<p>"All 42 newly-elected members of the 15th parliament-in-exile were administered oath by interim speaker Pema Jungney," spokesman Tenzin Norbu told IANS.<br /><br />Prior to the swearing-in ceremony of the members, Jungney took oath from the chief justice commissioner of the Central Tibetan Administration.<br /><br />The voting to elect 44 members of the parliament-in-exile was held across the globe March 20. The results were declared April 27.<br /><br />However, two members of parliament from U-Tsang province (Central Tibet) could not get themselves elected as they failed to secure the mandatory 33 percent of the total votes cast.<br /><br />These two seats will be filled with fresh election.<br />More than 83,000 Tibetans in India, which has 56 Tibetan settlements, took part in the elections.<br /><br />Some of the other countries where the election took place included Japan, Russia and Australia.<br /><br />The Dalai Lama has lived in India since 1959 when he fled his homeland after a failed uprising against Communist rule. His government-in-exile is based here but is not recognised by any country.</p>.<p><br />Some 140,000 Tibetans live in exile around the world, over 100,000 of them in India.</p>
<p>"All 42 newly-elected members of the 15th parliament-in-exile were administered oath by interim speaker Pema Jungney," spokesman Tenzin Norbu told IANS.<br /><br />Prior to the swearing-in ceremony of the members, Jungney took oath from the chief justice commissioner of the Central Tibetan Administration.<br /><br />The voting to elect 44 members of the parliament-in-exile was held across the globe March 20. The results were declared April 27.<br /><br />However, two members of parliament from U-Tsang province (Central Tibet) could not get themselves elected as they failed to secure the mandatory 33 percent of the total votes cast.<br /><br />These two seats will be filled with fresh election.<br />More than 83,000 Tibetans in India, which has 56 Tibetan settlements, took part in the elections.<br /><br />Some of the other countries where the election took place included Japan, Russia and Australia.<br /><br />The Dalai Lama has lived in India since 1959 when he fled his homeland after a failed uprising against Communist rule. His government-in-exile is based here but is not recognised by any country.</p>.<p><br />Some 140,000 Tibetans live in exile around the world, over 100,000 of them in India.</p>