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- ↑ Final report: National Assembly Elections, 24 March 2008 European Union Election Observer Mission
- 1 2 3 4 Aum Karma Lhamo KCD Productions
- ↑ Biodata of Candidates Contesting General Elections, 2018. Monggar Electoral Commission of Bhutan
- 1 2 How the Bhutanese Vote in Elections: a Broad Mindscape of the Bhutanese Vote The Druk Journal
- ↑ Result Electoral Commission
- ↑ DPT loses a constituency in Mongar Kuensel, 19 October 2018
- ↑ Mongar : Karma Lhamo wins with DNT Kuensel, 30 June 2021