Ugyen Wangdi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan | |
| Assumed office 31 October 2018 | |
| Constituency | Dramedtse Ngatshang |
| In office 2013–2018 | |
| Constituency | Dramedtse Ngatshang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1969 [1] |
| Political party | Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) |
Ugyen Wangdi is a Bhutanese politician who is currently a Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) member of the National Assembly of Bhutan since October 2018. [2] Previously he was member of the National Assembly from 2013 to 2018. [3]
Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of DPT from Dramedtse Ngatshang constituency in 2013 Bhutanese National Assembly election. He received 4,164 votes and defeated Tshering Dorji, a candidate of PDP. [4]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of DPT from Dramedtse Ngatshang constituency in the 2018 Bhutanese National Assembly election. He received 5,602 votes and defeated Jigme Dorji, a candidate of DNT. [5]
Following his successful election, DPT nominated him for the office of Speaker of the National Assembly of Bhutan. [6] He received 17 votes and lost the election to Wangchuk Namgyel who received 30 votes. [7]
References
- ^ "Know your candidate: Mongar".
- ^ "Ugyen Wangdi". www.nab.gov.bt.
- ^ "Ugyen Wangdi". National Assembly of Bhutan. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ Indra Adhikari (2013-07-13). "The National Assembly Elections 2013 results: PDP wins". IPA Journal. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ "In Mongar DPT loses one seat to DNT". The Bhutanese. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ "DNT nominates Wangchuk Namgyel and Tshencho Wangdi for Speaker and Deputy Speaker posts - BBS". Bhutan Broadcasting Service. 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Nyishong_Saephu MP Wangchuk Namgyel elected as the Speaker of NA - BBS". Bhutan Broadcasting Service. 31 October 2018.
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