Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is poised to win the byelection which is under way in Myanmar on Sunday.

The byelection is being closely monitored by the rest of the world, which is seen as a test of the newly rolled out reform measures by the military rulers.

Though skeptics rule out the fairness of the election, many others see an event-free voting to take place as it will help in lifting the US- and EU-imposed sanctions on Myanmar.

Suu kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) and other opposition parties are taking on the military-backed ruling party in the byelections for a few vacant seats in the parliament.

It was not clear when the election results would be announced. The full result has been promised within one week, Reuters reported.

Take a look at the Myanmar byelection on Sunday:

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Aung San Suu Kyi smiles as she visits a polling station in Kawhmu township. Reuters
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Aung San Suu Kyi is greeted outside a polling station she visits in Kawhmu township April 1, 2012, where she stands as a candidate in parliamentary by-elections. Reuters
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A man casts his vote at a ballot station during by-elections in Yangon. Reuters
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Aung San Suu Kyi holds the hand of a supporter outside a polling station during a visit in Kawhmu township. Reuters
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Aung San Suu Kyi carries flowers as she visits a polling station in Kawhmu township Reuters
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Buddhist novice nuns greet the convoy escorting Aung San Suu Kyi as she visits polling stations in Kawhmu township. Reuters
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Buddhist monks try to get a glimpse of Aung San Suu Kyi visiting a polling station near their monastery in Kawhmu township. Reuters
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A woman votes at a ballot station during by-elections in Yangon. Reuters
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