Dolma Gyari, a former minister in the Central Tibetan Administration and a former deputy speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile, has announced her candidacy for the 2021 Sikyong election. Others candidates to have announced so far include former minister and current Tibet Fund Director Mr Lobsang Nyandak, current Deputy Speaker Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok, and former CEO of the Association of Tibetan Co-Operatives in India Mr Tashi Wangdu.