Ugyen Tshering (DNT politician)
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|name = Ugyen Tshering
|office = Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan
|term_start = 31 October 2018
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|predecessor =Khandu Wangchuk
|constituency = Lamgong-Wangchang
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|nationality = Bhutanese
|party = Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT)
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Ugyen Tshering is a Bhutanese politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.nab.gov.bt/en/member/member_detail/130|title=Ugyen Tshering|website=www.nab.gov.bt}} Previously, he was a member of the National Council of Bhutan from 2008 to 2013.
Education
He graduated from the University of Delhi and received a degree of Master of Arts. He also holds a Post Graduate degree in Film Editing and Television Studies.{{cite web|url=http://www.kuenselonline.com/know-your-candidate-paro/|publisher=kuenselonline.com|title=Know your candidate: Paro}}
Political career
Before joining politics, he was a documentarian.
He was elected to the National Council of Bhutan from Paro in the Bhutanese National Council election, 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.kuenselonline.com/ncelections/index.php|title=Bhutan NC Elections|date=16 June 2008|publisher=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616063058/http://www.kuenselonline.com/ncelections/index.php|archive-date=2008-06-16}}
He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan as a candidate of DNT from Lamgong-Wangchang constituency in 2018 Bhutanese National Assembly election. He received 3,566 votes and defeated Phub Tshering, a candidate of Druk Phuensum Tshogpa.{{cite web|url=http://www.kuenselonline.com/how-dnt-took-paro/|publisher=kuenselonline.com|title=How DNT took Paro}}
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Category:Bhutanese MNAs 2018–2023