Fewer than 1,000 voters turned out at each polling station in Myawaddy Township, Karen State, during Phase 1 of the junta-led election on December 28, sources said. According to a statement from the junta-controlled Election Commission, 24 polling stations have been set up across seven downtown wards and village tracts including Pulweipu, Phakalu, Mekanei, and Mepaleit in Myawaddy Township, where more than 60,000 voters are eligible. On average, each polling station had between 1,000 and 2,000 eligible voters, but fewer than 1,000 ballots were cast at each by the time polls closed at 4:00 pm.