Although Trashigang is considered as the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa’s (DPT) stronghold since 2008, however, there are chances of it losing up to four of the five constituencies as DPT won them by only narrow margins during the Primary Round of National Assembly Election 2018. In all four constituencies, PDP candidates …
Read More »Understanding why DPT is so strong in Pemagatshel
As the Primary Round of National Assembly Election 2018 results show, it is Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) that has an outright or absolute majority in all the three constituencies in Pemagatshel. It seems not even the combination of two or more political parties can beat DPT’s landslide victory numbers. DPT …
Read More »Passenger bus and taxi fares revised
The fares for passenger bus and taxi has been revised by the Road safety and Transport Authority (RSTA), following the rise in price of petrol and diesel, and taking into consideration the other operating costs such as, cost of the vehicle, maintenance cost and driver’s salary among others. The revised …
Read More »Zhemgang and Samdrup Jongkhar go for DPT
Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) won all the four seats in Zhemgang and Samdrup Jongkhar. From Bardo Trong constituency in Zhemgang, DPT secured a total of 2,358 votes [1,160 Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) + 1,198 were from Postal Ballot (PB)], followed by People’s Democratic Party (PDP) with 2,254 votes (1,148 EVM …
Read More »Trashigang votes for DPT
The majority of the people in Trashigang have voted for Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT). DPT won in all the five constituencies in the dzongkhag . From Bartsham Shongphu constituency, DPT secured a total of 3,377 votes (1,653 EVM +1,724 PB). While Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) got a total of 2,404 …
Read More »PDP & DNT in Gasa
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) received the majority of the postal ballot (PB) votes from both the constituencies, Khamed Lunana and Khatoed Laya, in Gasa. The dzongkhag also favoured Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) during the Primary Round of the National Assembly Election 2018. In Khamed Lunana constituency, PDP a total of …
Read More »Mongar’s DPT winners confident for the general round
The Primary Round of National Assembly Election 2018 in Mongar was dominated by the former Opposition Party, Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT), winning in all the three constituencies. DPT’s Ugyen Wangdi secured 4,694 votes from Dremedtse Ngatshang constituency, of which 2,977 were from Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and 1,717 from Postal …
Read More »Roads, market access and human-wildlife conflict top the agenda in Zhemgang
Zhemgang is considered as one of the poorest dzongkhags in the country. The total population of Zhemgang dzongkhag as of 30 May 2017 according to the Population and Housing Census of Bhutan (PHCB) 2017 is 17, 763 persons. Of the total 17, 763 persons, 9, 195 persons are male and …
Read More »Water, roads, gungtong, human-wildlife conflict and tourism top poll issues in 6 eastern dzongkhags
As per the Population and Housing Census of Bhutan (PHCB) 2017, the total population count is 735,553 people. Out of that 175,116 people are from the eastern dzongkhags of Trashigang, Mongar, Pemagatshel, Lhuentse, Trashiyangtse and Samdrup Jongkhar. Of 175,116 people from the east, 78, 039 are males and 85, 078 …
Read More »BKP: Sound political and economic leadership
If elected, Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP) wants to provide sound political and economic leadership and work with all the Bhutanese, including those in the Opposition party, in a spirit of political tolerance, understanding and reconciliation, thereby consolidating peace, harmony, security and stability as the basis for the prosperity of the …
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