Trashiyangtse dzongkhag has five candidates vying for a seat in the National Council (NC) this election. Trashigyangtse had only three candidates in 2018 NC election.There are no female candidates from the dzongkhag.

Of the six aspirants, one candidate lost to the other candidate from the same gewog during the gewog nomination zomdu.

Tshewang Tenzin, is out of the race from Jamkhar gewog. He secured 132 votes against his opponent, Kiba Wangchuk, 44, the former Trashigang district engineer, who secured 236 votes. He has a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering from Maharishi Markandeshwar University, India.

Tshewang Tenzin and Kiba Wangchuk contested for the nomination from Jamkhar gewog, which saw the highest voter turnout.

In Khamdang gewog, Sonam Tenzin,36, was nominated after securing 238 Yes votes and 15 No votes. He is a former general manager of Bhutan Industrial Gas. He has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Application from Madras University, India.

From Tongmijangsa, Ngawang Tashi, 40, secured 231 Yes votes and 30 No votes. He worked as a gewog administration officer and later was a businessman. He has Bachelor of Arts (General) from North Bengal University, India.It is his second time contesting for NC elections from Tongmijangsa gewog.