(TibetanReview.net, Dec23’25) – The Central Tibetan Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has on Dec 23 barred Mr Tashi Topgyal, alias Tashi Topgyal Lugdzi, from voting or standing for election for the next five years for his baseless attacks on it as well as for violating several provisions of the election rules and the Charter of Tibetans in Exile. The Commission also announced, at a press conference, that a total of 92,042 Tibetan had registered to vote in the upcoming Feb-Apr 2026 elections.
Tashi Topgyal had volunteered to stand for election as the Sikyong, the executive head, of the CTA. At a press conference on Nov 29, he said that he did not care whether he was violating the r...





