Ugyen Tshering (DNT politician)

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Ugyen Tshering
Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan
Assumed office
31 October 2018
Preceded by Khandu Wangchuk
ConstituencyLamgong-Wangchang
Personal details
Bornc.1965 [1]
NationalityBhutanese
Political party Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT)

Ugyen Tshering is a Bhutanese politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018. [2] Previously, he was a member of the National Council of Bhutan from 2008 to 2013. [1]

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Education

He graduated from the University of Delhi [1] and received a degree of Master of Arts. He also holds a Post Graduate degree in Film Editing and Television Studies. [3]

University of Delhi Central university located in New Delhi

The University of Delhi, informally known as Delhi University (DU), is a collegiate public central university, located in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly. As a collegiate university, its main functions are divided between the academic departments of the university and affiliated colleges. Consisting of three colleges, two faculties, and 750 students at its founding, the University of Delhi has since become India's largest institution of higher learning and among the largest in the world. The university currently consists of 16 faculties and 86 departments distributed across its North and South campuses. It has 77 affiliated colleges and 5 other institutes with an enrollment of over 132,000 regular students and 261,000 non-formal students. The Vice-President of India serves as the University's chancellor.

A Master of Arts is a person who was admitted to a type of master's degree awarded by universities in many countries, and the degree is also named Master of Arts in colloquial speech. The degree is usually contrasted with the Master of Science. Those admitted to the degree typically study linguistics, history, communication studies, diplomacy, public administration, political science, or other subjects within the scope of the humanities and social sciences; however, different universities have different conventions and may also offer the degree for fields typically considered within the natural sciences and mathematics. The degree can be conferred in respect of completing courses and passing examinations, research, or a combination of the two.

Political career

Before joining politics, he was a documentarian. [3]

He was elected to the National Council of Bhutan from Paro in the Bhutanese National Council election, 2008. [4]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan as a candidate of DNT from Lamgong-Wangchang constituency in 2018 Bhutanese National Assembly election. He received 3,566 votes and defeated Phub Tshering, a candidate of Druk Phuensum Tshogpa. [5]

2018 Bhutanese National Assembly election

National Assembly elections were held in Bhutan in 2018; the first round was held on 15 September and the second round on 18 October.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bhutan 2018 Elections". www.peldendrukpa.com.
  2. "Ugyen Tshering". www.nab.gov.bt.
  3. 1 2 "Know your candidate: Paro".
  4. "Bhutan NC Elections". 16 June 2008.
  5. "How DNT took Paro".