The dzongkhag of Sarpang chose the two candidates from the People’s Democratic Party, Gopal Gurung and Rinzin Dorji by giving 5, 051 and 5, 232 votes respectively. Gopal Gurung from Gelephu constituency secured 1, 072 postal ballot votes and 3, 979 electronic voting machine (EVM) votes, while the Shompangkha candidate …

Residents under Samtse are pleased with the results of the final round of National Assembly (NA) elections that concluded with the general rounds poll yesterday. In Samtse, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) swept majority votes in all the four constituencies to mark itself victorious. Many of the residents came out …

It’s an opportunity that comes once in every five years’ time, and it makes all the difference as exercising one’s franchise to vote brings in the leaders that represent the voices of the people from every corner of the country and that will ultimately address the developmental activities in the …

The twenty dzongkhags’ election dispute settlement bodies dissolved automatically on July 4, 2013 (nine days before Poll Day), and the central election dispute settlement body dissolved automatically on July 7, 2013 (six days before Poll Day). Thereafter, all election-related cases shall be decided directly by the Election Commission of Bhutan …

With just three days left for the general round of elections, police officials in Lhuentse are taking every possible preventive measure to ensure nothing goes wrong in the upcoming elections. The police personnel, who are on election duty in Lhuentse, gathered yesterday where they were instructed on the dos and …

The common forum in Haa witnessed the PDP President highlighting important issues that affect the country and also putting forward solutions. First off was the excess loan of Nu 84bn and the Rupee shortage, whereby and eventually US$ 400mn were sold to buy rupees. “If the money is finished we …

With just three days left to go until the general elections Poll Day, many people are seen queuing up at bus ticketing counters in the capital to go to their villages to vote, but most are seen going back disappointed as the buses are all booked in advance. Still, there …

More voters have sent in their postal ballot applications, in almost all the constituencies, compared to the primary round of elections, but at the same time, there have been rejections though in lesser numbers this time around. The common reasons for the rejection of postal ballots application, as stated by …

The candidates of Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who addressed the people in South Thimphu constituency about their party manifestos and ideologies, also brought to fore the serious issues with each other’s manifestos during the common forum. Both the candidates were given 10 minutes to …

If the remains of incomplete pledges and economic goof troubled the former ruling party, same goes for the challenging party and its magnitude of pledges, which becomes a point to pick at in every public forum. The Rupee crisis, national debt, and foreign relations are the bold topics thrashed out …