ElectionsTibetan Elections: Official preliminary round 2021 results

Chief Election Commissioner Wangdu Tsering Pesur announces the results of the preliminary round of elections for Sikyong and members of Tibetan Parliament-in-exile at the exile headquarters in Dharamshala, India, on 8 February 2021. Tibet Sun/Lobsang Wangyal

McLEOD GANJ, India, 8 February 2021

by Lobsang Wangyal

Sikyong Total updated on 9 February 2021

The Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration announced the results of the preliminary round of the 2021 Tibetan Elections on 8 February 2021. The polling was held on 3 January to elect candidates for the final voting for Sikyong (Prime Minister) and 45 Chitues (Members of Parliament). Out of 82,969 registered voters, 63,701 Tibetans voted at 57 locations in 25 countries around the world. However, voting didn't take place in Bhutan.

Tibetans in India and Nepal will choose 10 members each from their respective provinces of Amdo, Kham, and U-Tsang. The monks and nuns will elect two representatives each from their respective religious schools: Bon, Gelug, Kagyu, Nyingma, or Sakya. Residents of Australasia (excluding India, Nepal, and Bhutan) will elect one, and of Europe and North/South America will elect two representatives each.

Names announced today for Sikyong and members of Parliament must confirm their position whether staying in the fray with the Election Commission to be shortlisted as candidates for the final round of voting on 11 April. All those shortlisted must write to their local Election Commission by 15 February. If a person is running either for Sikyong or Chithue, they must submit their bio along with recent photographs.

List of the candidates for the final round will be announced on 21 March, with each assigned an election sign along with their names and other details. No campaigning will be allowed by anyone till the above date of announcing the final candidates, leaving only 20 days for campaigning.

The Election Commission announced that there had been errors in the totals of the Sikyong results, and updated those totals on 9 February 2021.

Sikyong results

Name	Origin	From	Occupation	Votes
Penpa Tsering	Nangra/Amdo	Bylakuppe	Former Speaker	23,762
Kelsang Dorjee Aukatsang	Chamdo/Kham	Switzerland	Former SARD Director	14,031
Gyari Dolma	Nyarong/Kham	Delhi	Former Minister	13,171
Dongchung Ngodup	Surtso/U-Tsang	Delhi	Former Minister	10,011
Lobsang Nyandak	Chateng/Kham	US	Former Minister	983
Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok	Ngari/U-Tsang	Dharamshala	Deputy Speaker	221
Go to breakdown of 2021 preliminary sikyong election results collected by Tibet Sun.

Chitue results


Name	Residence	Votes
Pema Tso	Dharamshala	1,558
Dhondup Tashi	Dharamshala	1,438
Serta Tashi Dhondup	Kathmandu	1,257
Yeshi Dolma	Dharamshala	1,164
Karma Gelek	Bhandara	1,086
Ratsa Sonam Norbu	Nepal	1,015
Lobsang Thubten	Dharamshala	858
Geshe Gangri	Dharamshala	842
Tsering Lhamo	Dharamshala	794
Thubten Lungrig	Dharamshala	788
Lobsang Choejor	Dharamshala	735
Pasang Topden	Pune	554
Choedak Gyatso	Dharamshala	547
Lobsang Tashi	Clement Town	539
Tenzin Choedak	Delhi	504
Sonam Wangmo	Clement Town	458
Ugyen Kyap	Delhi	475
Sangay Tashi	Dharamshala	394
Chungdup Tsering	Hunsur	339
Lhalung Gyal	Dharamshala	288
Lobsang Choephel	Dharamshala	221
Tsering Youdon	Hunsur	177
Wangden Kyap	Dharamshala	175
Nyenthar	Bangalore	167
Geshe Lobsang	Mundgod	141
Dukden Kyi	Dharamshala	134
Tsering Logya	Bir	122
Meu Wangzin Lhamo	Delhi	41
Penpa Tsering	Bylakuppe	22
Dhondup Tashi	Clement Town	6


Name	Residence	Votes
Dorje Tsetan	Bir	6,958
Aukatsang Youdon	Gangtok	5,801
Tenzin Jigdel	Dharamshala	4,601
Tsering Dolma	Shillong	4,469
Juchen Kunchok Choedon	Bir	4,419
Gyaldong Phurbu Dorje	Dharamshala	3,761
Serta Tsultrim	Bir	3,638
Kunchok Yarphel	Delhi	3,315
Yangchen Dolkar	Shillong	2,819
Choephel Thupten	Bangalore	2,647
Wangdue Dorje	Bir	2,563
Tamdin Hrichoe	Pokhara	2,164
Pema Delek	Bylakuppe	2,163
Lhundup Dorje	Bylakuppe	2,034
Tenpa Yarphel	Dharamshala	1,867
Ngawang Lodoe	Kumrao	1,709
Ngawang Tharpa	Dharamshala	1,534
Nyingmig	Tashi Jong	1,466
Ugyen Jigme	Clement Town	1,451
Dawa Dolma	Hunsur	1,393
Thupten Tashi	Mundgod	1,314
Jangchup Rinchen	Dharamshala	1,087
Jamyang Dakpa	Dharamshala	1,038
Tashi Wangdue	Bangalore	1,070
Ngawang Choephel	Gopalpur	1,015
Tsewang Tenzin	Hunsur	1,007
Sonam Choedon	Kalimpong	800
Phurbu Tsering	Mundgod	475
Tenzin Choegyal	Dharamshala	381
Tsangdak Tashi Phuntsok	Gangtok	316


