2023 Bhutanese National Council election

National Council elections were held in Bhutan on 20 April 2023.^[2][3][4]

2023 Bhutanese National Council election

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20 national councilors 11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	54.64%[1]
Incumbent re-elected      Incumbent defeated      Open seat
Chairperson before election Tashi Dorji Independent Elected Chairperson Sangay Dorji Independent

Electoral system

The 20 members of the National Council were elected from single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post voting.^[5]

Results

Dzongkhag	Candidate	Votes	%	Notes
Bumthang	Kencho Tshering	4,381	40.1	Elected
	Kunzang Dorji	2,261	20.7	Unseated
Chukha	Sangay Dorji	7,958	28.4	Re-elected
	Damcho Gyeltshen	4,141	14.78
	Hem Prasad Rai	2,078	7.42
	Tandin Wangchuk	999	3.57
Dagana	Birendra Chimoria	7,143	25.88	Elected
	Surjaman Thapa	3,787	13.72	Unseated
	Tshechu	2,737	9.92
	Dawa	1,746	6.33
Gasa	Tshering	986	43.26	Elected
	Dorji Khandu	806	35.37	Unseated
Haa	Dago Tsheringla	2,690	31.84	Elected
	Ugyen Namgay	2,101	24.87	Unseated
Lhuntse	Kelzang Lhundup	4,600	24.89	Elected
	Tshering Penjor	4,514	24.43
Mongar	Tshering Wangchen	6,066	15.9	Elected
	Sonam Pelzom	4,349	11.4	Unseated
	Tashi Penjor	3,591	9.41
	Dorji Wangmo	3,305	8.66
	Chhimi Dorji	1,993	5.22
	Tshering Dorji	1,255	3.29
	Jigme Tenzin	926	2.43
Paro	Ugyen Tshering	3,547	16.99	Re-elected
	Jigme	3,330	15.95
	Gyeltshen Dukpa	2,135	10.23
	Ugyen Dorji	2,047	9.8
	Zecko	882	4.22
Pemagatshel	Jamyang Namgyal	7,149	25.03	Elected
	Choining Dorji	4,213	14.75	Unseated
	Yeshey Jamtsho	3,999	14
Punakha	Namgay Dorji	3,316	17.65	Elected
	Lhaki Dolma	2,843	15.13	Unseated
	Chencho Wangdi	1,968	10.48
	Dophu Dukpa	1,627	8.66
	Dorji Tenzin	1,164	6.2
Samdrup Jongkhar	Tshewang Rinchen	5,639	19.64	Elected
	Tshering Norbu	3,117	10.86
	Tempa Gyeltshen	2,999	10.45
	Karma Tshering Wangchuk	2,081	7.25
	Ran Bahadur Biswa	1,517	5.28
	Tshering Choeda	965	3.36
Samtse	Tashi Dendup	7,161	13.82	Elected
	Kumar Ghalley	5,202	10.04
	Subash Sharma	4,751	9.17
	Ngawang Tshering	3,585	6.92
	Chungdu Tshering	1,776	3.43
	Pol Prasad Chapagai	1,595	3.08
	Til Chand Sharma	1,138	2.2
	Samir Giri	1,029	1.99
Sarpang	Pema Tashi	5,253	15.54	Elected
	San Bdr. Monger	2,918	8.63
	Kuenga	2,863	8.47
	Dechen Lhaden	2,170	6.42
	Deo Kumar Rimal	1,957	5.79
	Anand Rai	1,848	5.47	Unseated
	Khari Lal Gurung	1,091	3.23
	Rajesh Rai	804	2.38
	Dorji Dukpa	760	2.25
Thimphu	Leki Tshering	4,102	24.97	Elected
	Nima Gyeltshen	3,046	18.54
Trashigang	Sonam Tobgyel	12,958	24.83	Elected
	Gongsar Karma Chhopel	5,584	10.7
	Jakar Dorji	4,923	9.44
	Sangay Tenzin	1,738	3.33
	Galey Tenzin	987	1.89
Trashiyangtse	Sonam Tenzin	3,624	17.6	Elected
	Ngawang Tashi	2,708	13.15
	Kiba Wangchuk	1,690	8.21
	Karma Gyeltshen	1,350	6.56	Unseated
	Sonam Tshering	1,162	5.64
Trongsa	Rinzin Namgyal	3,109	27.95	Elected
	Sonam Penjor	2,897	26.05
Tsirang	Nima Wangdi	5,359	20.52	Elected
	Sarvajit Rai	3,382	12.95
	Yangkhu Tshering Sherpa	2,689	10.29
	Narapati Nepal	1,146	4.39
	Raghu Nath Nepal	921	3.53
	Gopal Thapa	886	3.39
Wangdue Phodrang	Phub Dorji	4,143	18.52	Elected
	Nim Gyeltshen	3,498	15.64
	Ugyen	3,176	14.2
	Karma Dorji	2,204	9.85
	Kuenley Tshering	1,709	7.64
Zhemgang	Tshering Tshomo	3,170	15.45	Elected
	Sonam Leki	2,930	14.28
	Thinley Jamtsho	2,781	13.55
	Tshering Yeshi	1,367	6.66
	Samphel Dendup	1,343	6.54
Total		265,441	100
Registered voters/turnout		485,811	54.64
Source: Election Commission of Bhutan