Pheu Thai MP disqualified
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The Election Commission has disqualified Pheu Thai MP Distad Khumprakob on the grounds for failing to live at least five years in his Nakhon Sawan constituency.
Under the elections law, an electoral candidate must maintain a minimum of five-year residence in a given constituency before qualifying for the race.
EC member Sodsri Satayathum said on Wednesday that Distad, a first-time MP, had his domicile for less than three years before the July 3 elections.
Based on the EC ruling, his name appeared to two house registrations, one in Bangkok and another in Nakhon Sawan. He also had two identification cards.
The Nation
