Hemant Gurung | |
Office: | Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan |
Term Start: | 31 October 2018 |
Predecessor: | Ngeema Sangay Tshempo |
Constituency: | Lhamoi Dzingkha Tashiding |
Term Start1: | 2008 |
Term End1: | 2013 |
Successor1: | Ngeema Sangay Tshempo |
Constituency1: | Lhamoi Dzingkha Tashiding |
Nationality: | Bhutanese |
Party: | Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) |
Birth Date: | [1] |
Alma Mater: | Jawaharlal Nehru University |
Allegiance: | Bhutan |
Branch: | Royal Bhutan Police Royal Bhutan Army |
Hemant Gurung 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 Assembly of Bhutan from 2008 to 2013.[1]
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India.[1]
Gurung was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan as a candidate of Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) from Lhamoi Dzingkha Tashiding constituency in 2008 Bhutanese National Assembly election.
He later left DPT to join Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa[3] and was elected for the second time to the National Assembly of Bhutan from Constituency Lhamoi Dzingkha Tashiding[4] in 2018 Bhutanese National Assembly election.[5] He received 6,257 votes, defeating Prem Kumar Khatiwara, a candidate of DPT.[6]