Ensuring Free and Fair Elections and Referendums
The Election Commission of Bhutan, in obedience to the Royal Decree issued on the 15 th of February 2018 calling elections to the National Council of the Parliament of Bhutan and in pursuance of Section 191 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008, hereby notifies the general
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), in pursuance of Sections 577 and 579 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby calls bye-elections in the following Dzongkhags for the positions mentioned below: 1.Gup of Tashichhoeling Gewog under Samtse Dzongkhag, due to demise of the incumbent; and 2. Tshogpa of
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), as per the provision enshrined under Section 457 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby declares the result of the Bye Election for filling the vacant post to the Local Government. The Election was conducted in Samtse Dzongkhag for the position
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), as per the provision enshrined under Section 457 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby declares the Results of the Bye Elections for filling the vacancies of the posts to the Local Government. The Elections were conducted in the FOUR Dzongkhags
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), in pursuance of Sections 577 and 579 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby calls bye-election in the following Demkhong for the positions mentioned below: 1.Tshogpa of Tading _ Tenpaling Chiwog under Tading Gewog, Samtse Dzongkhag, due to removal of the
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), in pursuance of Sections 577 and 579 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby calls bye-elections in the following Demkhongs for the positions mentioned below: 1.Gup of Phongmaed Gewog under Trashigang Dzongkhag, due to removal of the incumbent from the office; 2.
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, as required under the Public Election Fund Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008 (PEF Act 2008) herein informs the general public that the Report on the State Finance and Election Returns pertaining to the Election Campaign for the National Assembly Elections, 2023-24 is hereby
Read MoreHon’ble CEC and Director in New Delhi, India to observe the General Elections to Lok Sabha as per the invitation from Election Commission of India.
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), as per the provision enshrined under Section 457 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby declares the Results of the Bye Elections for the posts to the Local Government. The Elections were conducted in the five Dzongkhags for the positions of
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), in pursuance of Sections 577 and 579 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby calls bye-elections in the following Demkhongs for the positions mentioned below: 1.Mangmi of Shongphu Gewog under Trashigang Dzongkhag, due to voluntary resignation of the incumbent; 2. Mangmi of
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is pleased to announce the following in-house vacancies for regular appointment: PostPosition LevelSlotQualificationPlacementDz. Electoral Registration OfficerEM54Bachelors DegreeDzongkhagPersonal AssistantESS 51Class XIIHQReceptionistEO 41Class XHQ The interested candidates fulfilling the criteria may submit the application along with the necessary documents on or before April 15, 2024 through the e-Recruitment
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan invites sealed quotations from interested ticketing agents having valid licenses for the purchase and issue of air tickets for the below-mentioned sectors: Sl.No.SectorNo. of PAX/ ClassDate of arrival/ DepartureRemarks1.Paro-Male(Maldives)2 Economy19th April 2024Parliamentary Election of the Republic of Maldives 20242.Male(Maldives)-Paro2 Economy23rd April 2024 The quotation must be submitted
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan invites sealed quotations from interested ticketing agents having valid licenses for the purchase and issue of air tickets for the below-mentioned sectors: Sl. No.SectorNo. of PAX/ ClassDate of Arrival/ DepartureRemarks1.Paro-BKK(Thailand)- Seoul(South Korea)1 Business 1 Economy4th April 2024National Assembly Elections in South Korea 20242.Seoul(South Korea)- BKK(Thailand)1 Business
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), as per the provision enshrined under Section 457 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby declares the Results of the Bye Elections for the posts to the Local Government. The Elections were conducted in the four Dzongkhags for the positions of
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), as per the provision enshrined under Section 457 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby declares the Results of the Bye Elections for the posts to the Local Government. The Elections were conducted in the five Dzongkhags for the positions of
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), in pursuance of Sections 577 and 579 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby calls bye-elections in the following Demkhongs for the positions mentioned below: 1.Mangmi of Hoongrel Gewog under Paro Dzongkhag, due to voluntary resignation of the incumbent; 2. Tshogpa of
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is pleased to inform the public that the Commission has recorded a total of 62 election-related cases during the Primary Round and General Election of the 4th National Assembly Elections, 2023-24. The details of the election related cases recorded as of 9th January, 2024 are
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), in pursuance of Sections 577 and 579 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby calls bye-elections in the following Demkhongs for the positions mentioned below. 1.Gup of Samar Gewog under Haa Dzongkhag, due to voluntary resignation of the incumbent; 2. Mangmi
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), as per the provision enshrined under Section 443 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, has the honour to declare the names of candidates who have secured the highest number of valid votes in their parliamentary constituencies as having been duly
Read MoreThis is to inform the general public that the poll day for the 4th National Assembly General Elections, 2023-24 is on 9th January 2024. All eligible voters are hereby reminded to take note of the following: 1. Poll Day is a Public Holiday; 2. Poll Day shall be a ‘Dry Day’; 3. Restaurants
Read MoreThis is for information of the general public that Section 305 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008 provides: “No candidate or political party shall convene public meetings and campaign on the day of the poll and during forty-eight hours preceding the hour fixed for commencement of poll.” In
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) would like to remind all eligible voters to take note of the following in preparation for the Poll Day of the General Elections (GE) scheduled for 9th January, 2024: 1.The ECB shall accept only valid original Citizenship Identity Card (CID) or original Voter Photo Identity
Read MoreIt has come to the knowledge of the Election Commission of Bhutan that the students and teachers of educational institutions, colleges and schools who had been registered as postal voters during the primary round and wishing to vote by postal ballot during the GE have not updated their address. As
Read MoreOn 14th of December 2023, the Election Commissioner of Bhutan congratulated and awarded the Service medals to two employees of the ECB in recognition of their dedicated services to the Tsa Wa Sum. Mr. Kinley Dorji and Mr. Wangchuk Dorji have been serving in the ECB for ten years since
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is pleased to notify the general public and all eligible voters to take note of the following in preparation for the Poll Day of the General Elections (GE) which falls on 9th January, 2024: 1.The ECB shall accept only valid original Citizenship Identity Card (CID)
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), as per the provisions enshrined under Section 442 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, has the honour to declare the names of the two registered political parties which have secured the highest and the next highest number of valid votes
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) hereby informs the general public that, upon dissolution of the Dzongkhag Election Dispute Settlement Body (DEDSB) and the Central Election Dispute Settlement Body(CEDSB), the Commission received 4 election related complaints and rendered its decision on 29th November, 2023. The Commission conducted a thorough review
Read MoreThis is to inform the general public that the poll day for the Primary Round of the 4th National Assembly Elections, 2023-24 is on 30th November 2023. All eligible voters are hereby reminded to take note of the following on the poll day: 1.Poll Day shall be declared as National Holiday; 2.
Read MoreNational Assembly Elections, 2023(Primary Round) This is for information of the general public that Section 305 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008 provides: “No candidate or political party shall convene public meetings and campaign on the day of the poll and during forty-eight hours preceding the hour fixed
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan invites sealed quotations from interested ticketing agents having valid licenses for the purchase and issue of air tickets for the below-mentioned sectors. Sl/NoSectorNo of PAX/ClassDate of arrival/ DepartureRemarks1Paro-Mumbai2 Economy9 December 2023 2Mumbai-Delhi2 Economy12 January 20243Delhi-Paro2 Economy14 February 2024 Click here below to view in details...Air Ticketing Quotations.
