the Pheu Thai Party7.69% undecided6.09% the Democrat Party3.94% the Economic Party1.59% the United Thai Nation PartyWhen asked which party-list they would vote for:

Source: Bangkok Post January 25, 2026 01:45 UTC