Ugyen Dorji (DPT politician)

Ugyen Dorji
Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan
In office
31 October 2018 โ€“ 2023
Preceded byMingbo Dukpa
ConstituencyDewathang Gomdar
In office
2008โ€“2013
Succeeded byMingbo Dukpa
ConstituencyDewathang Gomdar
Personal details
Bornc. 1975[1]
NationalityBhutanese
Political partyDruk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT)

Ugyen Dorji is a Bhutanese politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan from October 2018 to 2023.[2]

Education

He holds a Master's degree in Industrial and Employment Relations from Monash University, Australia.[3]

Political career

Dorji was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan as a candidate of DPT in the 2008 Bhutanese National Assembly election. He received 5,610 votes and defeated Mingbo Dukpa, a candidate of PDP.[3]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Bhutan as a candidate of DPT in the 2013 Bhutanese National Assembly election, but was unsuccessful. He received 2,205 votes and lost the seat to the same opponent Mingbo Dukpa.[3]

Dorji was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan as a candidate of DPT from Dewathang Gomdar constituency in 2018 Bhutanese National Assembly election. He received 5,367 votes and defeated Thinley Namgay, a candidate of DNT.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Bhutan 2018 Elections". www.peldendrukpa.com.
  2. ^ "Hon. Ugyen Dorji". www.nab.gov.bt.
  3. ^ a b c "DPT declares candidates from two constituencies in S/Jongkhar โ€“ Business Bhutan".
  4. ^ "DPT wins Zhemgang & Samdrup Jongkhar".