Dharamshala, May 14 -- Following the two rounds of polling, the election commission of Dharamshala-based Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on Wednesday announced the names of elected members of the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile.

A total of 93 candidates were in the fray, of whom 45 have been elected to the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. Of the 45 elected members, 17 are newly elected who did not serve in the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile.

The preliminary and final elections were held on February 1 and April 26, respectively, 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%, while the final round witnessed a participation rate of 45.71%, out of...