Elections for the 43 seats in the Tibetan Parliament in Exile were held on 25 April 1996. Organized by the Tibetan Electoral Commission, participation was reported at some 32880 votes., 15 mai 1996 Tibetans in exile elected representatives from the three historical regions of Tibet, the four classic Tibetan Buddhist schools, the traditional pre-Buddhist Bön religion and representatives of the exile community in Europe and the Americas. Three members were appointed by the Dalai Lama. The Samdhong Rinpoche y Thupten Lungrig were elected president and vice-president of the Parliament.
Results SeatMemberRepresentation1 President Thubten Samphel, , 4 juin 1996, DIIRSamdhong RinpochéKham2 Vice PresidentThupten Lungrig Dalái Lama appointed3Tsering PhuntsokNyingma4Bhutuk GyariNyingma5Karma Sherab TharchinKagyu 6Lodoe TharchenKagyu 7Pema JungneySakya8Guru GyaltsenSakya9Yonten PhuntsokGelug 10Tashi GyatlsenGelug 11Jadhur Sangpo Bön 12ThokmeBön13Ngawang LhamoÜ-Tsang14Tsering NorzomÜ-Tsang15Namgyal WangduÜ-Tsang16Dawa TseringÜ-Tsang17Dongsur Ngawang TenpaÜ-Tsang18Karma ChophelÜ-Tsang19Norbu DhargyeÜ-Tsang20Pema TsewangÜ-Tsang21Thangsar Yonten GyatsoÜ-Tsang22Lobsang ShastriÜ-Tsang23Sonam TogyalKham24Tsultrim TenzinKham25Andrug Choegkyi (Tamdin Choegkyi)Kham26Dolma GyariKham27Lobsang NyandakKham28NyisangKham29Pema DolmaKham30Pema ChoejorKham31Chemi YoundonKham32Tenzin ChoedonAmdo 33Soepa GyatsoAmdo 34Tsezin KhedupAmdo 35Kirti Dolkar LhamoAmdo 36Penpa TseringAmdo 37Hortsang JigmeAmdo 38Thupten WoserAmdo 39Tsering DolmaAmdo 40KaldenAmdo 41Dhugkar TseringAmdo42Zatul RinpochéEurope43Dewatsang Thinley ChodonEurope44Wangchuk DorjeeAmericas45Yeshe TsetenDalái Lama appointed46Tharlam DolmaDalái Lama appointed
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