Trashigang
District: TRASHIGANG
Total Voters: 44,167
Constituency: Radhi-Sakteng
Political Party: Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT)
Candidate: Jigme Tsultrim
Date of Birth: 37 years
Qualification: Bachelor of Law
Filling up the vacuum left by his father, the son of former speaker, Jigme Tshultrim, 37, is standing for DPT from Radhi-Sakteng constituency.
He has a Bachelors degree in legal science from Mumbai law college, and is one of the founders of DPT and a member of the party’s Paro youth wing. Jigme Tshultrim also joined the militia in 2003 for operation “flush out” to fight against the militants.
Father Jigme Tshultim was convicted of corruption by the Mongar court.
(DCT had fielded Kinzang Choden as alternative candidate in case Jigme was not approved by the ECB)
Political Party: People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
Candidate: Tshering Wangmo
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Qualification:
Political Party: Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT)
Candidate: Jigme Wangchuk
Date of Birth: 28
Qualification: Bachelors of Commerce
Jigme Wangchuk, 28, contests from Radhi-Sagteng Constituency. Jigme did his degree in Bachelors in Commerce from St. Joseph’s College, India.
Political Party: Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT)
Candidate: Kinley Dorji
Date of Birth: 61 years
Qualification: Masters in Educational Administration
Kinley Dorji has been named as Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa’s candidate from Radhi-Sakteng constituency in Trashigang.
Kinley Dorji, 61, resigned as Director of the Department of Human Resources under the Labour and Human Settlement Ministry to join politics. He also served as the Executive Director of Bhutan Narcotic Control Agency and also as the Director of Department of Youth and Sports, Ministry of Education from 2004 to 2006.
He has received a certificate of appreciation for his 33 years of dedicated service to the country from the chairman, royal civil service commission chairman.
He has a Masters in Educational Administration from the University of New England, NSW, Australia and a Bachelor of Arts from Punjab University, Chandigarh, India. He did his Indian Certificate of Secondary Examination from Sherubtse Public School, Kanglung in 1974.
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Constituency: Thrimshing
Political Party: Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT)
Candidate: Choeki Wangmo
Date of Birth: June 22, 1982
Qualification: Bachelors of Arts
2008 Elections
Votes: 2,342
Total voters: 3,794
Ms. Cheoki Wangmo represents Thrimshing-Kangpar Constituency, Trashigang as the Candidate of Druk Phuensum Tshogpa. She graduated from MCM DAV College for Women Chandigarh, Punjab University in 2007 with Bachelors of Arts (political science, public administration, sociology and history and English). She is trained in computer applications, office management, and computer accounting. She is one of the youngest and most confident candidates, who joined the family of Phuensum Tshogpa with a lot of vigor and zeal looking to the long term politics. She is a spinster.
Political Party: Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT)
Candidate: Dorji Choden
Date of Birth: 52 years
Qualification:
Bhutan’s first woman engineer, 52 year-old Dorji Choden, will represent the party from Thrimshing-Kangpara constituency in Trashigang.
She is the party president.
After a brief political career in 2008 election, where she contested as one of the People’s democratic party’s candidates, she had moved on to work with UNDP as the assistant resident representative.
Political Party: People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
Candidate: Sonam Penjor
Date of Birth: 32
Qualification: BSc
Political Party: Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT)
Candidate: Tshering Dorji
Date of Birth: 28 years
Qualification: Bachelors of Arts
He is a private entrepreneur and runs his own business since a few years.
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Constituency: Kanglung-Samkhar-Udzorong
Political Party: Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT)
Candidae: Thinley Palden Dorji
Date of Birth: 38 years
Qualification:
Thinley Palden Dorji, 38, replaced former home minister Minjur Dorji, who has been convicted of corruption, as DPT candidate from Kanglung-Samkhar constituency.
With a degree in business administration from the European University in Belgium, he worked with Bhutan National Bank for five years, and then took over as the managing director of a private registered company. In 2009, he was elected as the vice president of the Bhutan chamber of commerce and industry.
For his contribution to the growth of private sector in Bhutan, he was accorded the honorary post of vice president of the SAARC chamber of commerce and industry in 2010. He is also the director of READ Bhutan, a non profit organisation since 2012.
Political Party: Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT)
Candidate: Norbu Wangchuk
Date of Birth: 43 years
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A management expert trainer and consultant, Norbu Wangchuk, is also one of the founding members of the party. He has about 20 years of work experience in the corporate and private sector.
Political Party: People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
Candidate: Dorji Dukpa
Date of Birth: 30 years
Qualification:
30 –year- old Dorji Dukpa said he was inspired by the performance of the PDP president who always voiced the thoughts of the people and is never been intimated.
Dorji Dukpa has worked more than two years in an NGO as a project manager, and he has a bachelor’s in arts from North Bengal University, India.
