Karma Thinley | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan | |
Assumed office 31 October 2018 | |
Preceded by | Karma Tenzin |
Constituency | Wamrong |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1973 [1] |
Nationality | Bhutanese |
Political party | Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) |
Karma Thinley is a Bhutanese politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan,since October 2018. [2]
He holds a Master's degree in Educational Leadership and Management from St. Francis Xavier University,Canada. [1]
Before joining politics,he was a teacher. [3]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan as a candidate of DPT from Wamrong constituency in 2018 Bhutanese National Assembly election. [4] He received 2980 votes and defeated Jigme Wangdi,a candidate of DNT. [5]
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