National Council elections were held in Bhutan on 23 April 2013.NC elections in April 2013
BBS All candidates ran as independents, as National Council members were prohibited from belonging to a political party.

Electoral system

The 20 members of the National Council were elected in single-member constituencies equivalent to the country's twenty

Dzongkhag The Kingdom of Bhutan is divided into 20 districts ( Dzongkha: ). Bhutan is located between the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and India on the eastern slopes of the Himalayas in South Asia. are the primary subdivisions of Bhutan. They ...

s. A further five members were appointed by the

Druk Gyalpo The Druk Gyalpo (; 'Dragon King') is the head of state of the Bhutan, Kingdom of Bhutan. In the Dzongkha, Dzongkha language, Bhutan is known as ''Drukyul'' which translates as "The Land of the Thunder Dragon". Thus, while kings of Bhutan are ...

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IFES Candidates had to register by 31 March, whilst the campaigning period lasted from 1 to 21 April. A total of 67 candidates registered to run in the election, although the Dagana and

Trashigang Trashigang ( dz, བཀྲ་ཤིས་སྒང་།), or Tashigang, meaning "fortress of auspicious mount," is a town in eastern Bhutan and the district capital of the Trashigang Dzongkhag (district). The town lies to the east side of the ...

dzongkhags had only one candidate each. In those dzongkhags voters were given the choice of voting against the only candidate. Election day was a public holiday, and the country's borders were closed for the day.Bhutanese go to the polls in vote to elect new parliament
China Post, 24 April 2013

Results

Aftermath

Following the election Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck appointed Dasho Karma Yezer Raydi, Kuenlay Tshering, Karma Damcho Nidup,

Tashi Wangmo Tashi, also spelled Trashi (), is a Tibetan word meaning "good fortune" or "auspiciousness". Tashi or Trashi may refer to: People *Dagpo Tashi Namgyal, 16th-century Tibetan scholar *Guru Tashi, legendary ancestor of the Sikkimese royal family *Ng ...

and Tashi Wangyal to the Council.His Majesty re-nominates former five eminent persons
BBS News, 8 May 2013

References

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