ElectionsElection 2016: Official preliminary round results

Voting in Tibetan elections for nomination of Sikyong 2016 and Parliament members.

Chief election commissioner Shosur Sonam Choephel announcing the results of the preliminary round of elections in Dharamshala, India, on 4 December 2015. Tibet Sun/Lobsang Wangyal

The Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration announced the results of the preliminary round of Tibetan Elections on 4 December 2016. The polling was held on 18 October to elect a Sikyong (Prime Minister) and 45 Chitues (Members of Parliament). 47,105 Tibetans voted at 85 locations around the world.

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

Sikyong results

Name	Origin	From	Occupation	Votes
Lobsang Sangay	Lithang	Dharamshala	Sikyong	30,508
Penpa Tsering	Nangra	Dharamshala	Speaker	10,732
Lukar Jam	Tsolho	Dharamshala	President Gu Chu Sum	2,557
Tashi Wangdu	Dachen	Bangalore	CEO FTCI	1,880
Tashi Topgyal	Ngari	Delhi	Ex-Army	38
Go to breakdown of sikyong election results collected by Tibet Sun.

Chitue results


Name	Origin	From	Occupation	Votes
Thupten Lungrig	Rebkong	Dharamshala	MP	1,495
Menpa Khenrab Gyatso	Thika	Dharamshala	MP	1,308
Tashi Dhondup	Serta	Nepal	MP	1,113
Tsering Lhamo	Ngawa	Dharamshala	DIIR staff	981
Yeshi Dolma	Hortsang	Dharamshala	MP	899
Gyarig Thar	Mangra	Dharamshala	MP	861
Lobsang Choejor	Rebkong	Dharamshala	Researcher	802
Karma Gelek	Jakhyung	Bhandara	Amdo Executive	774
Tsering Youdon	Chone	Hunsur	MP	717
Ratsa Sonam Norbu	Sharkhog	Delhi	Bank staff	707
Dhondup Tashi	Ladang	Dharamshala	Editor Tibet Times	510
Sonam Wangmo	Ladang	Dhondup Ling	Amdo Executive	465
Geshe Ngawa Gangri	Ngawa	Dharamshala	Amdo President	394
Pema Choedon	Zoege	Dharamshala	Former TWA executive	375
Sonam Gyaltsen	Thika	Dharamshala	MP	282
Tenzin Choekyap	Dobi	Suja	Teacher	269
Tenzin Ngodup	Chabcha	Dharamshala	Former Amdo executive	248
Tsangyang Gyatso	Golog	Dharamshala	Jonang president	228
Lobsang Thupten	Rebkong	Dharamshala	Principal Kunphen	177
Nyenthar	Luchu	Varanasi	PhD	169
Lobsang Choephel	Ngawa	Dharamshala	Monlam IT president	162
Khyungduk Tsering	Tsongon	Hunsur	Regional Amdo exec	122
Meu Wangzin Lhamo	Ngawa	Delhi	Social worker	107
Tsering Logya	Chentsa	Suja	Teacher	89
Lhawang Dorje	Nangra	Bylakuppe	Amdo executive	83


