Chief Election Commissioner Jamphel Choesang(r) and Election Commissioner Yangkho Gyal (l) announce the names of Dawa Phunkyi and Jigme Jugney as the two new parliamentarians in the 15th Tibetan Parliament-in-exile at a press conference held in Dharamshala on September 13, 2011.
Chief Election Commissioner Jamphel Choesang(r) and Election Commissioner Yangkho Gyal (l) announce the names of Dawa Phunkyi and Jigme Jugney as the two new parliamentarians in the 15th Tibetan Parliament-in-exile at a press conference held in Dharamshala on September 13, 2011.
DHARAMSHALA, September 13: Dawa Phunkyi with 9783 votes and Jigme Jugney with 8075 votes won the elections that were held on September 4 to fill the two vacant seats of U-Tsang province in the 15th Tibetan Parliament.
The Chief Election Commissioner Jamphel Choesang and Election Commissioner Yangkho Gyal earlier today declared the results at a press conference in the exile seat of Dharamshala.
Dawa Phunkyi, a former parliamentarian based in Dharamshala secured 61.64 per cent of the actual votes casted while Jigme Jugney, a former civil servant currently based in the Tibetan settlement of Bylakuppe amassed 50.88 per cent of the votes.
During the last general elections held in March, the ninth and tenth elected U-tsang candidates had failed to secure the required 33 per cent of votes.
Speaking to Phayul, Dawa Phunkyi said that he was happy at getting another opportunity to serve the larger Tibetan cause and urged the Tibetan people to be more vigilant and act as “watchdogs of the society.”
"People have to look for potential candidates for the next 16th Tibetan parliament from now onwards so that the best candidates can come forward to serve," Phunkyi said.
Jamphel Choesang, the chief election commissioner, while speaking to reporters, expressed his sadness at the sluggish response to the recent elections and urged the people to actively participate in future elections.
According to the Election Commission, only 34.59 per cent of registered voters turned out to vote in the September elections.
"Dharamshala is the head quarters of all the Central Tibetan Administration and the NGOs, but when it comes to voting, participation is very poor," Jamphel said referring to the actual votes casted by only 1500 people as against the 6301 eligible voters in Dharamshala.
The two other candidates in the foray, Dr Pema Dorje secured 6511 votes while Uygen Tenzin won 6090 votes.
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