Karma Lhamo (born 6 May 1978) is a

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ese educator and politician. She was elected to the

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in 2008, becoming one of its first female members elected under universal suffrage.

Biography

Lhamo was born in Tshakaling in May 1978,Aum Karma Lhamo
KCD Productions the daughter of a Lam Neten. She was educated at Monggar School, and earned a BA in psychology at Mount Carmel College in

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and a post-graduate certificate in education from the National Institute of Education. In 2006 she began working as a teacher at Chukha Higher Secondary School. She married and had two children. In 2008 she resigned from her teaching job after being nominated as a

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candidate for the Monggar constituency in the March 2008 National Assembly elections. She was elected to the National Assembly with 76% of the vote, defeating former Minister of Health Jigmi Singay.How the Bhutanese Vote in Elections: a Broad Mindscape of the Bhutanese Vote
The Druk Journal She ran for re-election in

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, but was defeated by Jigme Zangpo, losing by 272 votes. She ran again in

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but lost to

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. However, following the resignation of Gyeltshen, Lhamo contested the by-election on 29 June 2021 as a candidate for the

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and was elected.Mongar : Karma Lhamo wins with DNT
Kuensel, 30 June 2021

References

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