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 (No. 3), 2479 Buddhist Era, with the prohibitions under section 11 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, 2475 Buddhist Era, being excluded. However, at least, the persons applying for candidacies must not be regular public servants, must be of the age not lower than thirty-five years, and must have had the academic standing not lower than a bachelor's degree or an equivalent for not less than five years, or have once held a public position not lower than chief of a division or an equivalent, or have once been Members of the House of Representatives.

The persons applying for candidacies shall, in person, file the applications with the Secretary General of the Organisation for the Election of Members of the Chamber of Elders within twelve days counted from the day of coming into force of this Constitution.

It is the Organisation for the Election of Members of the Chamber of Elders that shall designate the electoral procedure.

In the initial period, the Chamber of Deputies is composed of the Members elected by the people in accordance with the Royal Decree for the Carrying Out of the Election of Representatives of 2488 Buddhist Era, dated 26 October 2488 Buddhist Era, and an additional number of Members of the Chamber of Deputies shall be elected using the standard number of one hundred thousand people