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) hereby informs the general public that the Commission has been receiving numerous queries regarding the actions that it has taken on political parties/candidates for their wrongdoings or contraventions of the electoral laws. Political parties/candidates/supporters have at some point of time been issued with either warnings
Read MoreNotification on Electoral Roll & Postal Ballot for the National Assembly Elections, 2023-24 Notification-for-Final-Electoral-Roll-Postal-Voter-ListDownload
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) in obedience to the Royal Decree of His Majesty The Druk Gyalpo issued on 14th October 2023 calling the elections to the National Assembly of the Fourth Parliament, hereby, in accordance with the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008, notifies the
Read MoreNotification-of-Draft-E-Roll-Voters-List-for-NA-Elections-2023-24Download
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, in pursuance to Sections 463, 577 and 579 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby calls Re-Election and Bye-Election respectively in the following Demkhongs for the positions mentioned below: 1.Re-Election for Tshogpa Post in Zangkhar Chiwog under Dramedtse Gewog of Monggar Dzongkhag
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan is pleased to hereby declare, as required under Section 457 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, the Election Results of the Bye Elections for the posts to the Local Government. The Elections were conducted in five Dzongkhags for the positions of Mangmis,
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is pleased to announce the results of the selection interview held on September 1, 2023, for the vacant Director’s position. Sl./No.NameCIDRemarks1Govinda Subedi11208000449Selected
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, in pursuance of Sections 577 and 579 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby calls Bye-Elections in the following Demkhongs for the positions mentioned below: 1.Mangmi in Wangchang Gewog under Paro Dzongkhag due to resignation of the incumbent; 2. Mangmi in Chongshing Gewog
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) hereby notifies the registered voters, eligible for postal ballot under Section 331 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, to register for the postal ballot facility for the upcoming National Assembly Elections, 2023-24. The duly completed form have to be submitted
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) would like to inform all concerned that the 3rd National Assembly of Bhutan will complete its tenure on 31st October, 2023. Thereupon, the ECB will be issuing a notification calling the 4th National Assembly (NA) elections in November, 2023 and as required by law,
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan is pleased to announce the result of the post of Multi-Skilled Technician through an open selection procedure held from 14th August, 2023. Sl./No.NameCIDViva-voce(100%)Remarks1Choki1080400077393.25Selected2Tenzin Choda1160800252684Not Selected3Tashi Tobgyal1150200370076.63Not Selected4Sonam Zangmo1070500084976Not Selected5Pema Dorji Tamang11809002775Absent6Karma Tshering10310000796Absent The selected candidate must report to the Election Commission of Bhutan on 15th August 2023
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan is pleased to announce the results of the vacancies for various positions through an open competitive selection procedure that was held from 6th– 11th August, 2023. Sl./No.Posts1Assistant Electoral Registration Officer2Assistant Election Officer3Assistant Program Officer4Assistant Research Officer5Assistant ICT Officer6Assistant Human Resource Officer Documents that need to be submitted
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan is pleased to announce the following vacancy for in-service ECB employees: Position Title
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan is pleased to announce the result of the written examination held on 6th August, 2023, for various Electoral Officers posts. Shortlisted candidates are requested to come with the relevant documents(Original) at 9:00 AM sharp to ECB HQ on 10th-11th August, 2023 (Thursday& Friday ). Click
Read MoreThis is for information of the general public that the ECB is making necessary preparations for the 4th National Assembly elections, 2023-24. As the National Assembly elections draw nearer, advocacy efforts to inform and create awareness among citizens on electoral processes and procedures have been stepped-up through various channels. Recently,
Read MoreDear Candidates, We would like to inform all candidates about the upcoming examination for various positions. Please take note of the examination venues and relevant details: Venue 1: Kelki School (MPH and classroom), located near the swimming pool complex. Candidates: Asst. Human Resource/ Program/ Election/ Research/ ICT Officers. Venue 2: Desi High School (MPH
Read MorePlease find the list of applicants for written exam for various positions in the Election Commission of Bhutan. For any quarries regarding the lists, please contact the HRD at tpenjor@ecb.bt latest by Friday, 4 August 2023, 5 pm. The place for exam will be in Thimphu. The venue and time will be
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan is pleased to hereby declare, as required under Section 457 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, the Election Results of the Bye Elections for the posts to the Local Government. The Elections were conducted in four Dzongkhags for the position of Gup,
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is pleased to announce the following vacancies for regular appointment: PostPosition LevelSlotsQualificationPlacementAsst. Dzongkhag Electoral Registration OfficerEM 58Bachelor’s DegreeDzongkhagAsst. Human Resource OfficerEM 51Bachelor’s DegreeHQAsst. Program OfficerEM 52Bachelor’s DegreeHQAsst. Election OfficerEM 52Bachelor’s DegreeHQAsst. Research OfficerEM51Bachelor’s DegreeHQAsst. ICT OfficerEM 51Bachelor’s Degree in relevant fieldHQMulti-Skilled TechnicianES1Certificate in Plumbing/ ElectricianHQ The
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, in pursuance of Sections 577 and 579 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby calls Bye-Elections in the following Demkhongs for the positions mentioned below: Gup in Nahi Gewog under Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag due to resignation of the incumbent; Mangmi in Bidung Gewog
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, as required under the Public Election Fund Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008 (PEF Act, 2008), herein informs the general public that the Report on the State Finance and Election Returns pertaining to the Election Campaign for the National Council Elections, 2023 is hereby
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan hereby announces the result for the post of Dy. Chief Legal Officer and Sr. Legal Officer. The open competitive selection procedure was held on 20th June, 2023. Sl/No.NameCIDTotal Marks(Viva-Voce+Practical Test)PostRemarks1Yeshey Peyden1080500032267.17%Dy. Chief Legal OfficerSelected2Gaki1050100133368.57%Sr. Legal OfficerSelected
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is pleased to announce the following vacancies: Post 1: Chief/Deputy Legal Officer Position Level: EM1/P1 or EM2/P2 Slot: 1 Placement: ECB, HQ Qualification: i) Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field (LLB and PGDNL);ii) Must possess a minimum of 10 years of work experience in the relevant field for the Chief
Read MoreNews Release The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) in its capacity as the current chair of the 11th Forum of Election Management Bodies of South Asia (FEMBoSA), successfully conducted the Second Interactive Session on 22nd May, 2023. The theme of the 2nd Interactive Session was, "Managing Elections during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Country-specific
Read MoreA three member delegation from the Election Commission of India (ECI) led by the Chief Election Commissioner of India, H.E. Shri Rajiv Kumar is on a visit to Bhutan from 25th to 28th April, 2023. The purpose of the visit was to reinforce and leverage strengths, expertise and resources that will
Read MoreDeclaration of the Results of the National Council Elections, 2023 for the Fourth Parliament of Bhutan With a voter turnout of 54.64 percent, the National Council Elections of 2023 has set the highest voter turnout record in the history of NC elections conducted so far. As required under Section 444 of the
Read MoreThis is for information of the general public that Section 305 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008 provides: “No candidate or political party shall convene public meetings and campaign on the day of the poll and during forty-eight hours preceding the hour fixed for commencement of poll.” In
Read MoreThis is for kind information of the general public that Thursday, 20th April 2023 is the Poll Day for the fourth National Council Elections, 2023. Therefore, the Election Commission of Bhutan declares the above day as a Public Holiday in all the 20 Dzongkhags. All offices, schools, educational institutes, shops
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, pursuant to Notification ECB/NOTIF-01/2023/281 dated 10th March 2023 and as required under Section 34 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008, is pleased to hereby issue the Final Electoral Roll for the Fourth National Council (NC) Elections, 2023. The Final Electoral Roll, after
Read MoreTeam A - 17/03/2023 - Bumthang - LIVE from Wangdichholing LSS Team B - 18/03/2023 - Samtse - LIVE from Samtse HSS Team C - 19/03/2023 - Samdrup Jongkhar - LIVE from S/Jongkhar LSS Team A - 20/03/2023 - Trongsa- LIVE from Sherubling HSS Team B - 21/03/2023 - Chhukha- LIVE from
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, as required under Section 112 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, is pleased to notify the public that the Draft Electoral Roll for the National Council Elections, 2023 is hereby being issued for public inspection and filing of Claims and Objections. The Draft Electoral Roll
Read MoreClick the link below to view the directory in full. Election Directory for NC Elections, 2023
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan is pleased to hereby declare, as required under Section 457 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, the Election Results of the Bye Elections and Post Vacant elections to the Local Government. The Elections were conducted in four Dzongkhags for the position
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan started, today, the training programme for the Electoral Officers who will be deputed on election duty for the Fourth Parliamentary Elections: National Council, 2023 as Returning Officers, National Observers, Legal Officers and Media Arbitrator. The programme will be held from 14th -15th of February, 2023. The
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan is pleased to announce the result of the examination held on 13th February, 2023 for the post of Dzongkhag Electoral Registration Officer. Click here to view the pdf version.
