U Thaung ( my, ဦးသောင်း) is a Burmese politician who served as Minister for Science and Technology of Myanmar from 1 November 1998 to 30 March 2011. He previously served as an MP in the

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for

Kyaukse Township Kyaukse Township is a township of Kyaukse District in the Mandalay Region of Burma. It makes up the area including the town of Kyaukse. Yeywa Dam The Yeywa Hydropower Station ( my, ရဲရွာရေအားလျှပ်စစ်ဓာတ ...

constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...

. He contested the

in the

2010 Burmese general election General elections were held in Myanmar on 2010, in accordance with the new constitution, which was approved in a referendum held in . The election date was announced by the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) on . The elections were the ...

and won a seat. However, doubts were raised on the validity of ballot counting and transparency during polling, issues that

National Democratic Force The National Democratic Force (NDF), is a political party in Myanmar (Burma). It was founded by former members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) who disagreed with the party leadership's decision to boycott the 2010 general election ...

candidate Khin Maung Than, reiterated to the

Union Election Commission The Union Election Commission ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စု ရွေးကောက်ပွဲ ကော်မရှင်, abbreviated UEC) is the national level electoral commission of Myanmar (Burma), responsible for organising an ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thaung, U Members of Pyithu Hluttaw Government ministers of Myanmar People from Mandalay Region 1937 births Living people Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List