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The incumbent National Council Chairman, Namgay Penjore said that he would “probably join the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT)” in an exclusive interview with The Bhutanese. The NC Chairperson, who will be formally leaving his office on 28th April, has made it clear that he will be joining the National …
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Former NC representative re-elected in Pemagatshel
The former National Council (NC) representative, Jigmi Rinzin was re-elected from Pemagatshel securing 5,184 votes of which he secured 1,467 through postal ballot and 3,717 through Electronic Voting Machine (EVM). The other contestants, Pema Wangchuk secured 2,103 votes and Sherab Jamtsho secured 1,685 votes. “I would like to ensure successful …
Read More »A look back at the 2008 NC Elections
The National Council (NC) Elections held on 29th January 2008 was the first parliamentary elections in Bhutan. It was the first stage in the establishment of Bhutan’s Parliament, and its transition into a young democracy. The elections, at the time, saw NC candidates and voters not entirely clear on the …
Read More »Newcomer takes over in Chukha
Pema Tenzin was elected as the National Council (NC) representative for Chukha dzongkhag after he secured 7,421 votes through as total of 6,995 Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) votes and 426 postal ballot (PB) votes. The incumbent NC member Tshewang Lhamu received in total 3,931 votes (EVM-3,680- PB- 251). Pema Tenzin …
Read More »Bumthang brings in the new, lets go the old
Nima in Bumthang secured the highest votes to become the National Council (NC) representative from among the three contestants which included the incumbent Tshewang Jurmey. He received 2,264 votes overall including the 1,936 EVM votes and 328 postal ballot votes. Sonam Tenzin received 971 votes in overall (928 votes in …
Read More »Ministers get to keep their Toyota Prados and office equipment
As per a circular from the Ministry of Finance (MoF), the Prime Minister, outgoing Cabinet Ministers, Speaker of the National Assembly, Chairman of the National Council and the Opposition Leader will be allowed to keep their government duty Toyota Prados. In a separate government circular, the ministers will also be …
Read More »Anti- incumbency backlash as only 6 incumbent MPs make it back
No women NC candidates elected In what came as a surprise verdict of the National Council (NC) Elections out of the 20 dzongkhags, only 6 incumbent MPs made it back, with the rest of the incumbent MPs losing their seats in the Upper House. The voter turnout this year is …
Read More »Voter turnout at around 45% for NC elections
Drop in voter turnout compared to 53% in 2008 NC elections For the second time in history, people across the country voted 20 members to the National Council yesterday. Of the 379,819 registered voters 168,180 exercised their voting rights giving a voter turnout of about 45% at the national level. …
Read More »Party Presidents wish new NC members and want them to play a more focused role
The Presidents of the five political parties wished the elected 20 National Council MPs including the 47 others that did not make it. While they congratulated the winners, they also took the time to thank the other candidates had played an important role during the election. Some of the Party …
Read More »Former MoAF Program Director takes over in Zhemgang
Zhemgang dzongkhag elected former Program Director with Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) Pema Drakpa from Bardo gewog over Incumbent NC Pema Lhamo scoring total votes of 2,413 votes. Pema Drakpa scored 1,660 yes votes through Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and 753 through Postal Ballot. The Incumbent NC member Pema …
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