Aung San Suu Kyi appears set for a landslide victory in the Burmese elections, as the latest results showed victories for her National League for Democracy across regional and national levels.

So sweeping was support for the N LD that a candidate for the Sagaing regional parliament was voted in by an overwhelming majority - despite dying two days earlier.

U Soe Myint, the NLD's candidate for Myinmu Constituency 1 in the largely rural north-western region, was reportedly singing the party's song when he suffered a heart attack on Friday.

The 54-year-old was believed to have high cholesterol, the party said in a statement, though it was not known whether he suffered from heart disease.

Khin Maung Thein, the NLD's candidate for the Sagaing lower house, told Myanmar Eleven the incident "does not affect our overall campaign".

It was reportedly too late to replace the candidate or remove him from the ballot, and he went on to win the seat posthumously. The seat is expected to be taken up by the candidate for the military-backed USDP, however, who received the second-largest number of votes.