Thailand polls open

At least 130,000 police have been deployed across the country to secure the voting, including 12,000 in Bangkok. who is also reporting from Bangkok, said voting has already been disrupted in Din Daeng suburb, a Yingluck stronghold, and that the polls could be cancelled.

Thai voters go to the polls under heavy security in an election that could push the divided country deeper into political turmoil. Al Jazeera's Veronica Pedrosa, reporting from Bangkok, said that election officials have warned of disruptions in the voting in the capital. Our correspondent reported that at least 130,000 police have been deployed across the country to secure the voting.