67. Are there provisions for conflict of interests for candidates and/or elected officials?

Source: Chapter 12 (Section 213), Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008

213. Every candidate for an election to the National Assembly, National Council, or a Local Government shall, in order to provide for an informed choice by the voter, file along with his/her nomination paper, an affidavit in the prescribed form declaring:

(a)  His/Her profession, annual income, movable and immovable assets and liabilities including government dues of himself/herself, his/her spouse and dependent children;

(b)  His/Her bio-data and educational qualifications;

(c)  His/Her non-criminal conviction record; and

(d)  Details of all criminal cases pending against him/her, if any, for an offence punishable with imprisonment and in which the charges are framed against him/her or a Court of competent jurisdiction has taken cognisance of offence he/she is accused of, prior to the date of filing of a nomination.