Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa


Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa, formerly Social Democrat Party is one of the five registered political parties in Bhutan. It was registered on 20 January 2013. As a result of the 2018 national assembly election, DNT is the governing party of Bhutan as the largest party in the National Assembly.

National assembly elections

Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa contested the national assembly elections of 2013 and 2018.

2013 national assembly elections

In the primary round of the 2nd National Assembly elections held in 2013, the DNT had 35,962 votes and came third place, and so could not take part in the final round. However the then party president, Aum Dorji Choden, who placed first in her constituency, as well as several other DNT candidates who placed second in their own constuencies, resigned from the party to become successful candidates for the People's Democratic Party in the final round.

2018 national assembly elections

In the 2018 elections, the party won 30 seats with 54.95% of the votes.