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 and culture studies saw 1,221 voters, 555 male and 666 female. This polling station has 729 male and 884 female registered postal voters.

A total of 1,000 voters, which include 483 male and 517 female cast their ballots at the Sherabling CS and Tangsibji gewog centre FB. 

The first two days was conducted at Sherabling SC and yesterday this booth shifted to Tangsibji gewog centre 

Sherabling CS has 1,192 FB registered voters.

Of the 528 voters registered at Langthel LSS FB, 458 voters turned up, 249 males and 209 female.

A total of 3,333 registered for the three FB in Trongsa of which 1,736 are female and 1,595 male.

One of the Sherabling centre school students Laxman Sharma, 19, that he voted for the first time and that he was happy.

An 18-year-old student Karma Yeshey from the same school who recently got a voter identity card said, “I am little nervous to cast the vote. It is our fundamental duty and everybody should cast their votes to select capable candidates and government,” 

Including postal voters, Trongsa has 10,250 eligible voters.

Ugyen Dorji | Trongsa

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