Dharamshala, March 19 -- The Election Commission of the Dharamshala-based Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on Wednesday announced the final list of candidates for the concluding phase of elections to the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile.

A total of 93 candidates are in the fray, of whom 45 will be elected to the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, which is based in Dharamshala. Of the total candidates, 20 each are from the three traditional provinces of Tibet, four represent the five religious schools, eight are from North America and Europe, two from Australasia, and three are volunteer candidates. Officials said that nearly 40% of the candidates are new faces.

The preliminary polls were held on February 1 across 27 countries and the fina...