The EC said 343 of 375 constituencies could proceed with the candidate registrations. 
	The six southern provinces are Chumphon, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Krabi, Songkhla, Surat Thani and Patthalung. Protesters in the provinces blocked candidates from submitting their applications. 
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Constituency candidate registrations in six southern provinces blocked by protesters

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Constituency candidate registrations in six southern provinces blocked by protesters

The Election Commission announced at 11 am Saturday that registrations of constituency-based candidates in 32 constituencies in six southern provinces could not proceed on the first day Saturday.

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