Sai Myint Maung of NLD has gracefully accepted his defeat after the latest count showed that Sai Sam Min of SNDP had outstripped him by more than 4,000 votes.

2 April 2012 NLD candidate for Upper House Sai Myint Maung says he doesn’t expect a wide margin between him and SNDP’s Sai Sam Min. “I beat him in Lashio, he beats me in Mongyai, Tangyan and Hsenwi. And we were both beaten by USDP in Kunlong.” The District Election Commission is waiting for the last ballot boxes from Mongyaw, 34 miles northeast of Lashio, say sources. (SHAN)2 April 2012 Sai Myint Maung of NLD has gracefully accepted his defeat after the latest count showed that Sai Sam Min of SNDP had outstripped him by more than 4,000 votes. The last polling station whose ballot box is yet to arrive is Pang Yayoong, a village of some 300 eligible voters in Mongkiet tract near Mongyaw.(SHAN)