Churah Assembly constituency
| Churah | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 1 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Chamba |
| LS constituency | Kangra |
| Established | 1951 (first establishment), 2008 (second establishment) |
| Total electors | 78,823[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Churah is one of the 68 constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. This constituency is reserved for the candidates to Scheduled castes.[2] It came into existence for the second time in 2008, following the delimitation of the Legislative Assembly constituencies and covers most of the area covered by the erstwhile Rajnagar constituency.[3][4]
Overview
[edit]Churah (constituency number 1) is one of the five Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Chamba district. It covers the entire Churah tehsil and Rajnagar Kanungo Circle of Chamba tehsil. It is part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency along with 16 other Assembly segments, namely, Chamba, Dalhousie, Bhattiyat, Nurpur, Indora, Fatehpur, Jawali, Jwalamukhi, Jaisinghpur, Sullah, Nagrota, Kangra, Shahpur, Dharamshala, Palampur and Baijnath, Sihunta.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Vidya Dhar | Indian National Congress | ||
| Awatar Chand | ||||
| 2012 | Hans Raj[5] | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2017 | ||||
| 2022 | ||||
Election results
[edit]Assembly Election 2022
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Hans Raj | 32,095 | 51.49% |  0.90
| |
| INC | Yashwant Singh | 29,453 | 47.26% |  4.02
| |
| NOTA | Nota | 394 | 0.63% | 0.30
| |
| AAP | Nand Kumar Jaryal[6] | 385 | 0.62% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,642 | 4.24% | 4.92
| ||
| Turnout | 62,327 | 79.07% | 0.37
| ||
| Registered electors | 78,823 | 14.86
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 0.90
|
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Assembly Election 2017
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Hans Raj | 28,293 | 52.39% | 1.00
| |
| INC | Surender Bhardwaj | 23,349 | 43.23% | 3.61
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 505 | 0.94% | New | |
| SP | Nand Kumar | 442 | 0.82% | New | |
| Independent | Des Raj | 425 | 0.79% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,944 | 9.15% | 4.61
| ||
| Turnout | 54,005 | 78.70% | 0.83
| ||
| Registered electors | 68,623 | 12.28
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 1.00
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Assembly Election 2012
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Hans Raj | 24,978 | 51.39% | New | |
| INC | Surender Bhardwaj | 22,767 | 46.84% | 15.36
| |
| BSP | Kishan Chand | 799 | 1.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,211 | 4.55% | 0.29
| ||
| Turnout | 48,606 | 79.53% | 40.83
| ||
| Registered electors | 61,120 | 109.42
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1952
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Avtar Chand | 3,555 | 31.48% | New | |
| INC | Vidya Dhar | 3,009 | 26.64% | New | |
| Independent | Gulab Singh | 1,921 | 17.01% | New | |
| KMPP | Desh Raj | 1,411 | 12.49% | New | |
| KMPP | Narain Dass | 720 | 6.38% | New | |
| ABJS | Sansar Chand | 475 | 4.21% | New | |
| Independent | Tej Ram | 203 | 1.80% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 546 | 4.83% | |||
| Turnout | 11,294 | 38.70% | |||
| Registered electors | 29,186 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2012". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008, Schedule XI" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 158–64.
- ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Churah Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Prashar, Balkrishan (6 January 2009). "LS Polls: Post-delimitation, parties draw new strategies". The Tribune. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ a b Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Himachal Pradesh elections: AAP releases second list of 54 candidates". Hindustan Times. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- "Results of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.