Of 74 polling stations in Zayyathiri Township, 47 polling stations saw votes that saw the NLD surpassing the major opposition USDP by over 1,000 votes. But after the remaining stations were counted, the USDP had won the Pyithu Hluttaw seat over the NLD with a difference of 5853 votes.
The final tally is 35309 for USDP and 29456 for NLD.
Dr Moe Swe was the Pyitthu Hluttaw candidate for the NLD in Zayyarthiri, running against the USDP candidate and chair of the party U Than Htay.
There are over 80,000 eligible voters in Zayyathiri and military-men and their family make up over 20,000.
