DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Thimphu The president of the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT), Lotay Tshering, won from South Thimphu by a huge margin after securing a total of 3,662 votes (849 PB+ 2,813 EVM), while DPT’s candidate, Kinley Tshering, secured a total of 1,978 votes (312 PB + 1,666 EVM) a difference of 1,684 …

The people of Gangzur Minjey constituency favored DNT’s Kinga Penjor, who secured a total of 3,026 votes (1,440 PB + 1,586 EVM), while DPT’s Tshering Penjor secured a total of 2,638 votes (1,385 PB +1,253 EVM). “People were able to appreciate our realistic pledges, which covered need of the hour …

Wangduephodrang is currently abuzz with the report that while majority of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP) voters have left aside their emotional resentment for not having the party of their choice to the general round, they have recovered from the blow and are set to …

As the Primary Round of Election showed, Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) did well in all the six constituencies in the three southern dzongkhags of Dagana, Tsirang and Sarpang. In these three dzongkhags, DNT secured 24,810 total votes from the six constituencies followed by 17,289 votes secured by People’s Democratic Party …

As the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) President, Lotay Tshering, launched the general round campaign, he said that he plans to spend a maximum of his campaigning period in six eastern dzongkhags. He said DNT is taking the risk of losing from the constituencies that it won in primary round to …

In South Thimphu DNT president Lotey Tshering secured the highest number of support with a total of 2,816 votes (PB505+EVM 2311), DPT’s Kinley Tshering with 1173 (PB 207+ EVM 966), PDP secured 1133 votes (PB 216 + EVM 917) and BKP secured 470 votes (PB 114+ EVM 356). “The kind …

Samtse has four constituencies with the total number registered voters at 47,360. Only 28,568 turned up to vote in the primary round. This makes the voter turnout of 60.3 percent combining both Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Postal Ballots (PB). Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) took two of the four constituencies …

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 …

Gangzur-Minjey constituency in Lhuntse saw a total of 5,447 voter turnout of the total 8,395 voters registered for the primary round. Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa’s (DNT) candidate, Kinga Penjor, won after securing the highest votes at 2,134 votes (1,091 PB + 1,043 EVM), followed by Druk Phuensum Tshogpa’s (DPT) candidate, Tshering …

With about 97,873 Bhutanese electorates registered as postal voters through facilitation booths, the voting for the primary round election through the service has started yesterday and will be operational till Sunday, 9th September 2018. A voter, Leki Wangmo in her early twenties from Zhemgang said that it is her first …