Hemant Gurung
Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan
Assumed office
31 October 2018
Preceded byNgeema Sangay Tshempo
ConstituencyLhamoi Dzingkha Tashiding
In office
2008–2013
Succeeded byNgeema Sangay Tshempo
ConstituencyLhamoi Dzingkha Tashiding
Personal details
Bornc. 1958[1]
NationalityBhutanese
Political partyDruk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT)
Alma materJawaharlal Nehru University
Military service
Allegiance Bhutan
Branch/serviceRoyal Bhutan Police
Royal Bhutan Army[1]

Hemant Gurung is a Bhutanese politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018.[2] Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan from 2008 to 2013.[1]

Education

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India.[1]

Political career

Gurung was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan as a candidate of Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) from Lhamoi Dzingkha Tashiding constituency in 2008 Bhutanese National Assembly election.

He later left DPT to join Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa[3] and was elected for the second time to the National Assembly of Bhutan from Constituency Lhamoi Dzingkha Tashiding[4] in 2018 Bhutanese National Assembly election.[5] He received 6,257 votes, defeating Prem Kumar Khatiwara, a candidate of DPT.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bhutan 2018 Elections". www.peldendrukpa.com.
  2. ↑ "Hemant Gurung". www.nab.gov.bt. National Assembly (Bhutan).
  3. ↑ "Candidates switch party affiliation". www.kuenselonline.com.
  4. ↑ "Know your candidate: Dagana". www.kuenselonline.com.
  5. ↑ "Understanding the swing voters of the South". thebhutanese.bt. The Bhutanese.
  6. ↑ "DNT makes a clean sweep in Tsirang, Dagana and Sarpang". thebhutanese.bt.
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