If incumbent Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra were pitted against Sudarat Keyuraphan, they would be running neck-to-neck in the race to become the next governor, according to Bangkok Poll.
About 26 per cent of the respondents to the opinion poll by Bangkok University indicated that they would vote for Sudarat while 26.1 per cent would choose Sukhumbhand, whose first term ends next month. The election for the new governor is set for February 14.
The two have not formally declared their candidacy. Of the other possible faces, 12.5 per cent would back retired Pol General Seripisut Temiyavej, 11.4 per cent Pol General Pongsapat Pongcharoen and 6.5 per cent Democrat MP Korn Chatikavanich, while 17.4 per cent were still undecided.
About 62.3 per cent said they knew the election date. Most (88.5 per cent) would go to the polls on that date, 2.2 per cent would not and 9.3 per cent were not sure.
Reasons given for casting a ballot for a specific contender were his experience (31.9 per cent), capabilities and forward-looking vision (26.3 per cent), and policies and good teamwork (17 per cent).
In evaluating Sukhumbhand, 58.8 per cent believed that overall, his performance as Bangkok governor could not be considered outstanding.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration yesterday updated the city's population as 5,670,089 - 2,689,407 males and 2,980,682 females - as of October 31.
Nong Chok and Nong Khaem districts saw their populations increasing by 156,699 and 149,984, so each could get two city councillor seats in the next election, while Bang Kapi suffered a drop to 148,385 and will lose one of its current two councillor positions.
Supapong Krisanapa, director of the Administration and Registration Division, said Bang Khae district had the largest population at 191,601, while Samphanthawong had the smallest at 27,504.
The Bangkok Poll was conducted from December 6-10 with 1,192 respondents from Bangkok.
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