SARBHANG

Karma Donnen Wangdi 

Total Votes received during 2008 elections: 5,968

Karma D Wangdi, 37, is from Gelephu having legal background. He is from a well to do family. His father, a landlord, owns the maximum land in Sarpang and is a popular and influential figure. He is but an easterner. He is married to Lhotsampa, Kalpana Humagain.  

Wangdi's father was the Gelephu dzongda back in the 1980s. Karma is appreciated for his oratory skills and was soccer during the college years. 

He has post graduated with distinction from Maastricht School of Management, the Netherlands. He also holds a post graduate in information technology from the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia. 

He worked as the deputy director of information and communication division with the Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industries and is a topper from a batch of students who undertook militia training in 1989.

Constituency: Gelephu; Total voters: 9427

Name: Prem Kumar Gurung

Political Party: Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT)

Votes received during 2008 elections: 6398

Mr. Prem Kumar Gurung represents Gelephu Constituency, Sarpang as the Candidate of Druk Phuensum Tshogpa. He graduated from Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College, Allahabad, India in 1985 with Bachelors of Engineering. In 1986, he joined his service as Assistant Engineer and climbed the ladder until he was promoted to Executive Engineer in 2002. He was associated with urban development, sewage systems and river embankment works including paramount work on industrial estates’ planning and development. Prem joins the Party with immense knowledge and experiences in human settlement, environmental planning, communication skills, low cost housing, use of global position system and geographical information systems. He is married and they have two sons.

Constituency: Shompangkha; Total voters: 7995

Name: Nandalal Rai

Political Party: Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT)

Votes received during 2008 elections: 4879

Maj. (Redt) N. L. Rai represents Shompangkha Constituency, Sarpang as the Candidate of Druk Phuensum Tshogpa. He graduated his Bachelors of Arts in 1975 from NDA, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and obtained his Masters in Science in 1990 from University of Madras. He joined as a cadet officer and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in RBA in 1976. He has worked in various capacities as Platoon and Company Commander and the Chief Administrative Officer and took a voluntary resignation in 2003. He was awarded Indian Military Academy "Gold Medal" for Best Sportsman of the Year 1976. His thorough discipline in the defense abounds him with ample experience in organization and management skills that will be highly benefiting the Party. He is married and they have a daughter and a son. He is currently serving as Information and Communication Minister in DPT cabinet.

Sarbhang (renamed as Sarpang) Dzongkhag is allocated 2 seats in the National Assembly with the constituencies delineated as per the existing boundaries of the Gelephu Dungkhag and the other Gewogs together.

Accordingly, Dekiling, Dovan, Hilley, Sengye and Shompangkha Gewogs form the Shompangkha Constituency while Bhur, Chuzargang, Gelephu,Jigmechholing, Shershong, Taklai and Umling Gewogs form the Gelephu Constituency as shown in the map.