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan is pleased to announce the result of the written examination held on 13th February, 2023, for the post of Dzongkhag Electoral Registration Officer and Legal Officer. Click here to download the pdf version.
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan is carrying out a co-ordination meeting from 30th to 31st January, 2023 in Samtse to review and coordinate various programmes and activities being undertaken and planned towards the conduct of the Fourth National Council Elections, 2023. The meeting is attended by the Chief Election Commissioner, Directors,
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan hereby announces the result for the post of Driver. The open competitive selection procedure was held on 26th January, 2023. Sl.NosNameCIDTotal Marks (Viva-Voce+Practical Test)Remarks1Dawa Tshering1110400081679.86 Selected2Trashi Phuntsho1151200046577.74Selected3Tshering Dorji1170400113876.76Stand By4Ugyen Tshering1150500156776.72Stand BY5Kinzang Wangchuk1071000075675.49Stand By
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) would like to invite interested Bhutanese citizens to apply for the following vacancy: Post: Asst. Dzongkhag Electoral Registration Officer Position Level: EM5 Slots: 6 Qualification: Minimum Bachelors Degree Placement: Dzongkhags (Gasa/Pema Gatshel/Samtse) Employment Type: Regular Post: Asst. Legal Officer Position Level: EM5 Slots: 1 Qualification: Minimum LLB with Bar Council Certification from the Bar
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan hereby notifies the general public that Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP) stands deregistered as a Political Party and its name has been removed from the Register of Political Parties maintained with the Election Commission of Bhutan. The BKP submitted application vide letter No: BKP/ECB/2023/226 dated 20th January
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, in pursuance of Sections 197, 577 and 579 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby calls Bye-Elections and Post Vacant elections for the following positions. 1. Gup in Maedtsho Gewog under Lhuentse Dzongkhag due to resignation of the incumbent; 2. Mangmi in Kazhi
Read More1. Asset Declaration(download); 2. Audit Clearance Certificate; 3. Tax Clearance Certificate; 4. Security Clearance Certificate; 5. Copy of the Candidate’s CID & a copy of Spouse’s CID; (If applicable) 6. Copy of Marriage Certificate; 7. Copy of Formal University Degree Certificate certified by the Bhutan Accreditation Council, with Letter of Attestation issued by Election Commission of
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) would like to remind that as per Section 268 of the Election Act, election campaigns shall be permitted only after the issuance of notification calling elections. The provision states: “The election campaign shall be permitted to commence from the date of issue of notification by
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan is pleased to notify the general public that Bhutan Tendrel Party (BTP), which applied for registration on 30th November, 2022 has been formally approved as a registered Political Party of the Kingdom of Bhutan on 9th January 2023. As per Section 135 of the Election Act
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) would like to notify the general public that the National Council (NC) elections for the fourth Parliament will be conducted in early 2023. In this regard, the ECB would like to bring the following to the attention of all concerned: 1. Voter Photo Identity Card /
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) would like to invite interested Bhutanese citizens to apply for the following vacancy: Post: Driver Position Level: EO4 Slots: 2 Qualification: Class X passed with a valid driving license (minimum of 3 Years of driving experience) Placement: ECB, HQ Employment Type: Regular Age limit: 18-39 years during the time of application. Interested
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The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) held the Annual Royal Civil Service Award ceremony today on December 13, 2022, for 3 recipients for their dedicated service to the Tsa-Wa-Sum: Lifetime Service Award was awarded to Mr. Phuntsho who joined the service in 1987; Gold Medal for 30 years of service was awarded
Read MoreThis is to inform the general public that there is widespread confusion about whether social and religious events can be conducted or not in the period leading up to the National Council Elections, 2023. In this regard, the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) would like to clarify that social and religious
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, in accordance with Section 41 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008 and Chapter 5 of the Election Commission of Bhutan Service Rules and Regulations 2017, hereby announces the following vacancy: Sl NoPostNo. of SlotsPosition LevelQualificationPlace of Posting1Multi-Skilled Technician1ESS 4Class XII with VTI
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, under Section 457 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby notifies the general public that Mr. Indra Prasad Monger of Tashiyangjong Chiwog of Kilkhorthang Gewog under Tsirang Dzongkhag has been successfully elected as the Gewog Tshogde Tshogpa of Tashiyangjong Chiwog at
Read MoreThis is to inform the general public that the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has successfully conducted the Seminar for the aspiring National Council (NC) candidates for NC Election 2023 on October 21, 2022, at Terma Linca, Thimphu. The ECB has directed the aspiring Candidates to start processing the requisite documents
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The Election Commission of Bhutan conducted Seminar for aspiring National Council Candidates on 21st October, 2022 at Terma Linca, Thimphu. The Seminar provided opportunities to engage in open deliberation with the aspiring candidates and disseminate information on the key legal frameworks and other necessary required documents to participate as candidates in
Read MoreConsequent to the public notification issued vide ECB/DoE/CET-15/2022/162dated: 31 st August, 2022, the Election Commission of Bhutan notifies that theSeminar is scheduled to take place on 21 st October, 2022 at Terma Linca,Thimphu. All candidates intending to contest NC elections, 2023 are requested to attendthe Seminar without fail. For further enquiry
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, in pursuance of Sections 577 & 579 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby calls Bye-Election for the post of Gewog Tshogde Tshogpa in Tashiyangjong Chiwog of Kilkhorthang Gewog under Tsirang Dzongkhag due to demise of the incumbent member. NotificationDownload
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, under Section 457 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby notifies the general public that Mr. Ash Bir Rai of MelongGang_Thuloong-Gang Chiwog of Dophuchen (Dorokha) under Samtse Dzongkhag has been successfully elected as the Gewog Tshogde Tshogpa of Melong-Gang_Thuloong-Gang Chiwog at
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan invites sealed quotations from interested ticketing agents having a valid license for purchase and issue of the air tickets as below: INVITATION-LETTERDownload The terms and conditions are as below TERMS-CONDITIONSDownload
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, in pursuance of Sections 577 & 579 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby calls Bye-Election for the post of Gewog Tshogde Tshogpa in Melong-Gang_Thuloong-Gang Chiwog of Dophuchen Gewog under Samtse Dzongkhag. Notification-WebsiteDownload
