Ugyen Wangdi Explained

Ugyen Wangdi
Office:	Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan
Term Start:	31 October 2018
Constituency:	Dramedtse Ngatshang
Term Start2:	2013
Term End2:	2018
Constituency2:	Dramedtse Ngatshang
Party:	Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT)
Birth Date:	^[1]

Ugyen Wangdi is a Bhutanese politician who is currently a Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) member of the National Assembly of Bhutan since October 2018.^[2] Previously he was member of the National Assembly from 2013 to 2018.^[3]

Political career

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 who received 30 votes.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Know your candidate: Mongar.
2. Web site: Ugyen Wangdi. www.nab.gov.bt.
3. Web site: Ugyen Wangdi. National Assembly of Bhutan. 13 November 2018.
4. Web site: Indra Adhikari . The National Assembly Elections 2013 results: PDP wins . IPA Journal . 2013-07-13 . 2019-01-02.
5. Web site: In Mongar DPT loses one seat to DNT . The Bhutanese . 2019-01-02.
6. Web site: DNT nominates Wangchuk Namgyel and Tshencho Wangdi for Speaker and Deputy Speaker posts - BBS. 30 October 2018. Bhutan Broadcasting Service.
7. Web site: Nyishong_Saephu MP Wangchuk Namgyel elected as the Speaker of NA - BBS. 31 October 2018. Bhutan Broadcasting Service.