Election
Election
The Election Sector of Trongsa Dzongkhag Administration ensures the conduct of free, fair, and transparent elections in line with the vision of a vibrant democracy. It promotes strong civic and voter education, maintains a credible electoral roll, fosters stakeholder collaboration, and upholds professional electoral standards through efficient systems and informed decision-making.
Vision
” Establishment of vibrant democracy in the Country/Dzongkhag.”
Mission
- Conduct free and fair elections
- Create full awareness on electoral processes and promote democratic values
- Educate all sections of society on democracy and elections.
Dzongkhag Election website : http://trongsa.ecb.bt/
Responsibilities
1. Conduct free and fair elections:
- Prepare error-free electoral rolls and issue VPICs.
- Conduct voter and electoral education prior to elections.
- Establish Election Dispute Settlement Body to settle electoral disputes during election period.
- Conduct training and Refresher Course for government officials to become election officers during elections.
- Establishment Office of the Returning Officers in the respective Constituencies.
Backstop Election Coordinators, Returning Officers, Observers, Presiding and Polling Officials during election period.
2. Voter’s Legal Documents:
- Electoral Rolls, Voter Photo Identity Cards, Citizenship Identity Cards.
- Verify and update voter’s data in Electoral Roll (with reference to census transfers, death cases and religious personnel) in collaboration with Census Section and Gewog Administration.
- Ensure all the candidates and voters are issued VPIC with correct information in it.
- To take claims and objections from the candidates and voters and incorporate changes as per law.
3. Election Advertisement Board:
- To maintain and erect advertisement board in required public places so that candidates/voters/public can view electoral information and important election advisories.
4. Delimitation:
Delimitation is done every 10 years and its hearing with the public is carried out before finalization of delimitation.
To create conducive/centrally located Polling Station for the voters to cast their franchise.
5. Election Materials:
- To maintain and keep record of all election materials.
- To store Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and ballot boxes in the safe and secured manner.
- To make use of all election materials efficiently as and when necessary.
6. Objectives:
- To facilitate voters to make informed choice and elect a right candidate for the right job.
- To create full awareness and educate electorates on voting procedures, electoral processes and democratic principles.
- To promote and maintain healthy democratic values and practices in the society.
- To create conducive voting environment.
- To minimize, if not eradicate electoral disputes during election period.
The Qualification and Disqualification as Voter to any elections
A. Qualifications:
Every person who is a citizen of Bhutan as evidenced by a citizenship identity card shall be entitled to be registered as a voter for a constituency, if such a person is:
(a) Not younger than eighteen years of age on the qualifying date as specified by the Election
Commission;
(b) Registered in the civil registry of the Government pertaining to that constituency and having his/her Gung or Mitsi in that place for not less than one year before the qualifying date; and
(c) Not otherwise disqualified from voting under this Act or any other law in force in Bhutan.
B. Disqualifications:
A person shall be disqualified for registration in the Electoral Roll of a constituency, if such a person is:
(a) Not a citizen of Bhutan;
(b) Of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent Court; or
(c) For the time being disqualified from voting under this Act or any other law in force in Bhutan.
The Qualification and Disqualification as Candidates to any elections
A. Qualifications:
A person shall be qualified to be Candidates, if he/she:
(a) Is a citizen of Bhutan as evidenced by the citizenship identity card;
(b) Is a registered voter of that constituency;
(c) Is of the minimum age of twenty five- years and not more than maximum age of sixty-five years at the time of filing the nomination; and
(d) Possesses a formal university degree (only in case of National Assembly, National Council and Thrompon elections).
B. Disqualifications:
A person shall be disqualified as a candidate or a member holding an elective office under the Constitution, if he/she:
(a) Has been convicted for any criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment;
(b) Has been found guilty of corrupt practice at an election;
(c) Has been dismissed or removed from public service or the corporate sector;
(d) Has failed to lodge account of election expenses within the time and in the manner required by law and has no good reason or justification for the failure;
(e) Has solicited or resorted to any form of fund raising for campaigning in an election to Parliament or Local Governments from private individuals or any agency.
(f) Is married to a person who is not a citizen of Bhutan;
(g) Has been accused of felony in a pending case and the competent Court has taken cognisance and charges have been framed against him/her;
(h) Is in arrears of taxes or other dues to government;
(i) Has an existing contract with the government which has not been fully performed;
(j) Is working as a civil servant;
(k) Holds any office of profit; and
(l) Is so disqualified under this Act.
Major Planned Activities:
- National Council Elections 2018
- National Assembly Elections 2018
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