Name	Origin	From	Occupation	Votes
Juchen Kunchok Choedon	Dege	Chauntra	MP	4,495
Serta Tsultrim	Serta	Dharamshala	MP	4,228
Yangchen Dolkar	Dege	Shillong	MP	3,692
Jamyang Soepa	Lithang	Dharamshala	MP	3,544
Aukatsang Youdon	Chamdo	Delhi	MP	3,516
Lobsang Dakpa	Lithang	Dharamshala	Reporter Radio Free Asia	2,851
Pema Delek	Ling Tsang	Bylakuppe	Pres ChuShiGangDruk	2,569
Lobsang Yeshi	Tsawa	Bylakuppe	MP	2,499
Kunchok Yarphel	Markham	Delhi	GSec Jamtse Foundation	2,468
Dorjee Tsetan	Nangchen	Dharamshala	Asia Director SFT	2,462
Choekyong Wangchuk	Gapa	Herbertpur	MP	2,436
Ngawang Tharpa	Sog Dzong	Dharamshala	Exec ChuShiGangDruk	2,434
Gelek Namgyal	Tehor	Bangalore	Youth Coordinator	1,949
Gyari Bhutuk	Nyagrong	Bangalore	MP	1,567
Tsering Dolma	Lithang	Shillong	Joint Sec RTWA	1,421
Geshe Yeshi Gawa	Bawa	Dharamshala	Dalai Lama Biographer	1,119
Abo Gakyi	Nangchen	Dharamshala	Editor Nangchen History	989
Tenzin	Nangchen	Shimla	Speaker local assembly	944
Tsering Dorjee	Tehor	Bir	Exec ChuShiGangDruk	873
Karma Khedup	Riwoche	Orissa	Exec ChuShiGangDruk	831
Wangdue Dorjee	Tehor	Bir	Acct ChuShiGangDruk	810
Geshe Sermey Loga	Lithang	Dharamshala	Sec Nyungney Temple	788
Gang Lhamo	Dakyap	Dharamshala	MP	715
Tsewang Tenzin	Dege	Hunsur	President FTCI	569
Pema Metok	Nangchen	Dharamshala	Teacher	502


Name	Origin	From	Occupation	Votes
Sharling Dhadon	Tsangpa	Dharamshala	MP	10,704
Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok	Ngari	Delhi	MP	6,820
Dolma Tsering	Dakne	Dharamshala	MP	6,363
Dhondup Tashi	Ngari	Ladakh	Settlement Officer	6,298
Dawa Phunkyi	Tsang Gampa	Dharamshala	MP	6,271
Pema Jungney	Ngari	Dharamshala	MP	6,196
Karma Yeshi	Sakya	Dharamshala	MP	5,174
Dawa Tsering	Toe Rachu	Dharamshala	MP	5,109
Tharlam Dolma	Kongpo	Bylakuppe	Former Principal	4,438
Migyur Dorjee	Ngari	Dharamshala	Former Cabinet Sec	3,520
Samten Chodon	Ngari	Bylakuppe	Former VP TWA	3,401
Namgyal Dolkar	Lhoka	Dharamshala	VP Gu Chu Sum	3,248
Jigmey Jungney	Ngari	Bylakuppe	MP	2,691
Tenzin Jamyang	Ngari	Dharamshala	Teacher TCV	2,207
Chime Youngdung	Ngari	Dharamshala	Former Pres NDPT	2,088
Dawa Rinchen	Tsang Gampa	Dharamshala	Vice President ITFA	1,998
Rinchen Tsering	Ngari	Dehra Dun	VP Ngari Assn	1,973
Namgyal Qusar	Ngari	Dharamshala	Doctor	1,924
Tashi Dolma	Nyanam	Dekyiling	President TWA	1,909
Janyel Tsering Lhakyab	Gyaltse	Bylakuppe	President RTYC	1,877
Tsetan Norbu	Dokmen	Nepal	Former MP	1,872
Tsering Thakchoe	Dhingri	Dharamshala	Doctor	1,758
Tsewang Dorjee	Pema Koe	Bylakuppe	Social worker	1,705
Sonam Dorjee	Thoding	Dharamshala	Settlement officer	1,582
Jigme Sholpa	Lhasa	Delhi	Researcher	1,362


Name	Origin	From	Occupation	Votes
Geshe Monlam Tharchin	Khyungpo	Solan	MP	149
Bara Tsewang Tashi	Dachen	Solan	Speaker local assembly	100
Geshe Namdak Tsukphue	Dachen	Varanasi	MP	75
Phurba Wangden	Sharkhog	Solan	Former settlement officer	10
Lobsang Gyatso	Khyunglung	Solan	Pres Tibetan Freedom Movement	9


