The Election Commission of Bhutan, under Section 457 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, hereby notifies the general public that Nima has been successfully elected as the Gewog Tshogde Tshogpa for Langthil Chiwog with the polls held on 18 th of August 2017.
The overall Voter Turnout was 21.1 % with a total of 94 Voters, out of the total 446 Registered Voters turning out to cast their votes.
All 94 votes were cast in person on the Electronic Voting Machine in the polling station in the chiwog and no votes through Postal Ballot.
It is also hereby being notified that a member elected to fill a casual vacancy shall only serve for the remainder of the predecessor’s term of office as per the Section 580 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008.
The general public is hereby informed that the Election Petition Period starts from 19 th of August 2017 and shall end at 5 P.M. on 31 st of August 2017.
Issued on the Tenth Day of the Seventh Month of the Fire Female Bird Year corresponding to 19 th of August 2017.
Chief Election Commissioner of Bhutan
