in 1992. Sompong himself was married into the Tejaphaibun banking family, and Sompong had reportedly smoothed the way for Bo to get financing for his projects from the Srinakorn Bank.20
Kamnan Bo helped candidates through his network of informal influence with kamnan, phuyaiban, businessmen and local officials who were able to influence voter s t attend the poll and vote on behalf of Bo s candidates. He also helped by more extreme methods. In an interview he revealed that he used his influence to vote on behalf on behalf of eligible voters who did not turn up