Name	Residence	Votes
Dolma Tsering	Dharamshala	13,501
Dawa Phunkyi	Dharamshala	13,379
Pema Jungney	Dharamshala	11,460
Tsering Yangchen	Bylakuppe	8195
Dawa Tsering	(Yongling) Dharamshala	7,945
Ngodup Dorje	Dharamshala	7,371
Lhagyari Namgyal Dolkar	Dharamshala	6,286
Dhondup Tashi	Ladakh	5,483
Mingyur Dorje	Hunsur	5,106
Jampa Choephel	Dharamshala	4,866
Lobsang Gyatso Sither	Dharamshala	4,500
Tenzin Dolma	Bylakuppe	4,312
Rinzin Lhundup	Bangalore	4,126
Samten Choedon	Bylakuppe	3,713
Chonga Tsering	Delhi	3,687
Janyel Tsering Lhakyap	Bylakuppe	3,405
Tenzin Choezin	Dharamshala	3,173
Jigme	Delhi	3,072
Tenzin Kalsang	Dharamshala	2,727
Ngodup Wangdue	Bir	2,603
Tenzin Gyurme	Mundgod	2,588
Ngawang Lodoe	Bylakuppe	2,434
Dawa Tsering	Dharamshala	2,347
Rinchen Tsering	Dehra Dun	2,261
Dhungtso Tsering Thakchoe	Dharamshala	2,208
Kunchok Tsering	Shimla	2,151
Namgyal Qusar	Dharamshala	2,126
Sonam Tsering	Bylakuppe	2,124
Choenor Samdup	Orissa	2,024
Namgong Sonam Topgyal	Dekiling	1,951

Bon - 6
	Name	Votes
	Geshe Monlam Tharchin	125
	Bara Tsewang Tashi	108
	Geshe Atong Rinchen Gyaltsen	103
	Geshe Namdak Tsukphue	52
	Ngoche Loden Nyima	3
	Kalsang Tenzin	3

Gelug - 6
	Name	Votes
	Geshe Gowo Lobsang Phende	2,238
	Geshe Phurbu Samdup	1,816
	Geshe Aduk Tsetan	1,319
	Geshe Lobsang	1,182
	Geshe Yeshi Gawa	1,062
	Geshe Namgyal Gyaltsen	933

Kagyu - 6
	Name	Votes
	Kunga Sotop	242
	Tenpa Yarphel	211
	Lama Thinley	209
	Nyingmig	76
	Khenpo Kunchok Monlam	63
	Gyurmey Tsundue	25

Nyingma - 6
	Name	Votes
	Khenpo Sonam Tenphel	634
	Khenpo Jamphel Tenzin	447
	Trengo Namdol Yarphel	159
	Gyanbu Sonam Tsering	130
	Khenpo Pema Choephel	113
	Gyari Dolma	6

Sakya - 6
	Name	Votes
	Lopon Thupten Gyaltsen	239
	Khenpo Kadak Ngodup Sonam	179
	Khenpo Jamyang Gonpo	128
	Acharya Lobsang Gyaltsen	112
	Jamyang Thinley	6
	Pema Jungney	2


Name	Residence	Votes
Thupten Dhondup	Melbourne	436
Gotsang Nigan	Sydney	391
Doring Tenzin Phuntsok	Cosi Lady	391


Name	Residence	Votes
Thupten Wangchen	Spain	4,812
Thupten Gyatso	France	2,805
Gangshontsang Lobsang	Switzerland	2,041
Tashi Delek	Belgium	1,766
Karma Choekyi	Switzerland	1,159
Samdo Jampa Tsering	Switzerland	770


Name	Residence	Votes
Goduk Kalsang Phuntsok	Portland	2,921
Tsetan Phuntsok	California	2,347
Tenzin Jigme	Minnesota	2,235
Dhondup Tsering	Massachusetts	1,966
Pema Chazoetsang	Utah	1,722
Sonam Langkar	Canada	1,688

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Comments

There are 9 comments so far.

9.

Silden Gangri says:on 12 February 2021 at 7:06 pm

There are some people who believe that if they lie and slander as much as possible, some people will believe them. This was the tactic used by Adolf Hitler and Chinese communists. Adolf Hitler famously said “if you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed”.

