Issue of the Final Electoral Roll of the Thimphu, Phuentshogling and Gelegphu Thromdes 2016

The Election Commission of Bhutan 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 Thromde- wise breakup of the Electoral Roll is as presented in the Tables here-below:

Sl#	Dzongkhag	Thromde	Demkhong	Polling Station	Male	Female	Total
1	Chhukha	Phuentshogling	Phuentshogling Toed	Phuentshogling HSS	77	94	171
			Phuentshogling Maed	Phuentshogling MSS	86	74	160
			Rinchhending	College of Sci & Technology	50	40	90
			Pekarzhing	Pekarzhing	88	80	168
			Pasakha	Pasakha PS	65	54	119
			Nyedrag	Nyedrag (Bangi Bazar)	38	30	68
Total					404	372	776

2	Sarpang	Gelegphu	Trashiling	Gelegphu HSS	41	32	73
			Namkhaling	PWD Office	160	156	316
			Sonam Gatshel	Gelegphu LSS	61	74	135
			Jampelling	Fishery House	129	116	245
			Rabdeyling	Veterinary Office	60	81	141
			Samdrupling	Gelegphu Gewog Centre	111	100	211
Total					562	559	1121
3	Thimphu	Thimphu	Dechenchhoeling_Taba	Dechenchhoeling MSS	282	334	616
			Changgangkha	Changgangkha MSS	379	426	805
			Jungshina_Kawajangsa	Zilukha MSS	572	680	1252
			Motithang	Motithang HSS	212	245	457
			Norzin	Jigme Losel LSS	663	749	1412
			Chang Bangdu_Olakha	Chang Bangdu LSS	883	986	1869
			Babesa	Babesa LSS	414	453	867
Total					3405	3873	7278

The Electoral Roll contains the names of all Registered Voters who have attained eighteen years of age as on 1st October 2015, the qualifying date set under the laws.

The Electoral Roll can be inspected at the respective Dzongkhag Election Offices or the Returning Officer’s Offices or at the Office of the Election Commission of Bhutan in Thimphu.

Each Candidate, upon the acceptance of his/her candidature by the Returning officer on 3rd of January 2016, shall be given a copy of the Voters’ list for his /her Demkhong for reference.

An individual voter can check his/her voter registration status and information on the polling stations in the Electoral Roll on the website of the Election Commission of Bhutan: www.election-bhutan.org.bt by clicking E-Roll button using the Citizenship Identity Card number to access.

Issued on the 25th Day of the 11th Month of the Wood Female Sheep Year corresponding to 25th of December 2015.

(Chogyal Dago Rigdzin)
Chief Election Commissioner of Bhutan