The Four New Thrompons of Bhutan

Kinlay Dorjee ; Babesa constituency candidate, Kinlay Dorjee has been elected the Thimphu thrompon with a comfortable majorty over his two contestants.
The former general manager, customer services division, Bhutan Power Corporation won 1335 votes of the total 2,994 (including postal ballot)votes cast today. Kinlay Dorjee also had the highest number of postal ballot with 21 out of 23 people voting for him.
Tsheten Dorji, 59, from core Phuentsholing town beat Uttar Kumar Rai and Dr Ashan Chhetri to the post of the Phuentsholing thrompon.
The businessman who moved and lived in Chukha since 1960 from Trashigang secured 182 votes out of a total 447 votes cast. Dr Ashan Chhetri came second with 140 and Uttar Kumar third with 125 votes.
Namgay; Preliminary reports indicates that former dzongda, Namgay has the won the seat of the Gelephu thrompon with more than 80 votes. The former Chukha dzongda and People’s Democratic Part candidate had secured 309 votes including two postal votes to Churamani Tiwari’s 223.
Meanwhile, Lok Bahadur Chettri was elected as the Jampeling tshogpa beating Kharka Bahadur and Devi Maya Bhandari. Lok Bhadur secured 43 votes out of the 93. In the Samdrupling demkhung, Karchung beat Sangay Wangdi for the post with 65 votes to 45.
Chencho Gyeltshen was elected the Tashiling tshogpa with 35 “yes” votes out of 40. Sithar Dorji of Namkhaling won 122 yes votes out of 149 votes cast to become the tshogpa and 55 out of 69 voted Krishna Prasad Sharma as the Sonam Gatshel tshogpa.
Karma Sherub Thobgyal; Winning 140 votes of the 222 total votes cast, Karma Sherub Thobgyal has been elected as the first thrompon of Samdrupjongkhar thromde. The other contestant, Dechen Wangmo secured only 82 votes. Source: Kuenselonline