This 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 the election.
Section 268 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008 provides that:
“The election campaign shall be permitted to commence from the date of issue of notification by a Royal Decree calling an election as announced, or notified in the case of Local Government elections by the Election Commission and end forty-eight hours prior to the hour fixed for the commencement of poll for the election.”
Any election campaign before the issue of notification calling Local Government elections shall be construed as being in violation of the Section mentioned above and shall be dealt as per the electoral laws.
Therefore, the ECB would like to remind the general public to refrain from any form of election campaign prior to the issuance of notification calling the Local Government elections.
Chief Election Commissioner
