NA Elections 2018

With 79,515 postal voters turning up to cast their ballots at the postal ballot facilitation and mobile booths from September 7-9, the country saw a voter turnout of 77.55 percent. A press release from the election commission states that out of the 102,531 registered postal voters for the facilitation and …

The Central Election Dispute Settlement Body (CEDSB) has asked former National Council chairperson Dasho Sonam Kinga (PhD) to remove his Facebook post with immediate effect, until the completion of the 2018 National Assembly Election period. It decided that the respondent (Dasho Sonam Kinga) be issued a cautionary notice under section …

As the voting hour drew to a close for the postal ballot facilitation booth voters, Sangay Pelden, 35, rushed to Bajo Higher Secondary School, one of the facilitation booths in Wangdue. She walked out the exit door with a satisfied smile. Sangay Pelden said that she had to wait for …

The National Observer (NO) of Nanong-Shumar constituency in Pemagatshel has reported to the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) that it found the president of People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) Tshering Tobgay campaigning after 6pm on September 4. The NO also reported to the ECB that the party was found organising dinner …

The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) president, Pema Gyamtsho, while meeting with the people of Zhemgang yesterday told them that they are there to elect a public servant, not a leader. He asked people if they would like to have a candidate who orders them? The president and the team couldn’t …

In the last three days, postal ballot facilitation booths in Thimphu saw a voter turnout of 77.8 percent since the opening of the postal ballot facilitations and mobile booths on September 7. Of a total 22,663 registered voters in north Thimphu, the six postal ballot facilitation booths saw 17,036 voters …

With 390 voters turning up, more than 80 percent of 455 registered postal ballot voters cast their ballot in Gasa from September 7 to 9 in the two facilitation booths in Gasa Primary School and Bjishong Central School. Of the total, 86 percent were female and 85 percent male. Seventy-six …

Paro saw voter turnout of about 5,220 at facilitation booths between September 7 and 9. Paro had four postal ballot facilitation booths, one each at Wanakha Central School (CS), Shaba Higher Secondary School (HSS), Drukgyel CS, and Paro College of Education (PCE). A total of 6,705 voters had registered for …

A total of 2,679 voters, 1,392 female and 1,287 male cast their postal ballots in the three days in Trongsa.  The three postal ballot facilitation booths (FB) in Trongsa saw a good number of female voters turning up to cast their ballots.  The facilitation booth at the College of language …

Namgay Dema, 80, from Trashi Yangtse was perhaps the oldest and one of the early voters who showed up to cast her postal ballot at the facilitation booth at Lhuentse High School on the first day of the voting that kicked on September 7. Like others, she waited in queue …