Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa

Major political party in Bhutan

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Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་མཉམ་རུབ་ཚོགས་པ།; Wylie: ’brug nyam-rub tshogs-pa; lit. 'Bhutan United Party'),^[7]^[8] formerly the Social Democratic Party,^[9]^[10] is one of the five registered political parties in Bhutan. It was registered on 20 January 2013.^[11] The DNT was Bhutan's governing party from 2018 to 2023.

Electoral performance

Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa contested the National Assembly elections of 2013, 2018 and 2023.

2013 National Assembly election

In the primary round of the 2nd National Assembly elections held in 2013, the DNT had 35,962 votes and came third place,^[12] and so could not take part in the final round. However the then party president, Aum Dorji Choden, who placed first in her constituency, as well as several other DNT candidates who placed second in their own constituencies, resigned from the party to become successful candidates for the People's Democratic Party in the final round.

2018 National Assembly election

In the 2018 elections, the party won 30 seats with 54.95% of the votes.

2023–24 National Assembly election

The party failed to advance to the second round of the 2023–24 elections.

Election Results

National Assembly

Election	First round		Second round		Seats	+/–	Outcome
Election	Votes	%	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Outcome
2013	35,962	17.04%	Did not qualify		0 / 47	New	Extra-parliamentary
2018	92,722	31.85%	172,268	54.95%	30 / 47	30	Government
2023–24	41,106	13.13%	Did not qualify		0 / 47	30	Extra-parliamentary

References

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^ "Tshering Tobgay set to return as Bhutan PM after liberal PDP wins elections". Al Jazeera. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024. ...including the governing centre-left Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa party.
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^ "We are not a socialist party : SDP". The Bhutanese. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
^ "Election Bhutan". Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
^ "2nd National Parliamentary Elections Primary Round Results". BBS online. Archived from the original on 13 September 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.