Dharamshala, Dec. 25 -- As many as 91,042 voters have been registered for the upcoming election of Sikyong (political leader) and the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, revealed the election commission of the Dharamshala-based Central Tibetan Administration (CTA).

Chief election commissioner Lobsang Yeshi said that this includes 56,749 registrations from India, Nepal, and Bhutan, and 34,293 registrations from overseas. Voters have been registered from 26 countries. The Exile Tibetan community will elect a new Sikyong and 18th Parliament in the upcoming general elections to be held in two phases on February 1 and April 26.

According to the schedule announced earlier, the voter's registration began on October 8. While the preliminary elect...