Read MoreIn preparation for the upcoming Fourth Parliamentary Elections, 2023, the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) would like to notify the general public, political parties and aspiring candidates that it has reviewed relevant electoral documents and the provisions therein, and has put in place the new Rules titled, “Rules on Elections
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan would like to notify the general public that the National Council (NC) elections for the fourth Parliament will be conducted early next year. In order to ensure that candidates are conversant with electoral laws and participate meaningfully, the ECB finds it necessary to hold a
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan is pleased to notify the general public that Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa (DTT), which has applied for registration on 26th May, 2022 has been formally approved as the registered political party of the Kingdom of Bhutan. As per Section 135 of the Election Act of the Kingdom
Read More༉ འབྲུག་གི་རྩ་ཁྲིམས་ཆེན་མོའི་དགོངས་དོན་དང་ བཙག་འཐུ་དང་འབྲེལ་བའི་ཁྲིམས་ཚུ་དང་འཁྲིལ་ འབྲུག་གི་བཙག་འཐུ་ལྷན་ཚོགས་ཀྱིས་ རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཚོགས་སྡེ་དང་ རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཚོགས་འདུའི་བཙག་འཐུ་འདི་ སྤྱི་ལོ་ ༢༠༢༣ ལུ་འགོ་འདྲེན་འཐབ་ནི་འབད་ མི་དམངས་ལུ་སྙན་སྒྲོན་ཞུཝ་ཨིན། བཙག་འཐུའི་དུས་ཡུན་སྐབས་ བཙག་འཐུ་འདི་ བར་དཀྲོགས་ག་ནི་ཡང་མེད་པར་ རང་མོས་དང་རྣམ་དག་ཐོག་ལས་ འགོ་འདྲེན་འཐབ་ཚུགས་ནིའི་དོན་ལུ་ ཆོས་འབྲེལ་གྱི་ལས་རིམ་ ཡང་ན་ གཞན་མི་དམངས་སྤུང་འཛོམས་ཀྱི་ ལས་རིམ་ཚུ་ འཛེམ་དགོཔ་ཨིནམ་ལས་ གཞུང་གི་ལས་སྡེ་དང་ རང་སྐྱོང་ལས་སྡེ་ ལས་འཛིན་ སྒེར་གྱི་ཡིག་ཚང་ ཆོས་སྡེ་དང་ མི་དམངས་ཡོངས་ལུ་ འདི་བཟུམ་མའི་ལས་རིམ་རེ་ འགོ་འདྲེན་འཐབ་ནིའི་འཆར་གཞི་ཡོད་པ་ཅིན་ སྤྱི་ལོ་ ༢༠༢༢ སྤྱི་ཟླ་ ༡༢ པའི་ནང་འཁོད་འགོ་འདྲེན་འཐབ་དགོ་པའི་ ཞུ་བ་ཕུལཝ་ཨིན། ཐོ་བཀོད་གྲུབ་པའི་སྲིད་དོན་ཚོགས་པ་དང་ འདེམས་ངོ་འབད་འཐོན་ནིའི་ བློ་འདོད་ཡོད་མི་ཚུ་ལུ་ཡང་ བཙག་འཐུ་ལྷན་ཚོགས་ཀྱི་ཁ་ཐུག་ལས་ ཁྲིམས་མཐུན་གྲ་སྒྲིག་གི་ལས་སྣ་ཚུ་ འབད་ནིའི་དོན་ལུ་དང་ སྲིད་དོན་གྱི་ལས་སྣ་ཚུ་འགོ་འདྲེན་འཐབ་ནིའི་དང་འདོད་ཡོད་པ་ཅིན་ འབྲུག་གི་བཙག་འཐུ་ལྷན་ཚོགས་ལས་ གནང་བ་ཞུ་དགོཔ་དང་ གོང་འཁོད་གནད་དོན་ཚུ་ཡང་ དང་ལེན་འབད་དགོ་པའི་དྲན་སྐུལ་འབདཝ་ཨིན། འབྲུག་གི་བཙག་འཐུ་ལྷན་འཛིན་སྤྱི་ཁྱབ།
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan is pleased to hereby declare, as required under Section 457 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, the results of the bye-elections to the post of Gewog Tshogde Tshogpas and Thromde Tshogde Tshogpa with Polls held on 17th August 2022. The details of
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, in pursuance of Sections 577, 579 & 197 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby calls Bye-Election and Vacant Demkhong Election for the post of Gewog Tshogde Tshogpas and Thromde Tshogde Tshogpa in the following Demkhongs. bye082022-1Download
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan is pleased to hereby declare, as required under Section 457 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008, the Election Results of vacant Demkhongs of the Local Government Elections. The Elections were conducted in the 18 Gewog Tshogde Tshogpa Demkhongs of the 10 Dzongkhags
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, as required under Section 457 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, is pleased to hereby declare the results of the Polls of the Re-Elections held on 18th of April 2022 in the Local Government Demkhongs where the results of the Third
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, in pursuance of Section 197 of the Election Actof the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008, hereby calls for Local Government Elections in thefollowing remaining vacant Demkhongs: Notification-for-ICTDownload
Read MoreThis is for the information of the general public that election campaign shall be permitted after the issuance of notification calling elections in line with the section 268 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan. Recently, it has come to the notice of the Election Commission of Bhutan
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, in pursuance to Section 463 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008, hereby calls Re-Elections in the following 9 Tshogpa Demkhongs, where the results of the Third Local Government Elections with polls on 22nd December 2021, were Tied. englishDownload
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan under Section 443 and 447 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby notifies the general public that Mr. Karma Gyeltshen of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa has been elected as the representative from Khamdang_Ramjar National Assembly Demkhong of Trashi Yangtse Dzongkhag at the
Read MoreThis is for information of the general public that Thursday, 3rd February, 2022 is the Poll Day for the Bye-Election to Khamdang_Ramjar National Assembly Demkhong. The Election Commission of Bhutan declares the above day as a Public Holiday in the above mentioned Demkhong. All offices, institutions, shops and businesses under
Read MoreThis is for information of the general public that Section 305 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008 provides: “No candidate or political party shall convene public meetings and campaign on the day of the poll and during forty-eight hours preceding the hour fixed for commencement of poll.” In
Read MoreUpon the successful completion of the Third Local Government Elections, 2021, the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), represented by Hon’ble Election Commissioner Dawa Tenzin formally handed over the lists of LG elected leaders to the Offtg. Secretary, Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs, Kado Zangpo (Director, DLG) at Tashichhoedzong on
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is pleased to hereby declare, as required under Section 457 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, the election results of the 8 affected Gewogs for the post of Gup of Chapcha Gewog under Chhukha Dzongkhag, Gup of Dangchhu and Nyishog
Read MoreThis is for information of the general public that Thursday, 6th January, 2022 is the Poll Day for the eight Gewogs where the Third Local Government Elections have been deferred. The Election Commission of Bhutan declares the above day as a Public Holiday in these Gewogs. All offices, institutions, shops
Read MoreThis is for information of the general public that Section 305 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008 provides: “No candidate or political party shall convene public meetings and campaign on the day of the poll and during forty-eight hours preceding the hour fixed for commencement of poll.” In
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, in pursuance of Sections 577 and 579 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008, hereby issues this notification for Bye-Election to Khamdang_Ramjar National Assembly Demkhong under Trashi Yangtse Dzongkhag. khamdang-ramjarDownload
Read MoreThis is for the general information of all concerned that the Paper Ballot Facilitation Booth (PBFB) operations that started yesterday for the ongoing LG Elections, 2021 are being deferred to tomorrow in the Dzongkhags where there have been heavy snowfall. Recognizing the risk involved in the movement of commuters and
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is pleased to hereby declare, as required under Section 457 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, the election results of the polls for the Third Local Government Elections held in the 205 Gewogs of the 20 Dzongkhags, 14 Dzongkhag Thromdes
Read MoreThis is for information of the general public that Wednesday, 22nd December, 2021 is the Poll Day for the Third Local Government Elections, 2021. The Election Commission of Bhutan declares the above day as a Public Holiday in all the 20 Dzongkhags including Thimphu, Phuentshogling, Gelegphu and Samdrup Jongkhar Thromdes.
