Ugyen Wangdi | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan | |
In office 31 October 2018 –2023 | |
Constituency | Dramedtse Ngatshang |
In office 2013–2018 | |
Constituency | Dramedtse Ngatshang |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1969 [1] |
Political party | Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) |
Ugyen Wangdi is a Bhutanese politician who was a Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) member of the National Assembly of Bhutan from October 2018 to 2023. [2] Previously he was member of the National Assembly from 2013 to 2018. [3]
He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of DPT from Dramedtse Ngatshang constituency in 2013 Bhutanese National Assembly election. He received 4,164 votes and defeated Tshering Dorji,a candidate of PDP. [4]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of DPT from Dramedtse Ngatshang constituency in the 2018 Bhutanese National Assembly election. He received 5,602 votes and defeated Jigme Dorji,a candidate of DNT. [5]
Following his successful election,DPT nominated him for the office of Speaker of the National Assembly of Bhutan. [6] He received 17 votes and lost the election to Wangchuk Namgyel of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa who received 30 votes. [7]
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