Public Political Participation in the Election of the President of the Surin Provincial Administrative Organization, Ban Takuan, Lumravee Subdistrict, Chom Phra District, Surin Province

Introduction: This research aimed to 1) study the level of political participation of the people in the election of the mayor of Surin Provincial Administrative Organization, Ban Takuan, Lum Rawi Subdistrict, Chom Phra District, Surin Province, 2) compare the political participation of the people in the election of the mayor of Surin Provincial Administrative Organization, Ban Takuan, Lum Rawi Subdistrict, Chom Phra District, Surin Province, and 3) present the guidelines for developing the political participation of the people in the election of the mayor of Surin Provincial Administrative Organization, Ban Takuan, Lum Rawi Subdistrict, Chom Phra District, Surin Province.Methodology: The research used a quantitative research method. The sample group consisted of 280 people from Ban Takuan, Lum Rawi Subdistrict, Chom Phra District, Surin Province, selected using the multi-stage sampling method. A questionnaire was used to collect data, with a reliability value of 0.860 for the entire questionnaire. The statistics used for analysis included frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation, t-test, and One-way ANOVA. In the case of statistically significant differences, Fisher's pairwise test was used, and the statistical significance was at the .05 level.Results: The research found that 1. The overall political participation of the people in the election of the president of the Surin Provincial Administrative Organization, Ban Takwan, Lum Rawi Subdistrict, Chom Phra District, Surin Province, was at a high level. 2. The results of the comparison of the level of political participation of the people in the election of the mayor of Surin Provincial Administrative Organization, Ban Takwan, Lum Rawi Subdistrict, Chom Phra District, Surin Province, classified by personal factors, found that the sample population with different genders, ages, education levels, occupations, and incomes had no other levels of political participation. Therefore, the hypothesis was rejected. 3. Guidelines for developing political participation of the people in the election of the mayor of Surin Provincial Administrative Organization, Ban Takwan, Lum Rawi Subdistrict, Chom Phra District, Surin Province, separated by each aspect, found that in terms of voting rights, 50.0 percent of the sample group suggested that people with knowledge and ability should be elected to govern the country. In terms of monitoring the work, 57.1 percent of the sample group suggested that training or activities should be organized to provide knowledge about the right to monitor the work of the government and how to use the available tools. In terms of following political news, 35.7 percent of the sample group suggested that training or activities should be organized to provide knowledge about distinguishing real and fake news. Finally, in terms of expressing interest in politics, 50.0 percent of the sample group suggested that social media that people are interested in, such as TikTok or Facebook, should be used to stimulate interest in politics.