Read MoreThis is for information of the general public that Section 305 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008 provides: “No candidate or political party shall convene public meetings and campaign on the day of the poll and during forty-eight hours preceding the hour fixed for commencement of poll.” In
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The Election Commission of Bhutan organized the Service Award ceremony on 15th December, 2021 for the following officials: Mr. Sonam Tobgyal, Director, ECB was awarded silver medal for his 20 years of dedicated service.Aum Yeshey Dema was awarded the life time service medal for dedicated service to the Tsa-Wa-Sum. The ECB would
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) notifies the general public that the Paper Ballot Facilitation Booth (PBFB) and Mobile Voting Booth (MVB) for the 3rd Local Government Elections will be launched from 11th to 15th December, 2021 in all the 20 Dzongkhags. There are 96,084 voters registered to vote
Read MoreThis is for information of all the registered voters that the Paper Ballot Facilitation Booth for the third Local Government Elections, 2021 will be operating from 11th -15th December, 2021 in all the 20 Dzongkhags. The PBFB centers for voters of 20 Dzongkhags residing in Thimphu are identified as in Table
Read MoreThis is to inform the general public that the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is in receipt of letter No. RAA/AG-SP/16/2021-2022/113 dated 6th December, 2021 from the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) concerning its decision to reconsider the audit clearances of 9 candidates that had been revoked earlier. Upon receipt of
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, pursuant to Notification ECB/NOTIF-01/2021/5357 dated November 10, 2021 and as required under Section 118 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan (2008), is pleased to hereby issue the final Electoral Roll and Postal Voters List for the Third Local Government Elections, 2021. The final Electoral Roll, after
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) would like to remind all the eligible voters to verify and ensure that you are included in the Electoral Roll and Postal Voters’ List and that your details are correctly reflected as notified vide Notification No. ECB/Notif-01/2021/5357 Dated 10th November, 2021. The last date for
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The Election Commission of Bhutan, as required under Section 112 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008 and Section 4.1 of the Postal Ballots Rules and Regulations of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2018, is pleased to notify the general public that the Draft Electoral Roll and Postal
Read MoreThis is to notify the general public that in the ongoing preparations for the Third Local Government Elections (LG), 2021, it has been observed that a number of aspiring candidates are found registered as members of Political Parties and consequently do not qualify to contest as candidates in the upcoming
Read MoreThis is for the information of all registered voters that the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has extended the last date for registration of postal ballot till 5:00 P.M of 10th November, 2021. This is being done in order to facilitate higher postal ballot registration and thereby reduce crowding on
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, in pursuance of Section 197 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008, herein calls the Third Local Government elections under the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan for the elections to the Gewog Tshogdes of 205 Gewogs, 16 Dzongkhag Thromde Ngotshabs and
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The Election Commission of Bhutan started, today, the training programme for the Electoral Officers who will be deputed on election duty for the Third Local Government elections, 2021 as Returning Officers, National Observers and Media Arbitrator. The programme will be held for two batches of officers from 21st – 22nd
Read More༉ འབྲུག་གི་བཙག་འཐུ་ལྷན་ཚོགས་ཀྱིས་ མི་མང་ལུ་གསལ་བསྒྲགས་འབད་ནི་ དེ་ཡང་ སྤྱི་ལོ་༢༠༢༡ ས་གནས་གཞུང་གི་བཙག་འཐུ་ཐེངས་གསུམ་པའི་དོན་ལུ་ སྤྱི་ཚེས་ ༠༡.༡༠.༢༠༢༡ ལུ་ འགོ་འདྲེན་འཐབ་ཡོད་པའི་ འབྲི་ལྷག་ཤེས་ཡོན་དང་རིག་རྩལ་བརྟག་དཔྱད་ཆོས་རྒྱུགས་ཀྱི་གྲུབ་འབྲུས་ཚུ་ ད་རེས་ ༼སྤྱི་ཚེས་ ༡༨.༡༠.༢༠༢༡ ལུ་༽ གསལ་བསྒྲགས་འབདཝ་ཨིནམ་ད་ ཆོས་རྒྱུགས་ཕུལ་ཡོད་མི་ཚུ་གིས་ རང་སོའི་གྲུབ་འབྲས་ཀྱི་ཁ་གསལ་ཚུ་ ཡོངས་འབྲེལ་གྱི་ཐོག་ལས་ https://dramig.ecb.bt/flt/result ནང་གཟིགས་གནང་ཟེར་ཞུ་ནི་དང་ མཐར་འཁྱོལ་མི་ཚུ་ལུ་ ལག་ཁྱེར་འདི་ བདུན་ཕྲག་གཉིས་ཀྱི་ནང་འཁོད་ ཆོས་རྒྱུགས་ཕུལ་སའི་ རྫོང་ཁག་བཙག་འཐུ་ཡིག་ཚང་ལས་ འཐོབ་ཚུགས་ཟེར་ཞུ་ནི།
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) would like to inform the general public, government agencies, non-government organizations and local government functionaries that the incumbent local government will complete its tenure on 26th October, 2021. As per Section 202 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, the Local
Read MoreWith immense pleasure, the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) would like to inform the general public that the Judiciary of the Kingdom of Bhutan has generously facilitated the accommodation of the Dzongkhag Election Offices in the premises of respective Dzongkhag Courts across the country. Eight of the twenty Dzongkhag Election Offices
Read Moreའབྲུག་གི་བཙག་འཐུ་ལྷན་ཚོགས་ཀྱིས་ཁ་ཐུག་ལས་ མི་མང་ལུ་བརྡ་འཕྲིན་སྤེལ་ནི་དེ་ཡང་ ས་གནས་གཞུང་གཉིས་པའི་གནས་ཡུན་འདི་ ཧ་ལམ་ཚང་རན་དོ་ཡོདཔ་ལས་ སྤྱི་ལོ་ ༢༠༢༡ ས་གནས་གཞུང་གསུམ་པའི་བཙག་འཐུའི་ནང་ དོ་འགྲན་འབད་ནི་ལུ་རེ་འདོད་ཡོད་མི་ དང་འདོད་ཅན་གྱི་མི་ངོམ་ཚུ་གིས་ དགོས་མཁོ་ཅན་གྱི་ཡིག་ཆ་ཚུ་ ད་ལྟོ་ལས་རང་ གྲ་སྒྲིག་མཛད་གནང་དགོ་པའི་ ཞུ་བ་ཕུལ་ནི་ཨིན། dathin-1Download
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is pleased to notify all the eligible voters, wishing to avail the Postal Ballot Facility for the upcoming 3rd Local Government Elections 2021, to register with the ECB. In the light of the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country, the ECB is extending the
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan is pleased to inform the general public that the Functional Literacy Test (FLT) was held on 1st of October 2021 in 152 test centers across the country. As in the past, test centers were taken to the Gewog level to encourage people to take part
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) will be celebrating the 8th National Voters’ Day (NVD) on 15th of September 2021 coinciding with the International Day of Democracy. The theme for the NVD is “Managing Elections Amid COVID-19 Pandemic.” The NVD could not be observed in the year 2020 because of the
