KINGDOM OF BHUTAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS OF 22 MARCH 2008 =================================================================== Election to the National Assembly Source: Bhutan government website Parties ------------------------------------------------------------------- * DPT - Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party) * PDP - People's Democratic Party NATIONAL SUMMARY =================================================================== Party Votes % Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party 169,490 67.0 44 People's Democratic Party 83,522 33.0 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 253,012 47 ------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTING BY CONSTITUENCY =================================================================== Bumthang =================================================================== Chhokhor-Tang =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Pema Gyamtsho DPT 2,763 76.8 Namgyel Dukpa PDP 836 23.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,599 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Chumey-Ura =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Karma Wangchuk DPT 1,251 58.0 Lham Nidup PDP 917 42.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,168 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Chhukha =================================================================== Bongo-Chapcha =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Ugay Tshering DPT 5,141 57.4 Kunzang Dorji PDP 3,813 42.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,954 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Phuntsholing =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Chencho Dorji DPT 3,642 50.0 Rinzin Dorji PDP 3,646 50.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,288 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dagana =================================================================== Drujeygang-Tseza =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sonam Jamtsho DPT 4,937 70.2 Karma Choden PDP 2,096 39.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,033 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Lhamoizingkha-Trashiding =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Hemant Gurung DPT 5,464 72.0 Ngeema Sangay Tshempo PDP 2,126 38.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,590 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Gasa =================================================================== Khamae-Lunana =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Kinley Dorji DPT 360 50.1 Tandin Dukpa PDP 358 49.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 718 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Khatoe-Laya =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sangay Thinley Dorji DPT 343 49.6 Damcho Dorji PDP 349 50.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 692 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Haa =================================================================== Bji-Katsho-Eusu =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Ugyen Tenzin DPT 1,620 58.3 Nim Dem PDP 1,157 41.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,777 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sombaykha =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Tshewang Rinzin DPT 846 40.9 Tshering Tobgay PDP 1,224 59.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,070 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Lhuntse =================================================================== Gangzur-Minjay =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Karma Rangdol DPT 2,832 70.3 Sonam Jatso PDP 1,195 29.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,027 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Menbi-Tshenkhar =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Tshering Tenzin DPT 2,895 73.2 Yeshey Dorji PDP 1,061 26.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,956 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Monggar =================================================================== Dramitse-Ngatshang =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Ugyen Wangdi DPT 6,044 78.6 Namgay Om PDP 1,644 21.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,688 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Kengkhar-Weringla =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sonam Penjore DPT 4,349 79.9 Pema Choephel PDP 1,092 20.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,441 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Mongar =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Karma Lhamo DPT 4,517 75.7 Jigme Singay PDP 1,450 24.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,967 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Paro =================================================================== Dogar-Shaba =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Chencho Dorji DPT 3,116 56.6 Chencho Dorji PDP 2,392 43.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,508 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Two different sources confirm that both candidates had the same name. Lamgong-Wangchang =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Khandu Wangchuk DPT 3,975 63.4 Kaka Tshering PDP 2,299 26.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,274 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Pemagatshel =================================================================== Khar-Yurung =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Zangley Dukpa DPT 4,471 92.4 Tshering Chhoden PDP 366 07.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,837 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Nanong-Shumar =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Jigme Y Thinley DPT 4,109 81.9 Jigme Drukpa PDP 907 09.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,016 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Nganglam =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Choida Jamtsho DPT 3,580 90.5 Weseyel Lhundup PDP 375 09.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,955 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Punakha =================================================================== Kabji-Talo =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Tshering Penjor DPT 3,109 53.3 Sangay Ngedup PDP 2,729 46.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,838 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Lingmukha-Toewang =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Namgay Wangchuk DPT 2,472 57.6 Tandin Dorji PDP 1,821 42.