NOTIFICATION: Issuance of the Final Electoral Roll for the Second Phase of Second Local Government Elections 2016

The Election Commission of Bhutan, pursuant to Notification ECB/NOTIF/-01/2016/193 dated 9^th of August 2016 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 Second Phase of Second Local Government Elections 2016.

The Final Electoral Roll, after due incorporation of changes received from the Dzongkhags during the “Claims and Objections” period from 20^th to 30^th of July 2016, has a total of 402,089 voters of which 205,219 are Females and 196,870 Males as on 1^st of July 2016, the qualifying date for the Second Phase of Second Local Government Elections 2016.

The Dzongkhag wise break-up of the Electoral Roll is as follows:

Sl#	Dzongkhag	Male	Male(%)	Female	Female(%)	Total
1	Bumthang	4,290	46.54	4,928	53.46	9,218
2	Chhukha	11,454	49.92	11,492	50.08	22,946
3	Dagana	11,438	50.09	11,397	49.91	22,835
4	Gasa	925	48.08	999	51.92	1,924
5	Haa	3,464	47.23	3,870	52.77	7,334
6	Lhuentse	7,160	46.64	8,190	53.36	15,350
7	Monggar	15,778	48.01	17,084	51.99	32,862
8	Paro	8,466	47.87	9,218	52.13	17,684

9	PemaGatshel	11,908	48.59	12,598	51.41	24,506
10	Punakha	7,520	47.65	8,262	52.35	15,782
11	SamdrupJongkhar	11,382	48.29	12,189	51.71	23,571
12	Samtse	23,536	52.38	21,400	47.62	44,936
13	Sarpang	13,684	50.02	13,673	49.98	27,357
14	Thimphu	2,943	47.43	3,262	52.57	6,205
15	Trashigang	21,532	48.36	22,992	51.64	44,524
16	TrashiYangtse	8,483	48.34	9,067	51.66	17,550
17	Trongsa	4,694	48.32	5,021	51.68	9,715
18	Tsirang	10,999	50.93	10,599	49.07	21,598
19	WangduePhodrang	8,613	45.70	10,234	54.30	18,847
20	Zhemgang	8,601	49.59	8,744	50.41	17,345
Total		196,870	48.9618	205,219	51.0382	402,089

Out of the total registered voters in the country, 78,218 have registered as Postal Voters for the Second Phase of Second Local Government Elections 2016.

An individual Voter can check his / her voter registration status and information on Polling Station on the website of the Election Commission of Bhutan: www.election-bhutan.org.bt or access using the ECB Mobile application which can be downloaded from google play store.

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

Issued on the 29^th Day of the 7^th Month of the Fire Male Monkey Year of the Bhutanese Calendar corresponding to 31^stof August 2016.

(Chogyal Dago Rigdzin)

Chief Election Commissioner of Bhutan