Support for the UnionSolidarityandDevelopmentParty (USDP), the proxy for an army that has ruled the country since 1962, was all but wiped out in these constituencies.
Even if the NLD wins most of the 44 seats it is contesting, the army and its proxy UnionSolidarityandDevelopmentParty (USDP) will still hold about 80% of seats in parliament.