Built Budget Close to Home 2570
Turned 78 Bangkok draft-budget files into a 10,948-record public dataset with search, source tracing, methodology and limitations.
CURRICULUM VITAE · PUBLIC RECORD
THANAPATTHIANKRACHANG
Political practitioner, public-policy professional and civic-technology builder
Experience across parliamentary work, Bangkok politics, public data and urban life—with roles, work and sources kept open to further scrutiny.
- Based in
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Practice
- Politics · Policy · Civic Technology
- Public project
- Budget Close to Home 2570
- Languages
- Thai · English
Experience
Experience
Roles and responsibilities, shown latest first.
- Live · totals last checked 27 Jul 2026
- May–Jun 2026Samphanthawong
Ran for the BMC and developed an urban-policy platform for Samphanthawong
Listened to vendors and communities, then presented proposals on the historic district, street vending and pavements, the local economy, safety and accountable urban rules.
2,246 votes (31.02%) · second of three candidates · not elected · the BMA page labels the count unofficial
Campaign communication on the streets of Samphanthawong 
Forum on street vending, pavements and the urban economy · Phanurangsi Pier, Talat Noi · 24 May 2026 2026 campaign proposals
Proposals and positions explained in public
Eight campaign videos—proposals, not implemented results- 012026 BMC campaign proposalTrading-space rules for SampengWatch the policy video on Facebook
- 022026 BMC campaign proposalTransparent trading rules beyond patronageWatch the policy video on Facebook
- 032026 BMC campaign proposalDistrict investment that spreads tourism incomeWatch the policy video on Facebook
- 042026 BMC campaign proposalManaging traffic noise and long-stay parkingWatch the policy video on Facebook
- 052026 BMC campaign proposalFire safety for narrow lanes and historic communitiesWatch the policy video on Facebook
- 062026 BMC campaign proposalScheduling roadworks around peak trading seasonsWatch the policy video on Facebook
- 072026 BMC campaign proposalClear and fair rules for street vendingWatch the policy video on Facebook
- 082026 BMC campaign positionUrban development without displacing long-time residentsWatch the policy video on Facebook
- 01
- MP assistant · historical role
Received constituency cases and prepared material for the Bangkok Constituency 1 MP’s team
Conducted field visits, gathered facts and documents, drafted debate scripts and coordinated discussions with relevant agencies.
Documenting conditions at the site of the problem 
Maha Chak Road vendor dialogue near Wat Chakkrawat · 10 Mar 2025 
Discussion with Bangkok municipal-enforcement officials · owner-provided archive · 2025 
Working group and participants in the municipal-enforcement discussion · 2025 - Parliament · historical role
Worked with the House security committee as adviser to the Chair
Joined committee proceedings on state security, border affairs, national strategy and national reform.
Working with material during a committee meeting 
House security committee meeting
Public Work
Selected work
Civic tools, parliamentary work and place-based work carried out in practice.
Budget Close to Home 2570
Turning Bangkok draft-budget documents into searchable, comparable and traceable public data.
- Role
- Data design · website development
- Status
- Live public platform
- Totals last checked
Parliamentary and public-policy work
Received constituency cases, gathered facts, prepared material and connected the Bangkok Constituency 1 MP team’s fieldwork with institutional discussions.
- Role
- Assistant to the Bangkok Constituency 1 MP · adviser to a parliamentary security committee chair
- Status
- Historical roles · publicly documented in 2024–2025
- Record updated
Scrutinising Bangkok’s FY2570 draft budget
Turning a large document set into questions that can be compared across districts and checked against source records.
- Role
- Document analysis · dataset design
- Status
- Civic analysis · not an official BMA role
- Record updated
Samphanthawong, historic districts and urban rules
Vendor listening, municipal-enforcement discussion and proposals on pavements, street vending and the historic district.
- Role
- Listening · policy argument · public presentation
- Status
- Proposals and public record · not implemented policy
- Record updated
Samphanthawong BMC Campaign Archive 2026
Policies, images, media and the vote count from the 2026 Samphanthawong BMC campaign.
- Role
- People’s Party candidate for the Bangkok Metropolitan Council, Samphanthawong
- Status
- Election concluded · historical archive
- Record updated
Education & Research
Education and research
Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (ASEAN–China), First Class Honours, Thammasat University, 2023
Programme informationResearch
Conference paper · scheduled online session
Precarious Strategy: Challenging State Action and Migrant’s Mobility during Pandemic in Bangkok
Research on mobility and livelihood strategies among Shan migrants in Bangkok during pandemic restrictions.
Status: Listed co-author · scheduled in an ICTS14 session · not claimed as a published journal articleDocumentary related to the research process
Somewhere Home
The paper acknowledges collaboration with a documentary by the wider team. This site does not yet have a verified public film link.
Status: Recorded as related work · no director or producer credit claimedIdeas and areas of practice
Languages & Channels
Contact and verify further
Use public channels for work enquiries, or download the public CV with sensitive personal details removed.
Public channels
Media & Press
Media and press
News and programmes featuring Thanapat, ordered by their verified publication dates.
Image: Matichon WeeklyMatichon WeeklyNews feature
ศึก ส.ก.สัมพันธวงศ์เดือด! ผู้สมัคร ปชน. ปล่อยแคมเปญโค้งสุดท้าย ‘ทำงานเป็น เห็นอนาคต จบเรื่องส่วย’ หวังล้มแชมป์เก่า 5 สมัย
Coverage of Thanapat’s final campaign period before the BMC election.
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TODAYVideo programme
โค้งสุดท้าย สนาม กทม.คุยกับ ผู้สมัคร ส.ก.สีส้ม | TODAY LIVE
Live discussion with three People’s Party BMC candidates, including Thanapat.
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Image: THE STANDARDTHE STANDARDNews
ปชน. เสวนา ‘กรุงเทพง่ายๆ ค้าขายง่ายด้วย’ จัดระเบียบหาบเร่แบบเข้าใจเมือง ย้ำทางเท้าดี-ผู้ค้าอยู่ได้ต้องเกิดพร้อมกัน
Coverage of a Talat Noi forum on pavements and street vending that included Thanapat.
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