Tshogdu
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The Tshogdu (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་གིརྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཚོགས་འདུ་ཆེན་པོ་ English: Bhutanese Grand National Assembly) was the unicameral legislature of Bhutan until 31 July 2007. The legislature had a total of 150 members . Dasho Ugen Dorje was the last President of the Tshogdu, with Nima Tshering the Secretary-General.
[edit] Composition
The Tshogdu was originally composed of locally elected town representatives, religious representatives, and members nominated by the king, all of whom served a three-year term. At the time of its dissolution, there were 4 female and 146 male members.
| Appointment method | Seats |
|---|---|
| Members elected from village constituencies | 106 |
| Royally appointed members | 10 |
| Representatives of monk Body | 10 |
| Goverment appointed members | 24 |
| Total | 150 |
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