Elections for the 43 seats in the Tibetan Parliament in Exile were held on 25 April 1996. Organized by the Tibetan Electoral Commission, participation was reported at some 32880 votes. [1] Tibetans in exile elected representatives from the three historical regions of Tibet, the four classic Tibetan Buddhist schools, the traditional pre-Buddhist Bön religion and representatives of the exile community in Europe and the Americas. [2] Three members were appointed by the Dalai Lama. The Samdhong Rinpoche y Thupten Lungrig were elected president and vice-president of the Parliament.[ citation needed ]
| Seat | Member | Representation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 President [3] | Samdhong Rinpoché | Kham |
| 2 Vice President | Thupten Lungrig | Dalái Lama appointed |
| 3 | Tsering Phuntsok | Nyingma |
| 4 | Bhutuk Gyari | Nyingma |
| 5 | Karma Sherab Tharchin | Kagyu |
| 6 | Lodoe Tharchen | Kagyu |
| 7 | Pema Jungney | Sakya |
| 8 | Guru Gyaltsen | Sakya |
| 9 | Yonten Phuntsok | Gelug |
| 10 | Tashi Gyatlsen | Gelug |
| 11 | Jadhur Sangpo | Bön |
| 12 | Thokme | Bön |
| 13 | Ngawang Lhamo | Ü-Tsang |
| 14 | Tsering Norzom | Ü-Tsang |
| 15 | Namgyal Wangdu | Ü-Tsang |
| 16 | Dawa Tsering | Ü-Tsang |
| 17 | Dongsur Ngawang Tenpa | Ü-Tsang |
| 18 | Karma Chophel | Ü-Tsang |
| 19 | Norbu Dhargye | Ü-Tsang |
| 20 | Pema Tsewang | Ü-Tsang |
| 21 | Thangsar Yonten Gyatso | Ü-Tsang |
| 22 | Lobsang Shastri | Ü-Tsang |
| 23 | Sonam Togyal | Kham |
| 24 | Tsultrim Tenzin | Kham |
| 25 | Andrug Choegkyi (Tamdin Choegkyi) | Kham |
| 26 | Dolma Gyari | Kham |
| 27 | Lobsang Nyandak | Kham |
| 28 | Nyisang | Kham |
| 29 | Pema Dolma | Kham |
| 30 | Pema Choejor | Kham |
| 31 | Chemi Youndon | Kham |
| 32 | Tenzin Choedon | Amdo |
| 33 | Soepa Gyatso | Amdo |
| 34 | Tsezin Khedup | Amdo |
| 35 | Kirti Dolkar Lhamo | Amdo |
| 36 | Penpa Tsering | Amdo |
| 37 | Hortsang Jigme | Amdo |
| 38 | Thupten Woser | Amdo |
| 39 | Tsering Dolma | Amdo |
| 40 | Kalden | Amdo |
| 41 | Dhugkar Tsering | Amdo |
| 42 | Zatul Rinpoché | Europe |
| 43 | Dewatsang Thinley Chodon | Europe |
| 44 | Wangchuk Dorjee | Americas |
| 45 | Yeshe Tseten | Dalái Lama appointed |
| 46 | Tharlam Dolma | Dalái Lama appointed |
