Karma Thinley

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Karma Thinley
Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan
Assumed office
31 October 2018
Preceded byKarma Tenzin
ConstituencyWamrong
Personal details
Bornc. 1973 [1]
NationalityBhutanese
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]

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Education

He holds a Master's degree in Educational Leadership and Management from St. Francis Xavier University, Canada. [1]

Political career

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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References

  1. 1 2 "Bhutan 2018 Elections". www.peldendrukpa.com.
  2. ↑ "Karma Thinley". www.nab.gov.bt.
  3. ↑ "DPT chooses former teacher as candidate for Wamrong".
  4. ↑ "DPT will form a strong opposition : DPT president Pema Gyamtsho". Business Bhutan.
  5. ↑ Live election results Bhutan News Network
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