The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) confirmed 127 candidates to contest for the upcoming National Council election (NC) which will be held on April 20.
This is the final confirmation from ECB. Earlier, 130 candidates were nominated during the Gewog Dhamngoi Zomdu. However, on March 19- the last day of filing nominations, three candidates didn’t file their nominations. The three candidates are from Pema Gatshel, Sarpang, and Trashigang.
The National Council is apolitical body and has both legislative and review functions, and is also referred to as the ‘House of Review.’