Read More༉ འབྲུག་གི་བཙག་འཐུ་ལྷན་ཚོགས་ཀྱིས་ མི་མང་ལུ་ཞུ་དོན་དེ་ཡང་ ལྷན་ཚོགས་ལས་ སྤྱི་ཚེས་ ༠༢-༠༨-༢༠༢༡ ལུ་སྤེལ་ཡོད་པའི་བརྡ་འཕྲིན་ཨང་ ཨི་སི་བི་/བརྡ་འཕྲིན-༠༡-༢༠༢༡/༤༨༡༣ ཅན་མ་དང་འཁྲིལཝ་ད་ སྤྱི་ལོ་༢༠༢༡ ས་གནས་གཞུང་གི་བཙག་འཐུ་ཐེངས་གསུམ་པའི་དོན་ལུ་ འབྲི་ལྷག་ཤེས་ཡོན་དང་རིག་རྩལ་བརྟག་དཔྱད་ཆོས་རྒྱུགས་ཀྱི་དོན་ལས་ ཐོ་བཀོད་འབད་ནིའི་ཚེས་གྲངས་མཇུག་འདི་ སྤྱི་ཚེས་ ༡༥-༠༩-༢༠༢༡ ལུ་ཨིན་རུང་ ད་ཚུན་ ཆོས་རྒྱུགས་ཀྱི་དོན་ལུ་ ཐོ་བཀོད་འབད་མི་ཨམ་སྲུའི་གྱངས་ཁ་ ཉུང་སུ་ཅིག་ལས་མེདཔ་ལས་ ཨམ་སྲུ་ཚུ་གི་ཕོ་མོ་འདྲ་མཉམ་སྦེ་ བཙག་འཐུའི་རིང་ལུགས་ནང་ བཅའ་མར་གཏོགས་ནིའི་དོན་ལུ་ ཐོ་བཀོད་འབད་ནིའི་ཚེས་གྲངས་མཇུག་འདི་ སྤྱི་ཚེས་ ༢༠-༠༩-༢༠༢༡ ལུ་ ཕར་འཕུལ་འབད་དེ་ཡོདཔ་ཨིན། དེ་འབདཝ་ལས་ དང་འདོད་ཅན་གྱི་ཕོ་མོ་ ཐོ་བཀོད་གྲུབ་པའི་ཚོགས་རྒྱན་སྐྱུར་མི་ཚུ་གིས་ ཆོས་རྒྱུགས་ཀྱི་དོན་ལུ་ ག་དེ་མགྱོགས་མགྱོགས་ ཐོ་བཀོད་མཛད་གནང་དགོ་པའི་དྲན་སྐུལ་ལུ། རང་ལུགས་གནམ་ལོ་ལྕགས་མོ་གླང་ལོ་ ཟླ་༨ པའི་ཚེས་ ༤ ལུའམ་ སྤྱི་ཚེས་ ༡༠-༠༩-༢༠༢༡ ལུ་སྤེལ།
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The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) hosted a simple ceremony on the occasion of the appointment of new Directors of the ECB on 26th August 2021. Mr. Phub Dorji is appointed as Director of the Secretariat and Mr. Sonam Tobgyal as Director of the Department of Election at the ECB. Prior
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is pleased to announce the result of the selection interview held on 17th August 2021 for the vacant posts in the Executive Positions
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) hosted the meeting of the 11th Forum of the Election Management Bodies of South Asia (FEMBoSA) on 11th August 2021 in the Great Fourth Auditorium of the ECB in Thimphu. The annual FEMBoSA meeting is being hosted, turn-wise, among the Election Management Bodies (EMBs) of
Read More༉ འབྲུག་གི་བཙག་འཐུ་ལྷན་ཚོགས་ཀྱིས་ མི་དམངས་ལུ་ཞུ་དོན་འདི་ཡང་ གཤམ་འཁོད་ལས་འཆར་བཀོད་ཡོད་མི་དང་འཁྲིལ་ སྤྱི་ལོ་ ༢༠༢༡ ས་གནས་གཞུང་གསུམ་པའི་བཙག་འཐུའི་དོན་ལུ་ འབྲི་ལྷག་ཤེས་ཡོན་དང་རིག་རྩལ་བརྟག་དཔྱད་འགོ་འདྲེན་འཐབ་ནི་ཨིན་པའི་ བརྡ་འཕྲིན་སྤེལཝ་ཨིན། ༡༽ ཐོ་བཀོད་འབད་ནིའི་ཚེས་གྲངས་འགོ་བཙུགས། སྤྱི་ཚེས་ ༠༣-༠༨-༢༠༢༡ ལུ། ༢༽ ཐོ་བཀོད་འབད་ནིའི་ཚེས་གྲངས་མཇུག སྤྱི་ཚེས་ ༡༥-༠༩-༢༠༢༡ ལུ། ༣༽ བྲིས་རྒྱུགས་བརྟག་དཔྱད་དང་ངག་རྒྱུགས་བརྟག་དཔྱད། སྤྱི་ཚེས་ ༠༡-༡༠-༢༠༢༡ ལུ། ས་གནས་གཞུང་གསུམ་པའི་བཙག་འཐུའི་དོན་ལུ་ ངེས་ཏིག་དོ་འགྲན་འབད་ནི་ཨིན་མི་ དང་འདོད་ཅན་གྱི་འདེམས་ངོ་ཚུ་གིས་ ཆོས་རྒྱུགས་ཀྱི་དོན་ལས་ཐོ་བཀོད་འདི་ ཡོངས་འབྲེལ་འཆར་སྒོ་ https://dramig.ecb.bt/flt/registration ཐོག་ལས་དང་ ཡང་ན་ བཙག་འཐུ་ལྷན་ཚོགས་ཀྱི་ཡོངས་འབྲེལ་འཆར་སྒོ་ལས་ འབྲི་ཤོག་ཕབས་ལེན་འབད་དེ་ ཆོས་རྒྱུགས་ཕུལ་ནི་ཨིན་པའི་ས་གནས་ཀྱི་ རྒེད་འོག་ཡིག་ཚང་དང་ རྫོང་ཁག་བཙག་འཐུ་ཡིག་ཚང་ དེ་ལས་ འབྲུག་གི་བཙག་འཐུ་ལྷན་ཚོགས་ཀྱི་ཡིག་ཚང་ལྟེ་བ་གང་རུང་ཅིག་ནང་ བཀང་སྟེ་ཕུལ་དགོཔ་ཨིན། གཞན་ བྲིས་རྒྱུགས་དང་བརྟག་དཔྱད་ལྟེ་བའི་སྐོར་ལས་ དོགས་སེལ་འབད་དགོཔ་ཡོད་པ་ཅིན་ འབྲེལ་ཡོད་རྫོང་ཁག་བཙག་འཐུ་ཡིག་ཚང་དང་འབྲེལ་བ་མཛད་གནང་། ཨིན་རུང་ ཧེ་མ་ལས་ ལྷན་ཚོགས་ཀྱིས་ཁ་ཐུག་ལས་གནང་ཡོད་པའི་ འབྲི་ལྷག་ཤེས་ཡོན་དང་རིག་རྩལ་བརྟག་དཔྱད་མཐར་འཁྱོར་ཡོད་པའི་ ལག་ཁྱེར་འཆང་ཡོད་པ་ཅིན་ ལོག་ཆོས་རྒྱུགས་ནང་བཅའ་མར་གཏོགས་མ་དགོཔ་ཨིན། རང་ལུགས་གནམ་ལོ་ལྕགས་མོ་གླང་ལོ་ ཟླ་༦ པའི་ཚེས་ ༢༤ ལུའམ་ སྤྱི་ལོ་
Read MoreIt has come to the notice of the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) that some aspiring candidates for the upcoming Third Local Government elections, 2021 are carrying out informal election campaigning. The ECB would like to remind the general public that any form of election campaigning is not allowed prior
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan under Section 443 and 447 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby notifies the general public that Mrs. Karma Lhamo of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa has been elected as the representative from Monggar National Assembly Demkhong of Monggar Dzongkhag and Mr. Karma
Read MoreThis is for kind information of the general public that Section 305 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008 provides: “No candidate or political party shall convene public meetings and campaign on the day of the poll and during forty-eight hours preceding the hour fixed for commencement of
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, pursuant to Notification ECB/NOTIF-01/2021/4557 dated 21st May, 2021 and as required under Section 118 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, is pleased to hereby issue the Final Electoral Roll for the Monggar and Nganglam National Assembly Demkhongs under Monggar and Pema
Read MoreThis is for the information of all registered voters of the National Assembly Bye-Elections for Monggar and Nganglam Demkhongs that the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has extended the last date for registration of postal ballot till 5:00 P.M of 31st May, 2021 due to the current pandemic situation and
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), as required under Sections 112 and 113 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008 and Section 4.1 of the Postal Ballots Rules and Regulations of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2018, is pleased to notify the public that the Draft Electoral Roll
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, in obedience to the Royal Decree of His Majesty The Druk Gyalpo issued on 14th May, 2021 and in pursuance to Sections 577 and 579 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008, hereby issue this notification for Bye-Elections to Monggar and Nganglam
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan is pleased to hereby declare, as required under Section 457 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, the results of the Thromde Elections held on 28th April 2021 for the three Dzongkhag Thromdes of Thimphu, Phuentshogling and Gelegphu. Out of the total of
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan is pleased to announce the result of the selected candidate for the post of Personal Secretary to Hon’ble Chief Election Commissioner of Bhutan. The selected candidate must join the office with effect from May 1, 2021 and complete the formalities. If the selected candidate opt not
Read MoreThis is for kind information of the general public that Wednesday, 28th April 2021 is the Poll Day for Third Thromde Elections, 2021. Therefore, the Election Commission of Bhutan declares the above day as a Public Holiday in Thimphu, Phuentshogling and Gelegphu Thromdes. All offices, educational institutes, shops and businesses