Name	Origin	From	Occupation	Votes
Atuk Tsetan	Lithang	Mundgod	MP	2,187
Lobsang Phendey	Bawa	Mundgod	Exec ChuShiGangDruk	1,410
Beri Sonam Wangchuk	Beri	Dharamshala	Researcher	1,036
Geshe Lhakdor	Ngari	Dharamshala	Director LTWA	833
Geshe Thupten Wangchuk	Chushul	Bylakuppe	GSec Sera Jey	730


Name	Origin	From	Occupation	Votes
Kunga Sotop	Dege	Bodh Gaya	Secretary of Tergar	239
Tenpa Yarphel	Chamdo	Dharamshala	MP	224
Tenzin Jampa	Ling Tsang	Tashi Jong	Editor Bhutanese Dictionary	221
Sonam Dadul	Nagchu	Kumrao	Former MP	175
Pema Rigzin	Gapa	Deckyi Ling	Head of Jangchup Ling	116


Name	Origin	From	Occupation	Votes
Khenpo Sonam Tenphel	Rekhe	Dharamshala	Vice-Chair MP	801
Khenpo Pema Choephel	Tsawa	Bir	Abbot Palyul Choekhorling	457
Chamra Drimey Gyaltsen	Dege	Delhi	Exec ChuShiGangDruk	113
Trulku Ugyen Topgyal	Nangchen	Bir	Former MP	5
Tsering Phuntsok	Gonjo	Bylakuppe	Former Culture Minister	3


Name	Origin	From	Occupation	Votes
Lophon Thupten Gyaltsen	Markham	Puruwala	Editor Sakya Dictionary	169
Geshe Gasi Tseringpo	Gonjo	Chauntra	MP	163
Khenpo Ngodup Sonam	Tehor	Gopalpur	Religious teacher	140
Acharya Lobsang Gyaltsen	Lhokha	Gopalpur	Tibetan teacher	100
Dawo Ngawang Lodoe	Gapa	Kumrao	Speaker of local assembly	8


Name	Origin	From	Occupation	Votes
Kyinzom Dhongdue	Gyaltse	Sydney	Spokesperson ATC	167
Ngodup Gyaltsen	Pureng	Canberra	Former CTA staff	150
Thupten Dhondup	Gapa	Melbourne	National former prez	110
Khangnyertsang Phurbu Tashi	Markham	Sydney	Former pres Tibetan Assn	91


Name	Origin	From	Occupation	Votes
Thupten Wangchen	Kyirong	Spain	MP	2,124
Tethong Tenzin Wangpo	Shitse	Switzerland	MP	917
Thupten Gyatso	Gyarong	France	Former pres Tibetan Assn	872
Samdo Jampa Tsering	Alha Gyari	Switzerland	Rikon Tibetan teacher	809
Tenzin 59	Dege	France	Regional Dege Executive	241


Name	Origin	From	Occupation	Votes
Tashi Namgyal	Gapa	Seattle	MP	1,242
Pema Chagzoe Tsang	Kongpo	Utah	Regional staff	1,194
Tsewang Rigzin	Tsang Jeypa	Minnesota	Former pres TYC	862
Gotruk Kalsang Phuntsok	Dhingri	Portland	Former pres TYC	835
Tsering Sangpo Gaga	Tehor	New York	Former VP Tibetan Assn	782

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Comments

There are 11 comments so far.

11.

khamtruk, from None, says:on 5 January 2016 at 2:55 pm

Dear Mr Bhod, I feel you may be totally influenced by the Dawa Tsering, MP, Utsang. Your version on Yongling school is not like this way as you said. To my understanding, Yongling school building is not owned by Dawa Tsering and is not his property. He didn’t accept the verdict of Supreme Justice Commission and went for local court, which I think being a member of Parliament and legislature member, he is totally against to the law of Exile. So he doesn’t deserve the vote and Utsang public must aside him from the candidate list this time.
10.

Khamtruk, from None, says:on 5 January 2016 at 12:49 pm

To all my new top-listed Dotoe Chithue: If you guys come to MP, it is a must to change your facial expression while debating in the House. Your aggressive looks always minds us and we get scold from colleagues and same time we feel “Why”. It would be good to change your attitude while in the House. When you are on this chair, you should speak, speak on behalf of the general public; don’t remain mum. And to learn Tibetan language is very important.
9.

