● ● The regime was only able to carry out polling in 2 of 9 townships. In those 2 townships, only 17% of voters turned out. Based on the 2025 population of Chin State (estimated using 2014 census data), only 4.9% of eligible voters in Chin State cast a ballot, while over 70% of eligible voters were excluded. The USDP won 100% of the seats (2 of 2) in Pyithu Hluttaw and 62.5% (5 of 8) in Amyotha Hluttaw. Kachin State ● ● During 20 Dec - 30 Jan, in Kachin State, there were 42 armed clashes and attacks against civilians in 9 townships, which killed 24 civilians. The junta launched 12 airstrikes in 5 townships. In Kachin State, the junta held the sham election in 12 out of 18 townships. The USDP won 92% of the seats (11 of 12) in Pyithu Hluttaw and 75% (9 of 12) in Amyotha Hluttaw. Karen State ● ● ● ● ● During 20 Dec - 30 Jan, in Karen State, there were 58 armed clashes and attacks against civilians in 7 townships, which killed 3 civilians. The junta launched 15 airstrikes in 6 townships. The USDP won 86% of the seats (6 of 7) in Pyithu Hluttaw and 58.33% (7 of 12) in Amyotha Hluttaw. On 28 Dec 2025, in Myawaddy Township, junta officials at the Thai-Burma border checkpoint threatened to confiscate Myawaddy residents' Borderpass Cards and ban border crossings to Mae Sot (Thailand) if they did not vote.83 On 28 Dec, in Thandaunggyi Township, locals reported that the junta allowed only junta members and their families to vote in the sham polls. One local added that the only 2 polling stations in the township were located inside a junta camp.84 On 25 Jan, in Kawkareik and Kyarinseikgyi townships, the junta forced IDPs to return to vote during intensified fighting between KNLA-led resistance forces and junta troops. Junta officials threatened IDPs that if they refused to vote, authorities would deny them compensation or replace land for homes destroyed by fire. In Kyainseikyi Township, polling stations shut down before lunch after no one showed up.85 Karenni State ● ● ● During 20 Dec - 30 Jan, in Karenni State, there were 21 armed clashes and attacks against civilians in 6 townships, which killed 1 civilian. The junta launched 3 airstrikes in Demoso, Hpasawng, and Hpruso townships. The regime held polling in 4 of 7 Karenni townships. Despite strong regime presence in several townships, voter turnout remained low, including in Loikaw, where residents reported under 30% of people voted. The USDP won 100% of the seats (4 of 4) in Pyithu Hluttaw and 70% (7 of 10) in Amyotha Hluttaw. Magway Region ● ● During 20 Dec - 30 Jan, in Magway Region, there were 263 armed clashes and attacks against civilians in 23 townships, which killed 37 civilians. The junta launched 70 airstrikes in 12 townships. In Magway Region, the junta held the sham election in 20 out of 25 townships. The USDP won 85% of the seats (17 of 20) in Pyithu Hluttaw and 83.33% (10 of 12) in Amyotha Hluttaw. Mandalay Region ● ● ● During 20 Dec - 30 Jan, in Mandalay Region, there were 135 armed clashes and attacks against civilians in 15 townships, which killed 22 civilians. The junta launched 16 airstrikes in 6 townships. The regime held polling in 25 out of 28 townships. Despite the junta claiming a 63% voter turnout, observers and residents stated that the turnout was low or medium across most townships. The USDP won 100% of the seats (25 of 25) in Pyithu Hluttaw and 75% (9 of 12) in Amyotha Hluttaw. 83 DVB (28 Dec 2025) မဲတဆာက်တ ာက်ပမန်မာမျာ်း မဲမတပ်းပါက နယ်စပ် ပဖတ်ခွ င်လ ို့ က်မ တ် ရိုပ် သမ််းမည်ဟို ပခမ််းတပခာက်ခ 84 Mizzima (28 Dec 2025) သတတာင်ကကီ်းတွင် စစ် တ ကာ်မရင် တပ် နငို့် မသာ်းစိုမျာ်းသာ မဲ တပ်းခွင် ို့ ၊ အ ပ်သာ်းမျာ်း ချန်လပ်ခ 85 DVB (25 Jan 2026) တက��ို့က တ်နငို့် ကာအင်း ဆပ်ကကီ်း တွင် စစ်တရာင်မျာ်းကို ပခမ် the ််းတပခthe ်ာက်မဲထ ညို့်ခိုင်း; HRFOM (25 Jan 2026) Junta’s Phase 3 “Sham Election” Sees Heavy Militarization and Low Turnout in Kawkareik and Kyainnseikyi Townships 18