Read MoreThis is for kind information of the general public that Section 305 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008 provides: “No candidate or political party shall convene public meetings and campaign on the day of the poll and during forty-eight hours preceding the hour fixed for commencement of
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is pleased to announce that the following applicants for the post of Personal Secretary to Hon’ble CEC have been shortlisted for the final viva interview. 1. Miss. Norbu Zangmo 10903001809 2. Miss. Rosemela Chhetri 11307000126 3. Mr. Tashi Wangchuk 10712000508 4. Miss Kinzang Dema 11513001462 5. Mr. Tandin Wangchuk 12004000474 a) Date
Read MoreThe selection interview of the shortlisted candidates for the post of Sr. Legal Officer has been deferred due to unavoidable circumstances. Inconveniences caused is highly regretted.
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is pleased to announce the shortlisted applicants for the following vacant posts. For the Post of Personal Secretary: Mr. Cheki Wangchuk 11104004018 Mr. Tashi Wangchuk 10712000508 Miss Karma Cheki 11604000767 Miss Kinzang Dema 11513001462 Miss Rosemela Chhetri 11307000126 Miss Norbu Zangmo 10903001809 Miss Lachi Maya Monger 11810001793 Miss Kinzang Chogyel Wangmo 10308002263 Miss
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, pursuant to Notification ECB/NOTIF-01/2021/4250 dated 17th March 2021 and as required under Section 118 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, is pleased to hereby issue the Final Electoral Roll for the Dzongkhag Thromdes of Thimphu, Phuentshogling and Gelegphu. The Final Electoral Roll,
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is pleased to announce the following vacancies on open competition as mentioned below: Senior Legal Officer Position Level: EM3/P3 Slot: 1 Qualification: i) Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field; ii) Must possess a minimum of 3 years of work experiences in a relevant field; iii) Must have served a minimum of 2
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan is pleased to hereby declare, as required under Section 457 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008, the results of the bye-elections to the post of Gewog Tshogde Tshogpas and Thromde Tshogde Tshogpa with Polls held on 19th March 2021. The details of
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), as required under Sections 112 and 113 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008 and Section 4.1 of the Postal Ballots Rules and Regulations of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2018, is pleased to notify the public that the Draft Electoral Roll
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The Election Commission of Bhutan is conducting a training workshop for the Electoral Officers who will be deputed on election duty for the Third Thromde elections, 2021 as Returning Officers, National Observers, Election Security Focal Officer and Media Arbitrator. The training workshop is being conducted over two days, from 11th
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is pleased to notify that the registered voters of Thimphu, Phuentshogling and Gelegphu Thromdes, wishing to avail the Postal Ballot facility for the upcoming Thromde Elections 2021, must register with the ECB. You can register online at https://berms.ecb.bt/postal/registration For manual registration, the form can be downloaded
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, in pursuance of Sections 577 and 579 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby calls Bye-Elections for the post of Gewog Tshogde Tshogpa in Jagarthang Chiwog of Lamgong Gewog under Paro Dzongkhag where vacancy occurred due to the demise of incumbent;
Read MoreThis is for the information of the general public that election campaign shall be permitted from the date of issue of notification calling the Local Government elections by the Election Commission of Bhutan. Thereupon, campaigning shall end forty-eight hours prior to the hour fixed for the commencement of poll for
Read MoreIn pursuance of Article 24(4) of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan, the Delimitation Commission of Bhutan is pleased to notify the general public that the 3rd Local Government Elections in 2021 (for the Thromde Tshogdes and the Gewog Tshogdes) shall be conducted as per the Delimitation Orders issued
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan is pleased to notify the general public that the Functional Literacy and Possession of Skills Test for the three Dzongkhag Thromdes of Thimphu, Phuentshogling and Gelegphu shall be as per the schedule given here-under: (1) Last date of registration 15th February 2021 (2) Written Test and Viva
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), in pursuance of Section 202 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008, hereby notifies the general public that the Thromde Tshogdes of Thimphu, Phuentshogling and Gelegphu will be completing their term of office on 26th February 2021. In the light of
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On the auspicious occasion of the 113th National Day, the Chief Election Commissioner Dasho Sonam Topgay was awarded Bura-Marp by His Majesty the King, for his utmost dedication and services to the country and the people. The staff of the Election Commission of Bhutan would like to offer our sincere Tashi
Read MoreThe Civil Service Award ceremony was held on 15th December 2020 at the Great Fourth Auditorium, ECB. The ceremony started with the recitation of Trashi Gyalpa and Zhabten to His Majesty The King, followed by conferring of the award to the recipients. A total of 20 employees received the award today. The
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan under Sections 443 and 447 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008, hereby notifies the general public that Dawa of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa has been elected as the representative from Chhoekhor_Tang National Assembly Demkhong of Bumthang Dzongkhag at the poll held on
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan is pleased to hereby declare, as required under Section 457 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008, the Results of the Bye-Election to the post of Gup in Boomdeling Gewog under Trashi Yangtse Dzongkhag and Mangmi in Goenshari Gewog under Punakha Dzongkhag
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan would like to seek rates from your hotel for the conduct of HR Training. Download Document You are requested to submit your quotation on or before 20 Nov, 2020 to the address given in the document.
