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bhutan**

H.E. Chogyal Dago Rigdzin,
Chief, ECB

PArt i PArt ii
CoUNtrY ProfiLE LEgisLAtivE sYstEM

1. Official Name LEGISLATURE
Druk-yul (Kingdom of Bhutan)
1. Structure of National Legislature:
2. Government Bicameral
Democratic Constitutional Monarchy
2. Names of the Houses in vernacular and English
3. Head of State Designation The Gyalyong Tshogde (National Council)
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel WANGCHUCK
The Gyelyong Tshogdu (National Assembly)
4. Head of government Designation
Prime Minister LOTAY Tshering 3. Total no. of members in each house elected/
nominated
5. Capital 20 members of the Gyalyong Tshogde (National
Thimpu Council) are directly elected while 5 eminent per-

6. Currency sons are appointed by the monarch. 47 members
Afghani (AFN) of the Gyalyong Tshogdu (National Assembly) are
directly elected in two rounds of elections.
7. Ethnic Groups (with %age population)
Bhutan has three main ethnic groups; Sharchops, 4. Popular House
Ngalongs(50%) & Lhotsampas one of several Nep- Both the Gyalyong Tshogde and the Gyelyong
alese ethnic groups (35%), indigenous or migrant Tshogdu
tribes 15%
5. Type of Electoral System
8. Date of Independence First-past-the-post system
15 August , From UK
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9. Date of adoption of Democratic Constitution
18 July 2008 ELECtorAL sYstEM

10. Language (s)
Dzongka (official) (A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy

11. Literacy Levels 1. Name of the EMB(S)
Male: 75.02% Female: 57.08% Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)
Total: 66.56%(2017)

AS-3 215 **Draft. EMB has been requested to update the draft. Response awaited.

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