Political Party: Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT)
Candidate: Tshewang Tobjai
Date of Birth:
Qualification: BA
The DCT contestant from Trashigang graduated from Nehu University, India with a bachelor in arts in 2012. After graduating from college, he has spent time in his village, helping with the farm works.
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Constituency: Wamrong
Political Party: Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT)
Candidate: Lhatu
Date of Birth: January 17, 1967
Qualification: Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management, Bachelor of Commerce
2008 Elections
Votes: 3,224
Total voters: 4,401
Lhatu graduated from Sherubtse College, Kanglung with Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1991 and Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management, Chennai, India, 2003.
He was serving as Operations Manager with UNDP before he joined Phuensum Tshogpa in 2007. He began his career in 1992 as Head of Marketing & Sales Dept, Bhutan Agro Industries, Head Customer Services, Bhutan Telecom in 2000, and joined UNDP in 2001 as Finance Officer, and resigned as Head Operations Manager in 2007 to join politics. He is specialized in operations, marketing, logistics/procurement and quality management. Lhatu has been awarded as Best Participate (Trade Fair), recipient of Outstanding Performance Award, Best Team of the year and Best Employee of the year Awards respectively between 2004 and 2006. He is married and they have three sons and a daughter.
Political Party: People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
Candidate: Karma Tenzin
Date of Birth: 34 years
Qualification: Bachelors in Arts
Karma Tenzin (34), who completed Bachelors in Arts (Economics), worked in Royal Monetary Authority for seven and half years as Bank Examiner and Research Officer and T Bank Limited.
He also worked as Alternate Project Manager for UNDPTA for drafting of National Pension Policy Framework and National Pension Act and also served three years at T Bank Ltd. as the Company Secretary.
He did is bachelors degree from North Eastern Hill University, India, majoring in Economics.
Political Party: Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT)
Candidate: Ngawang Choden
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After graduating in 2011, she worked for the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) and the National Statistics Bureau (NSB).
Political Party: Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT)
Candidate: Kentsho Wangdi
Date of Birth:
Qualification: MBA
The former Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) soldier will contest from Khaling-Wamrong constituency under Trashigang Dzongkhag.
Besides his 21 years experience in the RBA, he has a Masters in Business Administration to his name from the West Bengal University of Technology in Kolkata.
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Constituency: Bartsham-Shongphu
Political Party: Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT)
Name: Wangdi Norbu
Date of Birth: June 15, 1954
Qualification: Bachelors of Economics
2008 Elections
Votes: 4,812
Total voters: 5,948
Lyonpo Wangdi Norbu graduated from University of Western Australia with Bachelors of Economics in 1976. He has taken specialized mid-term trainings in finances including programming and policies at Public Accounts & Audit, London, and IMF Washington DC among others.
Lyonpo’s career has orbited unprecedented within the financial sector until he became the Minister in 2003. He has been Member, Vice-Chairman, Chairman and Governor of 34 different prestigious organizations, corporations, and IFIs. He has successfully concluded several negotiation meetings for large project financing and aid mobilizations with EU donor countries like Austria, Danish, Dutch, Switzerland, and others India, Japan, IFAD, IFIs, etc.
Among notably several outstanding achievements, a few are building prudential financial systems, developing financial acts, rules & procedures, developing professionalism (accountability, performance & reporting) and personnel system in finance, provision of tax and loan systems, several check and balance system were put in place through committees, and revamping of financial institutions. Lyonpo is the recipient of several awards; Red Scarf (Dasho) in 1998, letters and Kasho of appreciation from Cabinet, RCSC and HRH Trongsa Penlop, and Orange Scarf (Lyonpo) in 2003. He is married with Aum Pem Zangmo and they have a daughter and a son.
He served as Minister for Finance in the erstwhile government.
Political Party: People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
Candidate: Thinley Norbu
Date of Birth: 39 years
Qualification:
Dr. Thinley Norbu, 39-year-old who has MBBS from Yangon University, Myanmar, and served for eight years as a medical officer in various health centers in Bhutan and was the medical doctor in Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project Authority.
Political Party: Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT)
Candidate: Pema Yangzom
Date of Birth: 28 years
Qualification: BBA
Political Party: Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT)
Candidate: Tenzin Lekphel
Date of Birth: 49 years
Qualification: Masters of Science in Agriculture Economics
Tenzin Lekphel, 49, is standing as DNT’s candidate from Trashigang’s Bartsham-Shongphu constituency. He is one of the founders of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa.
From Galing, Trashigang, Tenzin Lekphell, served under various capacities in the government, and now runs his own business.
Before he became the CEO of Institute of Management Studies (IMS), one of the premier private management institutes in the country, he was the Chief Labor Officer in the Department of Labor.
He has a Masters of Science in Agriculture Economics from University of London, UK and a BSc from Sherubtse College, Kanglung. He started his civil service career as a Planning Officer in the agriculture ministry in 1995.
Tenzin Lekphell was a militia officer in Royal Bhutan Army from 1990 to 1995.