Penpa, from Delhi, says:on 13 December 2015 at 9:10 pm

With regard to Chitues, if I am given chance to kickout a member each from three Cholkhas, these would be Tsering Youdon (at no. 9) from Amdo, Yangchen Dolkar (at no. 3) from Kham and Dawa TSering (at no. 8) from U-tsang. I don’t find them interesting in the parliament. They are not effective enough. I also don’t feel Sharling Dadon, and Karma Yeshi from U-tsang so useful. I find them doing some talks but without any meaning.
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  Sangpo, from Delhi, says:on 14 December 2015 at 3:01 pm
  
  Penpa la, I agree with you. U-tsang chitue Dawa Tsering in particular doesn’t fulfil the chitue criteria, which says that a member to be elected in the Parliament shouldn’t have any criminal record against him. Mr Dawa Tsering has a criminal case of owning public property. Both Tibetan and Indian courts gave verdicts against him. So how can he be in the elections in the first place, and why Tibetan people are not being honest. The morality of the Tibetans is going down. Please wake up. Also request Election Commission to be fair and go by the rules.
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    Bhod, from Dharamshala, says:on 15 December 2015 at 12:32 pm
    
    The Yongling school is not at all a public property. First try to understand what does public property mean. The school is the initiative of Dawa Tsering and his friend, it is neither established by DOE nor by TCV nor any public sector cooperative. I know and saw how the parents of Dhasa facing difficulties without kindergarten school, during such period the light of Dawa Tsering initiative came out. We also supported him during that difficulty period, none of the parents of Dhasa are claiming the Yongling as public property, it is the gift of few dirty politicians of society during that time.
6.

Rinchen Nyima, from McLeod Ganj, says:on 8 December 2015 at 3:11 pm

Not so happy with the Sikyong result. Sangay has won the elections, but we failed; Tibetans failed. All I am asking is about his achievements in the last five years. He kept saying I brought money. This is as if Samdhong Rinpoche didn’t bring money. In fact, it is His Holiness who brought all the money for us to survive and sustain over the years.

It looks like he will win, but my vote is not for him. I think people should ask themselves what Sangay has done in the last five years and what he is likely to do in the next five years.

Please think properly and make the right decision for us and for Tibet. Bod Gyalo.
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  Tashi Tsering, from Gankyi, says:on 9 December 2015 at 9:43 am
  
  Rinchen Nyima la,
  
  True democracy played its hand and the one that most Tibetans thought is capable to lead won by a majority. Whether you are happy or not is another question, probably with personal reasons, however we should as Tibetans all be happy as we are maturing towards a successful democratic system.
  
  Bod Gyalo!
4.

Tharchin, from Dharamshala, says:on 7 December 2015 at 12:07 pm

It seems like some of the currently serving MPs are going to be in the Parliament again for next five years. There are some MPs who are just there to fill the chair. Nether critical talks nor participate in the debates. They are solely winning due to backings or family names. They should be ashamed to be in the Parliament.
3.

Tenzin Lhamo, from Europe , says:on 6 December 2015 at 7:44 am

Dear editor,

There is obviously an error in the poll. Tenzin Rangdol, chitue candidate for NA, is absent from the list published here. He is thought to have won the second place in the election in NA.

I am wondering if it is a technical glitch by Tibet Sun, or, for that matter, the election commission.

There’s a considerable confusion among my friends in the curious case of the missing candidate.

Many thanks for any elucidation!

Sincerely,

Tenzin Lhamo
2.

Tenzin Namgyal, from NY, says:on 5 December 2015 at 2:54 am

Why isn’t Tenzin Rangdol’s name listed with the other North American chitues? I thought he got second-most on the premier election? I am sure this is a typo error from our EC… I hope they can look into this.
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Ngawang Norbu, from USA, says:on 4 December 2015 at 9:13 pm

What happened to Tenzin Rangdol N. America Chitue candidate? He stands on second position on premier election