Out of the five candidates, Punakha elected Namgay Dorji from Talo as their representative in the National Council with 3,316 votes. Namgay Dorji, 41, competed against the incumbent Lhaki Dolma and other candidates, Dorji Tenzin, Dophu Drukpa, and Chencho Wangdi. With the slogan ‘People First, Policy Second’, Namgay pledged to …

With both candidates in Trongsa being educators, it is Rinzin Namgyal from Langthil who has earned the public’s approval as he won the National Council Elections 2023. Rinzin Namgyal, 45, contested for the first time and garnered 3,109 votes to clinch the victory from Sonam Penjor. With pledges surrounding around …

Dagana elected Birendra Chimoria from Tshendagang during the National Council elections. Competing against an incumbent member and 2 other candidates, Birendra Chimoria won by a landslide with 7,143 votes. Birendra, 42 ran with the slogan, ‘together we shall progress for national harmony’, and he has pledged to shoulder extra responsibilities …

Tshering, 49, from Khatoed contested against the popular incumbent Dorji Khandu during the National Council Elections 2023 and won the election with 986 votes in what was easily the most unexpected result. Talking about the win, Tshering said, “I feel very privileged and honored. I believe that I won because …

Women’s participation in politics has been a popular topic for debate globally and here in Bhutan too. Although women’s participation is encouraged, there are still lesser number of women participating in politics. Currently, out of the 20 elected candidates for the National Council, only one female candidate has been elected …

During the Meet-the-Press held on Thursday, Lyonchhen Dasho Dr Lotay Tshering and Minister Loknath Sharma shared that the Central Bank has enough reserves for import of essential items for 13 months. To conserve the dwindling reserves, the government put in a moratorium for vehicles, where all the import of vehicles …

For the first time buildings in Thimphu are starting to see empty apartments and people believe it to be due to the Australia rush. There’s been a rapid rise in the number of people leaving the country and attrition has been very high. House owners from Debsi, Babesa, Lanjophakha, Dechencholing …

Information Technology (IT) is one of the highest in demand skills in the job market globally. Currently, it is called the fourth industrial revolution where the main focus is on technology-based industries mostly dealing with artificial intelligence, robotics, Internet of Things (IoT), Web 3.0, and 3D printing mostly related to …

Dagana’s incumbent National Council (NC) member from Dagana, Surjaman Thapa, 36, is re-contesting this election. With the slogan, “Let’s all exercise our franchise and let’s all make a difference together,” he pledged to safeguard the security and sovereignty of the country, uplift the community through research, review, and consultation, review …

The National Council (NC) of Bhutan was institutionalized in 2008 under the Article 11 of the Constitution of Bhutan with its first twenty-five members. The Upper House has played an important role in Bhutanese democracy and legislation since then. How NC came to be is historical and one of the …