The 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.
Rinchen Lethro (CID No: 10713000027) hailing from Daag village has been successfully elected as the Gewog Tshogde Tshogpa of Daag Chiwog under Silambi Gewog, Monggar Dzongkhag with the poll day on December 12, 2024.
The overall voter turnout detail is as follows:
Of the 255 registered eligible voters (M= 120 & F= 135), 96 cast their votes on the poll day (EVM: 62 & Postal Ballot: 34) achieving an overall voter turnout of 37.6%.
Details of the result is available on the Election Commission’s web page: www.ecb.bt. It is also hereby being notified that as per Section 580 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, the member elected shall only serve for the remainder term of the 3rd Local Government.
The public and all stakeholders may note that the Election Petition Period of 10 days for this Bye-Election starts today and ends at 5 p.m. of December 22, 2024.
Issued on the 13th Day of the 10th Month of the Wood Male Dragon Year, corresponding to December 13, 2024.
Chief Election Commissioner of Bhutan
