Pursuant to Section 457 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) hereby declares the result of the Bye-Election conducted to fill the vacant post of the Gewog Tshogde Tshogpa in Dhangkhar_Trong Chiwog of Trong Gewog under Zhemgang Dzongkhag.
Ugyen Choden, holdingCID No. 12008000260, has been successfully elected to the above-mentioned post during the poll held on March 12, 2026.
In terms of the overall voter turnout, of the 627 registered eligible voters (M= 303 & F= 324), 248 (EVM: 179 & Postal Ballot: 69) cast their votes on the poll day with overall voter turnout at 39.55%.
Further details of the result is available on the ECB’s web-page: https://www.ecb.bt/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ResultofByeElectionforGTTpostatDangkhar-TrongChiwogZhemgang-12032026.pdf/. It is 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 of his/her predecessor’s term of office.
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. on March 22, 2026.
Issued on the 25th Day of the 1st Month of the Fire Male Horse Year, corresponding to March 13, 2026.
Chief Election Commissioner of Bhutan
