Two Nepali-ethnic of 15 seats won Bhutan's election

The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has published the result of the election for National Council held on Monday that elected 15 out of 20 members of the upper house.

According to the commission, out of total 41 contestants, actually only one Lhotsampa has won in the election. Justin Gurung in Tsirang secured highest votes. In Samtse, where all four candidates were Lhotsampas, Mani Kumar Rai secured his position.

Now, southern Bhutanese who occupy over 30 percent of the total population will have two representatives in the upper House.

Similarly, three female candidates have won the election from Zhemgang, Wangdue Phodrang and Chukha.  

Five members are to be nominated by the king.

An estimated one hundred seven thousands Nepali-ethnic Bhutanese were driven away from the country during early 1990s. This population is spending refugee life under the UNHCR-sponsored camps in Nepal for the last 17 years.