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,293 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Samdrupjongkhar =================================================================== Deothang-Gomdar =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Ugyen Dorji DPT 5,610 71.8 Mingbo Dukpa PDP 2,205 28.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,815 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Jomotshangkha-Martshala =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Norbu Wangzom DPT 4,008 66.7 Pelzang Wangchuk PDP 1,999 33.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,007 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Samtse =================================================================== Dorokha-Tading =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Thakur Singh Powdyel DPT 5,205 61.2 Dina Nath Dungyel PDP 3,294 38.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,499 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Pugli-Samtse =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Prahlad Gurung DPT 4,021 56.7 Chungdu Tshering PDP 3,072 43.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,093 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sipsu =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Durga Prasad Chhetri DPT 5,438 61.4 Ritu Raj Chhetri PDP 3,414 38.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,852 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Ugentse-Yoseltse =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Lila Pradhan DPT 4,592 67.8 Madan Kumar Chhetri PDP 2,182 32.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,774 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarpang =================================================================== Gelephu =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Prem Kr. Gurung DPT 6,398 67.9 Tshering Dolkhar PDP 3,029 32.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,427 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Shompangkha =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Nandalal Rai DPT 4,879 61.0 Pelzor Rumba PDP 3,116 39.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,995 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Thimphu =================================================================== North Thim Throm-Kawang-Lingshi-Naro-Soe =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Ugyen Tshering DPT 2,625 70.7 Tobgyal Wangchuk PDP 1,087 29.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,712 ------------------------------------------------------------------- South Thim Throm-Chang-Dagala-Geney-Mewang =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Yeshey Zimba DPT 2,979 69.7 Sonam Tobgay Dorji PDP 1,296 30.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,275 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Trashigang =================================================================== Bartsham-Shongphu =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Wangdi Norbu DPT 4,812 80.9 Tenzin Lekphel PDP 1,136 19.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,948 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Kanglung-Smakhar-Uzarung =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Minjur Dorji DPT 4,693 81.2 Jigme Singye PDP 1,086 19.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,779 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Radhi-Sakteng =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Jigme Tshultim DPT 3,986 75.8 Dorji Pavo Phuntshok PDP 1,275 24.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,261 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Thrimshing =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Choeki Wangmo DPT 2,342 61.7 Dorji Choden PDP 1,452 38.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,794 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Wamrong =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Lhatu DPT 3,224 73.3 Jigme Cholen Yezer PDP 1,177 26.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,401 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Trashiyangtse =================================================================== Bumdeyling-Jamkhar =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dupthub DPT 3,488 72.5 Thukten Tshering PDP 1,322 27.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,810 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Khamdang-Ramjar =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Kesang Wangdi DPT 3,403 69.1 Sonam Dondup Dorjee PDP 1,520 30.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,923 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Trongsa =================================================================== Drakteng-Langthel =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Rinzin Dorji DPT 2,099 66.2 Namgay Dorji PDP 1,070 33.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,169 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Nubi-Tangsibji =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Nidup Zangpo DPT 1,844 75.2 Kaentsho Sumpai Dhendup PDP 609 24.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,453 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Tsirang =================================================================== Kikhorthang-Mendrelgang =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Yangku Tshering Sherpa DPT 5,628 73.0 Nim Karma Sherpa PDP 2,085 27.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,713 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Patala-Tsirangtoe =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Narbhadur Gurung DPT 4,678 65.6 Karma Tshering PDP 2,458 34.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,136 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Wangduephodrang =================================================================== Athang-Thedtsho =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Pasang Thrinlee DPT 3,459 55.6 Tandin Wangchuk PDP 2,763 44.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,222 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Nyisho-Sephu =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Gyem Dorji DPT 3,395 53.0 Rinzin Namgay Dorji PDP 3,006 47.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,401 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Zhamgang =================================================================== Bardo-Trong =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Tshering Dorji DPT 2,631 51.6 Lekey Dorji PDP 2,463 48.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,094 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Pangbang =================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dorji Wangdi DPT 2,217 58.8 Sangay Dorji PDP 1,553 41.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,770 -------------------------------------------------------------------