Karma Lhamo

Lhamo was born in Tshakaling in May 1978,^[2][3] the daughter of a Lam Neten.^[4] She was educated at Monggar School, and earned a BA in psychology at Mount Carmel College in Bangalore and a post-graduate certificate in education from the National Institute of Education.^[2] In 2006 she began working as a teacher at Chukha Higher Secondary School.^[2] She married and had two children.^[2]

In 2008 she resigned from her teaching job after being nominated as a Druk Phuensum Tshogpa candidate for the Monggar constituency in the March 2008 National Assembly elections. She was elected to the National Assembly with 76% of the vote, defeating former Minister of Health Jigmi Singay.^[4]

She ran for re-election in 2013, but was defeated by Jigme Zangpo, losing by 272 votes.^[5] She ran again in 2018 but lost to Sherab Gyeltshen.^[6] However, following the resignation of Gyeltshen, Lhamo contested the by-election on 29 June 2021 as a candidate for the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa and was elected.^[7]