Ensuring Free and Fair Elections and Referendums
The Statistical Information on Bhutan’s Third Parliamentary Elections 2018 is the second publication of election data by the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB). This document provides comprehensive statistical information related to the Third Parliamentary Elections. This publication will provide information related to voters, voter turnout, election officials and information related to elections.
Read MorePartnership between the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) began in 2012, with the latter assisting the ECB in development and enhancement of capacity, steered towards delivering civic and electoral education and training services in Bhutan. Within the ECB, the Electoral
Read MoreElections allow the general voters to choose their representatives and express their preferences and concerns on how they wish to be governed. As a result, the integrity of the election process is fundamental to the integrity of democracy itself. The election system must be sufficiently robust to withstand a variety of fraudulent
Read MoreThe two days Consultative Meeting on Determinants of Voter’s Choice and Ways to Facilitate Women’s Participation in Elective Office held in Kichu Resort, Paro, Bhutan from 14th to 15th of October 2014 was a follow-up to the Resolution No. 11 taken of the 4th Meeting of the Forum of the
Read MoreIn Bhutan, as elsewhere in any developing and nurturing democracy, the number of women contesting elections and being elected are low in comparison to men and the issues of inadequate representation of women in the elective offices are raised more often. The number of women being nominated and elected to the
Read MoreAs Bhutan celebrated its 100 glorious years of Monarchy in 2008 under the reign of the Wangchuk Dynasty, the country became a Democratic Constitutional Monarchy. The democratic transition was marked by the conduct of first ever Parliamentary Elections. The elections saw a voter turnout of 53.05% in the National Council
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