Legislative size (voting members)

Bhutan, Election Commission, NOTIFICATION: Fourth Parliamentary Elections 2023-2024: National Assembly; accessed 29 December 2023

The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) in obedience to the Royal Decree of His Majesty The Druk Gyalpo issued on 14th October 2023 calling the elections to the National Assembly of the Fourth Parliament, hereby, in accordance with the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008, notifies the election schedule of the National Assembly Elections, 2023-2024 and the details concerning Demkhongs, Letter of Intent (LoI), nomination of candidates, electoral rolls, Electronic Voting Machine (EVMs), polling stations, polling officials, polling management, security and other arrangements as follows:

(A) Elections

1. There shall be a Primary Round of Elections in which the registered political parties whose LoI is found to be in order in all respects and accordingly accepted by the ECB shall contest in all the 20 Dzongkhags; and

2. The two parties securing the Highest and Second Highest total number ofvotes polled in the 20 Dzongkhags shall be invited by the ECB to nominate one candidate each to contest the General Elections in each of the 47 National Assembly Demkhongs.