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The people of Trongsa went for change to vote in Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa  (DNT) by giving 3,656 votes, according to the provisional results. DNT won in the postal votes. Of the total, DNT won 2,185 electronic voting machine (EVM) votes and 1,471 postal votes. Druk Phuensum Tsogpa secured 2,250 votes …

Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) won two of the five constituencies in Trashigang.   DNT’s Radhi-Sakteng and Thrimshing candidates, Dorji Tshering and Ugyen Dorji, won 3,550 and 2,646 votes respectively in their constituencies, ending DPT’s clean sweep during the primary round.  After trailing by 430 votes in the postal ballot count, …

DNT won in both the constituencies in Paro according to the provisional results of the general election yesterday. In Lamgong-Wangchang constituency, DNT’s Ugyen Tshering secured 3,566 EVM votes with 752 postal ballots. Druk Phuensum Tshogpa’s Phub Tshering secured 3,496 votes, which included 661 postal ballots and 2,835 EVM votes. It …

Lhuentse did not change its choice yesterday. As it did in the primary round, Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) won Gangzur-Minjey constituency, while Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) won Maenbi-Tsaenkhar constituency. In Gangzur-Minjey constituency, DNT’s Kinga Penjor secured 3,026 votes to win from DPT’s Tshering Dorji who secured 2,638 votes. Kinga Penjor …

Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa’s (DNT) Tenzin from Khatoed Laya and Yeshey Dem from Khamed Lunana constituencies won from Gasa yesterday. Securing an equal number of postal ballot votes, 89 each, Tenzin and Yeshey Dem led the poll by 66 and 41 votes respectively. Tenzin from Laya was sure to win was …

It was no surprise when Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) swept both the constituencies of Sarpang in the general election yesterday. In Gelephu constituency, DNT’s Karma D Wangdi won 6,691 votes on the EVM and postal ballots to beat Druk Phuensum Tshogpa’s candidate (DPT) Pema Tashi. The DPT candidate secured 5,433 …

Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) maintained its stronghold in Pemagatshel to win all the three constituencies in both postal ballots and Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) votes. Provisional results show that it was a landslide victory for DPT in all three constituencies. In Nganglam constituency, DPT’s Choida Jamtsho secured 3,576 votes, 1,893 …

Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) held on in Zhemgang with both its candidates winning in their constituencies.  Dorji Wangdi from Panbang constituency won 2,984 votes to be elected for the third time as a member of parliament. He got 1,596 votes on the EVM and 1,388 from postal ballots.  His opponent, …

The people of Chukha chose Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) over Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT). DNT’s Tshewang lhamo of Bongo-Chapcha Constituency won by 3,153 more than Druk Phuensum DPT’s Pemba. Tshewang lhamo secured 4,493 EVM votes and 2,139 postal votes. Of the 2,282 facilitation ballots, seven were rejected. A sixty-five-year old …

As it was in the primary round, Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa won by a landslide in both the constituencies of Dagana.  In Lhamoidzingkha-Tashiding constituency, DNT’s Hemanth Gurung won 6,257 votes, of which 1,924 were postal ballot votes. His opponent DPT’s Prem Kumar Khatiwara secured 1,780 Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) votes and …

Trashiyantse, the home of the endangered blacked-necked cranes chose the party that it is symbolised with, the cranes. In Bomdeling-Jamkhar, Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) candidate Dubthob won 3,541 votes against Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) candidate, Sangay Dorji’s 2,710 votes.  Dubthob said that in a democracy, everyone desires to form the …

Family members of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa’s (DNT) president had gathered at the Babesa polling station hours before the voting started. Five were called in to witness the mock election. The election officers ask them to vote for both the candidates, as it was a mock election to test the machines. …