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On 5th November 2020, the newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners took an Oath of Allegiance presided over by His Excellency, the Chief Justice of Bhutan at the Great Fourth Auditorium, ECB. The ceremony started with the recitation of Trashi Gyalpa and Zhabten to His Majesty The King,
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan earnestly request all the eligible postal voters taking part in the bye-election of Chhoekhor_Tang Demkhong under Bumthang Dzongkhag to cast their votes as soon as you receive the ballots. Media Unit Election Commission
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, in pursuance to Sections 577 and 579 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008, and Sections 33 and 34 of the Local Government Act, 2009 hereby calls Bye-Elections for the post of: Gup in Boomdeling Gewog under Trashi Yangtse Dzongkhag where vacancy occurred
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, pursuant to Notification ECB/NOTIF/-01/2020/2920 dated 9th October 2020 and as required under Section 34 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008 is pleased to hereby issue the Final Electoral Roll for the Bye-Election of Bumthang Dzongkhag, Chhoekhor_Tang Demkhong, 2020. The Final Electoral Roll,
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, in obedience to the Royal Decree of His Majesty The Druk Gyalpo Issued on 14 th of October 2020 and in pursuance to Sections 577 and 579 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008, hereby issues this notification for Bye-Election to Chhoekhor_Tang
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan as required under Section 112 and 113 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008 is pleased to notify the public that the Draft Electoral Roll for Bye-Election of Chhoekhor_Tang Demkhong is hereby being issued for public inspection and filing of Claims and
Read MoreThe Statistical Information on Bhutan’s Third Parliamentary Elections 2018 is the second publication of election data by the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB). This document provides comprehensive statistical information related to the Third Parliamentary Elections. This publication will provide information related to voters, voter turnout, election officials and information related to elections.
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The Election Commission of Bhutan is pleased that its website has been adjudged the First position in Autonomous and Corporate Category and Second Runners Up out of 129 evaluated websites in the National Website Competition (2019-20).
Read MoreIn view of the rapidly evolving situation in the region regarding COVID-19, the Election Commission of Bhutan would like to notify that issuance of Voter Photo Identity Card (VPIC) is suspended till further notice.
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan is pleased to hereby declare, as required under Section 457 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008, the Results of the Bye-Election to the post of Gup in Phongmed Gewog under Trashigang Dzongkhag and Gewog Tshogde Tshogpa in Pemashong_Samshing Gaden Chiwog of
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan invites sealed bids from interested ticketing agents having valid license for the purchase and issue of air tickets for: Paro-Dhaka, Bangladesh - 1 March 2020 Dhaka, Bangladesh- Paro-4 March 2020 The quotation must be submitted in sealed envelope to this office on or before 14 February 2020
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, in pursuance to Sections 577 and 579 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008, and Sections 33 and 34 of the Local Government Act, 2009 hereby calls Bye-Elections for the post of Gup in Phongmey Gewog under Trashigang Dzongkhag and Gewog Tshogde
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is pleased to invite Expression of Interest (EoI) from the eligible Bhutanese firms having valid license for the enhancement of Bhutan Electoral Registration Management System (BERMS). A detailed set of documents can be downloaded from below. Standard Request for Expression of Interest Terms of
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan hereby declares the results for the Following Posts: Messenger Driver
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan hereby announces the SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES for the post of Messenger and Driver. The interview for the same shall be conducted on 13th of November 2019 in the Democracy House (ECB Head Office) at 10:00 AM sharp. Messenger Driver All the shortlisted candidates must bring their original certificates,
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan invites sealed bids from interested ticketing agents having valid license for the purchase and issue of air tickets for: Paro-Bangkok-Srilanka – 13 November 2019 Srilanka-Bangkok-18 November 2019 (Required afternoon flight) Bangkok- Paro- 20 November 2019 The quotation must be submitted in sealed envelope to this office on
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) would like to invite interested Bhutanese citizens to apply for the following vacant post: Driver Position Level: D4 Slot: 1 Qualification: Class VIII passed with valid driving license (minimum of 3 Years of driving experience) Placement: ECB, HQ Employment Type: Regular Messenger Position Level: GSP Slot: 1 Qualification: Class X passed Placement: ECB, HQ Employment Type: Contract Interested applicants are requested
Read MorePartnership between the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) began in 2012, with the latter assisting the ECB in development and enhancement of capacity, steered towards delivering civic and electoral education and training services in Bhutan. Within the ECB, the Electoral
Read MoreElections allow the general voters to choose their representatives and express their preferences and concerns on how they wish to be governed. As a result, the integrity of the election process is fundamental to the integrity of democracy itself. The election system must be sufficiently robust to withstand a variety of fraudulent
Read MoreThe two days Consultative Meeting on Determinants of Voter’s Choice and Ways to Facilitate Women’s Participation in Elective Office held in Kichu Resort, Paro, Bhutan from 14th to 15th of October 2014 was a follow-up to the Resolution No. 11 taken of the 4th Meeting of the Forum of the
Read MoreIn Bhutan, as elsewhere in any developing and nurturing democracy, the number of women contesting elections and being elected are low in comparison to men and the issues of inadequate representation of women in the elective offices are raised more often. The number of women being nominated and elected to the
Read MoreAs Bhutan celebrated its 100 glorious years of Monarchy in 2008 under the reign of the Wangchuk Dynasty, the country became a Democratic Constitutional Monarchy. The democratic transition was marked by the conduct of first ever Parliamentary Elections. The elections saw a voter turnout of 53.05% in the National Council
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan is pleased to hereby declare, as required under Section 457 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008, the Results of the Bye-Election to the post of Gup of Boomdeling Gewog under Trashi Yangtse Dzongkhag and Gewog Tshogde Tshogpas of Dorithasa_Kowkha_Yangtse Chiwog of
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is celebrating the National Voters' Day (NVD) on 15th of September 2019 on the theme Participation as a Natural Responsibility through Democracy Club Meets to Engage and Empower the Youth in all 20 Dzongkhags. The NVD celebrations also coincides with the International Democracy Day
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan, in pursuance to Sections 577 and 579 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008, and Sections 33 and 34 of the Local Government Act, 2009 hereby calls Bye-Elections for the post of: - Gup in Boomdeling Gewog under Trashi Yangtse Dzongkhag and Gewog Tshogde Tshogpa in
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan invites sealed bids from interested ticketing agents having valid license for the purchase and issue of air tickets for: Paro-Bangalore (Via New Delhi)- 2 September 2019 Bangalore- Paro (Via New Delhi)- 5 September 2019 The quotation must be submitted in sealed envelope to this office on or
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is pleased to invite sealed quotation from the eligible Bhutanese supplier having valid business license for the supply of office furniture/ICT Equipmet/ Ofice partition Works and supply of Floor Carpet for the FY2019-20. A detailed set of Standard Bidding Document (SBD) can be downloaded
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan invites sealed bids from interested ticketing agents having valid license for the purchase and issue of air tickets for: Paro-Kolkata-Mumbai- 26 July 2019 Aurangabad-Kolkata- Paro- 31 July 2019 The quotation must be submitted to this office by 22 July 2019 before 10AM. The tender will be opened
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan invites sealed bids from interested ticketing agents having valid license for the purchase and issue of air tickets for: Paro-Kolkata-Mumbai- 26 July 2019 Aurangabad-Kolkata- Paro- 31 July 2019 The quotation must be submitted to this office by 22 July 2019 before 10AM. The tender will be opened
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