What did Seri Nuwong sue the Central Administrative Court over?

Seri Nuwong, Candidate No. 16 for the SSO Board, filed case no. 1320/2569 at the Central Administrative Court, seeking to strike down the election registration requirement that forced insured persons to pre-register before they could vote. He argued the requirement was unfair and restricted the rights of insured persons, who should be eligible to vote immediately once they meet the legal qualifications.

What was the outcome of the case Seri Nuwong filed?

The Central Administrative Court issued an interim protective order suspending enforcement of the advance-registration requirement, finding that the rule was likely unlawful. As a result, the Social Security Office announced a full postponement of the SSO Board election process on 27 July 2026.

Seri Nuwong is a labour lawyer with roughly 50 years of career experience across labour advocacy and law, including president of the Bangkok Textile Workers' Union (1977-1987) and a former Minimum Wage Committee member at the Ministry of Interior (1981-1982). He is currently running as an independent candidate, No. 16, for the insured-worker faction of the SSO Board.

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Meet Seri Nuwong, Candidate No. 16, the labour lawyer behind the Central Administrative Court order that shook the entire SSO Board election process

Among more than 50 candidates for the insured-worker faction, one name has stood out especially over the past few weeks — Seri Nuwong, Candidate No. 16, a labour lawyer with over 40 years of experience in this field, who used his legal knowledge to challenge an election requirement he considered unfair. His case led the Central Administrative Court to suspend the registration requirement, which in turn caused the entire election process to be postponed.

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Labour Law Practitioner

Graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from Dhurakij Pundit University. Spent decades in human-resources management and practicing law in defense of workers' rights.

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Former Labour Leader

Served as president of the Bangkok Textile Workers' Union (1977-1987) and as a Minimum Wage Committee member at the Ministry of Interior (1981-1982).

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Plaintiff in Case No. 1320/2569

Filed suit at the Central Administrative Court, arguing that the election registration process — which required voters to pre-register before they could vote — was unfair and restricted the rights of insured persons, who should be eligible to vote immediately once they meet the legal qualifications. The court agreed and ordered the requirement's enforcement suspended. Read the full case details →

Seri Nuwong is running on a pledge to "serve with honesty and integrity, and protect the rights of insured persons," bringing his legal knowledge and decades of labour-rights advocacy to the board. He stands as another example of an independent candidate with a genuinely strong track record of fighting for workers' rights.

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Family

Married with one son. His wife is Mrs. Kamonrat Nuwong.

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Education

Primary school (through Grade 7 under the older system) at Nong Nok Prasat Sinlapa School
Lower secondary (Grade 9) at Charatpichakorn School
Upper secondary (Grade 12) at Nakhon Si Thammarat Trade School
Bachelor of Laws, Dhurakij Pundit University

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Career

1977-1987: President, Bangkok Textile Workers' Union
1981-1982: Minimum Wage Committee member, Department of Labour, Ministry of Interior
1988: Civil servant, Samut Prakan Provincial Revenue Office
1990: Began practicing law
1994-2019: HR Manager, Sam Fittings Co., Ltd.
Currently: Practicing lawyer, and Vice President of the Southern Thai Association of Samut Prakan

Nearly five decades span national-level labour union leadership, ministry-level minimum-wage policy work, over 25 years in private-sector HR management, and a legal career defending insured persons' rights — culminating in Case 1320/2569, the case that brought him to wider public attention.

🤝 A Statement from Boon Arayapon (Independent Candidate No. 2)

As an independent candidate for the insured-worker faction, Boon Arayapon (D.V.M., LL.B.) wishes to express his deep respect and admiration for the fighting spirit of Seri Nuwong, Candidate No. 16.

The fact that an independent candidate stood up and used his legal expertise to challenge an unfair system — leading the Administrative Court to suspend the registration requirement — is a clear example that the power of independent candidates who refuse to bow to unfair rules can create real, meaningful change for all insured persons.

ℹ️ An important clarification: Being mentioned together in this article does not mean these two candidates have formed a team or are campaigning jointly — Boon Arayapon continues to use his "Bullet Vote No. 2 Only" strategy as before. Both independent candidates continue to campaign separately and independently.

In this election, each insured person may vote for up to 7 candidates. For anyone researching independent candidates with a genuine track record of working for insured persons' rights, both Seri Nuwong (No. 16) and Boon Arayapon (No. 2) stand out as candidates with a clear, demonstrated history of advocacy for insured workers.

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Seri Nuwong, No. 16, and other independent candidates for the insured-worker faction

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Note: Biographical information compiled from the candidate's own self-presentation, together with reporting by Prachatai on case no. 1320/2569. This article is an expression of mutual respect between independent candidates, not a team-up or official endorsement.

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