Dil Maya Rai is a Bhutanese politician who has been a member of the

National Assembly of Bhutan The National Assembly is the elected lower house of Bhutan's bicameral Parliament which also comprises the Druk Gyalpo (Dragon King) and the National Council. It is the more powerful house. Current National Assembly The current National ...

, since October 2018.

Education

She holds a Master's degree in Development Management from

Asian Institute of Management The Asian Institute of Management (AIM) is an international management school and research institution. It is one of the few business schools in Asia to be internationally accredited with the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Busine ...

and a Bachelor of Sociology degree from the

University of the Philippines Los Baños The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB; fil, Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Los Baños), also referred to as UP Los Baños or colloquially as Elbi (), is a public research university primarily located in the towns of Los Baños and Bay i ...

Political career

Prior to entering politics, she was a social development specialist. She was elected to the

as a candidate of DNT from Tashichhoeling constituency in

2018 Bhutanese National Assembly election National Assembly elections were held in Bhutan in 2018; the first round was held on 15 September and the second round on 18 October. The ruling People's Democratic Party of former Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay came third in the first round o ...

. She received 6,032 votes and defeated Durga Prasad, a candidate of DPT.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rai, Dil Maya 1973 births Living people Bhutanese MNAs 2018–2023 Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa politicians Bhutanese women in politics Asian Institute of Management alumni University of the Philippines Los Baños alumni Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa MNAs Bhutanese people of Nepalese descent Rai people