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 A Gewog shall be divided into Chiwogs for the election of the Tshogpas to the Gewog Tshogde. The Gup and Mangmi, who are elected by the people of the Gewog shall be the members of the Gewog Tshogde. The Gup shall be the Chairperson of the Gewog Tshogde. A Thromde Tshogde shall be headed by a Thrompon, who is directly elected by the voters of the Dzongkhag Thromde. The powers and functions of the Thrompon shall be defined by law made by Parliament. A Dzongkhag Thromde shall be divided into constituencies for the election of the members of the Thromde Tshogde. A Gewog Tshogde or a Thromde Tshogde shall not have more than ten and fewer than seven elected members. The Dzongkhag Tshogdu shall elect a Chairperson from among its members. The Dzongkhag Tshogdu shall meet at least twice a year while the Gewog Tshogde and the Thromde Tshogde shall assemble at least three times a year. The presence of not less than two-thirds of the total number of members shall be required to constitute a quorum for a sitting of a Local Government. When the office of a member of the Local Government becomes vacant for any reason other than the expiration of term, an election of a member to fill the vacancy shall be held within thirty days as from the date of the vacancy. Rh