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| 20 Elected NC Member on 23.04.2013 |
On
24th April 2013, people of the tiny Himalayan Kingdom- considered as a last Shangrila voted for the second National Council Election- House of Review. Every
Bhutanese Citizen above aged 25 years, holding regular class room participated Bachelor Degree Certificate can contest for the National Council's seat through procedures mandated in the Election Act and the Constitution.
The election process of the National Council member starts with candidates nominating at the Chiwog level and then at the Gewog level. Gewogs can have only candidate each contesting in the election. The
highest vote secured in Dzongkhag level election wins the seat of the National
Council which 20 members will be elected as Member of Parliaments for the National Council. As per the constitution, His Majesty the King will appoint five eminent members. There will be twenty five Member of Parliament in the National Council.
The
first five year term of the 'First Elected National Council' ends on 28th
April 2013 and the new Member of Parliaments will take their office from the 29th
April 2013. Four Members decided against re-contesting for the election. All other sixteen members headed to their own districts to re-contest.
Fortunately (un), only six members were re-elected . Two of them won as an uncontested election
(Single candidate from Trashigang and Dagana Dzongkhag).
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| NC Member Elected from my district |
I
would like to submit my deepest and sincere heartfelt Tashi Delek to all the members elected during the second election. It is our sincere wish that the prospects from a new sets of members would bring new ideas within the mandate of constitution for continued peace and happiness to the country. Our trust on to new Hon’ble Members in
taking democracy to new heights through your earnest
hearing to people’s voice.
Please do not disappointment us by discussing your perks in the first sitting of the house. We would also like to remind you all not to forget the voters and your commitments to the voters during the campaign. Good luck la!
(Views expressed are personal and doesn't reflect any individual or institution's satnd including organization i work. No lines will be quoted unless permission is granted by author.)
Please do not disappointment us by discussing your perks in the first sitting of the house. We would also like to remind you all not to forget the voters and your commitments to the voters during the campaign. Good luck la!
(Views expressed are personal and doesn't reflect any individual or institution's satnd including organization i work. No lines will be quoted unless permission is granted by author.)
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