Announcement of Union Election Commission

28 April 2021

1. Regarding the Multiparty General Election held on 8 November 2020, the Union Election Commission has inspected the voter lists and the casting of votes of Madaya, Mogok and Wundwin townships of Mandalay Region.

2. Findings in respective townships were as follows:

3. The Union Election Commission has inspected the withdrawal/receipt/use/remaining of ballot papers used for Pyithu Hluttaw Election of Madaya, Mogok and Wundwin townships of Mandalay Region together with the respective township election sub-commission, head of police force, Immigration and Population and administrators in accordance with Section 53 of the Hluttaw Election Law.

4. According to the inspection, a total of 728 polling stations in these three townships took out 619,376 ballots and used 416,231 ballots. It left 184,658 ballots instead of 203,145 ballots. The difference was 23,769 ballots and it found 5,282 extra ballots. The extra/shortage ballots were found at respective polling stations. Findings in respective town-ships were as follows:

Findings on ballot papers for Pyithu Hluttaw Election in Madaya Township

5. According to the inspection, 266 polling stations in 5 Wards and 83 Village-tracts of Madaya Township in Mandalay Region took out 227,171 ballots and used 162,232 ballots.

It left 61,993 ballots instead of 64,939. The extra/shortage ballots and extra illegal ballots were found at respective poll stations. Findings were as follows:

6. There were 3,418 missing ballots and 622 extra ballots at 266 polling stations in 5 Wards and 83 Village-tracts of Madaya Township. The township election sub commission have 14,100 remaining ballots but it found only 13,950 remaining ballots and so 150 ballots were found missing.

7. There were 701 eligible voters at No (7) polling station in Pan Ya Village-tract of Madaya Township and 513 voters cast vote without NRC cards.

8. The inspection team examined only the ballots as the used ballot receipts of No (8) polling station of Yay Nant Tha village-tract and No (1) polling station of Thayet Kan (North) village-tract were not found. Therefore, the exact numbers of advance ballots and remaining ballots could not be known.

9. Findings were as follows:

Findings on ballot papers for Pyithu Hluttaw Election in Mogok Township

10. According to the inspection, 144 polling stations in 6 Wards and 28 Village-tracts of Mogok Township in Mandalay Region took out 163,853 ballots and used 90,690 ballots. It left 64,497 ballots instead of 73,163. The extra/shortage ballots and illegal extra ballots were found at respective poll stations. Findings were as follows:

11. There were 9,312 missing ballots and 646 extra ballots at 144 polling stations in 6 Wards and 28 Village-tracts of Mogok Township. There were no remaining township advance ballots at township sub commission and so 73 ballots were found missing.

12. Of these 144 polling stations, the inspection team did not find the ballots receipts for Pyithu Hluttaw used at No (1) polling station of Nyaung Pin Tha village-tract, No (1) polling station of Nyaung Htauk village-tract, No (1) polling station of Pain Pyit village-tract and No (13) polling station of Myoma Ward but the valid and invalid votes. The ballot receipt book, valid votes, invalid vote, Form (1) book and Form (16-1) documents used at No (8) polling station of Ka The village-tract were missing.

13. Findings were as follows:

Findings on ballot papers for Pyithu Hluttaw Election in Wundwin Township

14. According to the inspection, 318 polling stations in 7 Wards and 68 Village-tracts of Wundwin Township in Mandalay Region took out 228,352 ballots and used 163,309 ballots. It left 58,168 ballots instead of 65,043. The extra/shortage ballots and extra illegal ballots were found at respective poll stations. Findings were as follows:

15. According to the inspection, there were 10,889 missing ballots and 1,089 extra ballots at 318 polling stations in 7 Wards and 68 Village-tracts of Wundwin Township. They used 605 township advance ballots and saved 5,000 ballots as township remaining ballots. Of remaining 7,925 ballots, 2,925 ballots were returned by ward/vil-lage-tract polling stations.

16. Findings were as follows:

Union Election Commission

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