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	Nikom beat appointed Senator Pichet Sunthornpinit with 77 to 69 votes in the second round of voting.</div>
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	Currently there are 146 senators out of 150 seats of the upper chamber. The winner requires more than 73 votes to win the post.</div>
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	Nikom replaces Thiradet Meepian, who stepped down after he got a suspended jail term for unlawfully giving himself a pay increase while he was a member of the Election Commission.</div>
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Chachoengsao Senator Nikom elected new Senate speaker

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Chachoengsao Senator Nikom elected new Senate speaker

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