Kinga Penjor

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Kinga Penjor
Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan
Assumed office
31 October 2018
Preceded byKarma Rangdol
ConstituencyGangzur-Minjey
Personal details
Bornc. 1974 [1]
Gangzur Gewog
NationalityBhutanese
Political party Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT)

Kinga Penjor 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 BA (Hons) degree in Dzongkha. [1]

Political career

Before joining politics, he worked as a broadcast journalist. [3]

Penjor ran unsuccessfully for the Lhuentse Dzongkhag in the 2018 Bhutanese National Council Election. [4] [5] [6]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan as a candidate of DNT from Gangzur-Minjey constituency [7] in 2018 Bhutanese National Assembly Election. [8] He received 3,026 votes and defeated Tshering Dorji, a candidate of Druk Phuensum Tshogpa. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Know your candidate: Lhuentse".
  2. ↑ "Kinga Penjor". www.nab.gov.bt.
  3. ↑ "DNT launches 46 candidates". The Bhutanese.
  4. ↑ "Lhuentse elects Tempa Dorji again".
  5. ↑ "Lhuentse NC aspirant hopes to address national issues". KuenselOnline. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  6. ↑ "Former BBS producer to contest for council from Lhuntse – Business Bhutan" . Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  7. ↑ "Bhutan 2018 Elections". www.peldendrukpa.com.
  8. 1 2 "Lhuentse splits – KuenselOnline". 19 October 2018.
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