In German: grosse Luge; which means big lie is a propaganda technique to distort truth. This was coined by Hitler in his book Mein Kampf. It is believed that Hitler used the big lie about Jews as being responsible for Germany’s defeat in the First World War which turned German sentiment against the Jews which resulted in the Holocaust.

The German propaganda minister Joseph Gobbles repeated the lie that conspiracy of Jews was the real power in Britain, Russia and the US who were then the allied powers which defeated Nazi Germany.

Some PT supporters are also indulging in the big lie theory to smear Kalsang Dorje Aukatsang by slandering him endlessly. Unlike PT who has never cleared his name of alleged murder of Kathak Tulku, associating and in cahoots with human trafficker late Thinley Kalsang, alchoholism, immorality in cheating and deserting ones wife and marriage wrecker.

He is also mentioned by the New York police Chinese spy Pema Dorje Ngawang as saying, “he is a good man. You should contact him” to the New York and New Jersy Tibetan community leader, Sonam Gephel. If the allegations are not true, PT has to come out smoking and dispel all these multiple accusations once and for all. But he chose to keep silent. You have to wonder why?

Is he afraid that he will be caught red handed? Is he frightened that it will only open the Pandora’s box?

On the other hand, Kaydor Aukatsang has a clean slate. Surely, he is much more eligible of high office than accused PT.
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  Tsering says:on 13 February 2021 at 4:30 am
  
  Ha, Ha,
  Pot calling kettle black. PT haters always raise about Kathak trulku and all those nonsense like reciting mantra. If you have a proof, why don’t you guys prove it in the court of law. It is innocent until proven guilty and not the other way round. You people are the one who are levelling allegations against PT. You should be the one to prove his guilt, it is not for him to prove his innocence. It is not “guilty until proven innocent”.
7.

Lobsang, from Minneapolis Usa, says:on 10 February 2021 at 10:02 pm

Most of us are aware of the fact that its a forgone conclusion that kalsang dorje can never ever be elected to any office under Tibetan administration of the fact that he intentionally removed the photo of HH the Dalai Lama and replaced it with Lobsang Sangay’s photo in the office of Tibet in Washington DC. In my opinion he crossed the red line. Inspite of this despicable act, due to a small pocket of tribal affiliation especially located in south Indian monastic put their vote to him. A good part of last ten years has been lost to divisional squabbles among Tibetans. Let us not commit the same mistake but instead elect the most capable and deserving candidate in the name of Penpa Tsering. I am absolutely positive and confident that Penpa Tsering will guide us in the right direction.
6.

རྒྱལ་མཚན།, from Dharamshala, says:on 10 February 2021 at 9:19 am

Acharya Yeshi phuntsok knows of his real strength and what people believe in him instead he tries to put his feet in other’s shoes which he left in nowhere else. He should have stick to what he is capable of and what he does most valuable at? He knows it but still, he is dragged by hunger and greediness, fallen under Gyari’s misguided path and unachievable aspiration. I have voted him all those years in the Chitue but this time he fails himself and ours too. please think better next time when taking the stand…
5.

tenzin lhamo says:on 9 February 2021 at 10:49 pm

Next time, we know the firstname ” TENZIN” always belong to Utsang province. Ummm.
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  Lhanzey says:on 11 February 2021 at 5:47 pm
  
  You mean that car towing guy who was last seen selling what look like a cheap China product on his live show on social media, or you mean the fake fat (gyakpa zuma) Filipina guy who is seen on every picture and video? Stand no chance even when your turns grey.
3.

Daveno says:on 9 February 2021 at 10:46 pm

Where is Tashi Topgyal in the list? Is Election Commission deliberately hiding his name?

Why???

There will be a proper protest against EC, like Mila Rangzen and Thinley Kalsang did against Lobsang Sangay, in Gangkyi if Tashi Topgyal name is not released.
2.

Thupten Tsering, from Ladakh, says:on 9 February 2021 at 9:17 pm

The biggest loser for Tibetan community is not finding Archarya Yeshi Phuntsok anywhere as candidate, either in U-Tsang or in Sakya constituency. It is a big loss for there is no Chithue, one who is as hard working as this monk, especially in garnering Indian support for Tibet.

It also shows Lamaji himself overplayed his hands by standing for Sikyong instead of sticking to Chithue candidacy. I am a Ngari myself so it won’t be wrong to say this here, that there is something wrong in our Ngari bones that we often oversell ourself when we should not and, we undersell ourself when we should do the opposite. Take our once rising star lawyer Phurbu Dorjee la now vaporized in thin air after standing for Sikyong candidate. I hope Lamaji will find some resurrection because Tibetan cause needs activist like him.
1.

Losangpo says:on 9 February 2021 at 2:01 pm

The results looking impressive. I think the public has proven that 10 likes on Facebook doesn’t translate into 10 votes lol.