Dharamshala: Seventeen first-time members have been elected to the 45-member 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, according to results declared by the Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration on Wednesday following the successful completion of the two rounds of the 2025–26 general election.The preliminary and final elections were held on Feb 1 and April 26 across 27 countries by a total of 1,737 election officers at 309 polling stations. The voter turnout in the preliminary round was 56.25% (51,140 voters), while the final round witnessed a participation rate of 45.71 per cent (41,638 voters) out of a total registered electorate of 91,073. During the final round, a total of 570 ballots were rejected as invalid during the counting process.

Addressing a press conference, chief election commissioner Lobsang Yeshi said over ...