By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA 10 June: Two monastic communities from the Choejor Tibetan Refugee Settlement in Nepal have challenged the Tibetan Election Commission’s decision to suspend final-round voting in the constituency, arguing before the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission (TSJC) that the move violated their fundamental right to vote and amounted to a breach of protections guaranteed under the Charter of Tibetans in Exile, international law, and the Indian Constitution.

The writ petition, filed on 9 June, follows months of controversy surrounding alleged voting irregularities during the preliminary round of the 2026 Tibetan general election. Although the Election Commission later reversed its decision to withdraw final-round voting in Choejor, voting ultimately did not take place, leaving unresolved questions about how the Commission addressed the alleged irregularities and whether voters in the constituency were unfairly disenf...