Chamba Assembly constituency

Chamba
Chamba
Constituency No. 3 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
LS constituency	Kangra
Established	1951
Total electors	84,616
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Neeraj Nayar
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2022

Chamba Assembly constituency is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. Chamba is also part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.^[2]^[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]

Year	Member
1951	Chattar Singh	Indian National Congress
1967	Kishori Lal	Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1972		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1977		Janata Party
1982	Sagar Chand Nayar	Indian National Congress
1985	Sagar Chand Nayar	Indian National Congress
1990	Kishori Lal	Bharatiya Janata Party
1993	Harsh Mahajan	Indian National Congress
1998
2003
2007	Bal Krishan Chauhan	Bharatiya Janata Party
2012	Bal Krishan Chauhan
2017	Pawan Nayyar^[4]
2022	Neeraj Nayar	Indian National Congress

Election results[edit]

Assembly Election 2022[edit]

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Chamba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Neeraj Nayar	32,783	53.28%	8.25
	BJP	Neelam Nayyar	25,001	40.63%	7.80
	Independent	Indira Kapoor	2,443	3.97%	New
	NOTA	Nota	539	0.88%	0.34
	AAP	Shasi Kant	356	0.58%	New
Margin of victory			7,782	12.65%	9.25
Turnout			61,528	72.71%	0.68
Registered electors			84,616		12.39
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	4.85

Assembly Election 2017[edit]

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Chamba^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Pawan Nayyar	26,763	48.43%	9.82
	INC	Neeraj Nayar	24,884	45.03%	10.20
	Independent	Dr. D. K. Soni	725	1.31%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	674	1.22%	New
	Independent	B. K. Chauhan	649	1.17%	New
	BSP	Paras Ram	562	1.02%	0.07
Margin of victory			1,879	3.40%	0.39
Turnout			55,258	73.39%	1.37
Registered electors			75,289		10.26
	BJP hold		Swing	9.82

Assembly Election 2012[edit]

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Chamba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	B. K. Chauhan	19,714	38.62%	18.80
	INC	Pawan Nayyar	17,780	34.83%	3.97
	Independent	Raj Singh	10,813	21.18%	New
	CPI	Rattan Chand	1,310	2.57%	New
	BSP	Noordeen Noorani	482	0.94%	1.12
	Independent	Anita Thakur	388	0.76%	New
	Independent	C. L. Thakur	354	0.69%	New
Margin of victory			1,934	3.79%	14.82
Turnout			51,051	74.76%	2.51
Registered electors			68,283		6.07
	BJP hold		Swing	18.80

Assembly Election 2007[edit]

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Chamba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	B. K. Chauhan	26,705	57.41%	12.39
	INC	Pawan Nayyar	18,048	38.80%	11.24
	BSP	Vineet Puri	960	2.06%	New
	LJP	Nand Lal	798	1.72%	0.22
Margin of victory			8,657	18.61%	13.60
Turnout			46,513	72.26%	5.17
Registered electors			64,373		14.25
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	7.38

Assembly Election 2003[edit]

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Chamba^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Harsh Mahajan	21,829	50.04%	4.03
	BJP	B. K. Chauhan	19,642	45.02%	5.19
	Independent	Chandra Mani	850	1.95%	New
	LJP	Nand Lal	654	1.50%	New
	HVC	D. P. Malhotra	650	1.49%	0.99
Margin of victory			2,187	5.01%	9.22
Turnout			43,625	77.56%	7.73
Registered electors			56,344		8.55
	INC hold		Swing	4.03

Assembly Election 1998[edit]

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Chamba^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Harsh Mahajan	19,562	54.07%	5.49
	BJP	Kewal Krishan	14,411	39.83%	0.24
	HVC	Ashok Kumar	898	2.48%	New
	CPI	Chandra Mani	582	1.61%	New
	Independent	D. P. Malhotra	200	0.55%	New
	Independent	Kishore Kumar	189	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			5,151	14.24%	5.73
Turnout			36,179	70.64%	2.23
Registered electors			51,908		8.82
	INC hold		Swing	5.49

Assembly Election 1993[edit]

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Chamba^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Harsh Mahajan	20,435	59.56%	19.88
	BJP	Kishori Lal	13,585	39.60%	18.80
Margin of victory			6,850	19.97%	1.25
Turnout			34,309	72.48%	4.46
Registered electors			47,699		4.77
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

Assembly Election 1990[edit]

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Chamba^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kishori Lal	17,938	58.40%	17.52
	INC	Sagar Chand	12,189	39.68%	14.89
	Doordarshi Party	Daya Shiel	232	0.76%	New
	Independent	Janki Nath	225	0.73%	New
Margin of victory			5,749	18.72%	5.02
Turnout			30,716	67.82%	0.53
Registered electors			45,528		27.22
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	3.83

Assembly Election 1985[edit]

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Chamba^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sagar Chand	13,278	54.57%	0.03
	BJP	Kishori Lal	9,946	40.88%	1.89
	CPI	Rattan Chand	909	3.74%	New
	Independent	Daya Shiel	199	0.82%	New
Margin of victory			3,332	13.69%	1.87
Turnout			24,332	68.45%	3.40
Registered electors			35,786		9.45
	INC hold		Swing	0.03

Assembly Election 1982[edit]

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Chamba^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sagar Chand	12,744	54.60%	14.92
	BJP	Kishori Lal	9,983	42.77%	New
	JP	Kirpa Ram	271	1.16%	59.16
	Independent	Daya Shiel	241	1.03%	New
Margin of victory			2,761	11.83%	8.81
Turnout			23,342	72.15%	8.17
Registered electors			32,697		10.94
	INC gain from JP		Swing	5.72

Assembly Election 1977[edit]

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Chamba^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Kishori Lal	11,239	60.32%	*New*
	INC	Sagar Chand	7,393	39.68%	3.26
Margin of victory			3,846	20.64%	19.16
Turnout			18,632	64.03%	10.94
Registered electors			29,474		6.42
	JP gain from ABJS		Swing	15.90

Assembly Election 1972[edit]

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Chamba^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	ABJS	Kishori Lal	7,314	44.42%	24.67
	INC	Sagar Chand	7,070	42.94%	13.99
	Independent	Kuldip Chand	2,081	12.64%	New
Margin of victory			244	1.48%	38.66
Turnout			16,465	53.55%	11.34
Registered electors			31,495		14.46
	ABJS hold		Swing	24.67

Assembly Election 1967[edit]

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Chamba^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	ABJS	Kishori Lal	7,783	69.09%	45.04
	INC	K. Chand	3,261	28.95%	32.17
	Independent	Nand Lal	221	1.96%	New
Margin of victory			4,522	40.14%	3.07
Turnout			11,265	42.06%	15.47
Registered electors			27,517		66.83
	ABJS gain from INC		Swing	7.97

Assembly Election 1952[edit]

1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Chamba^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chattar Singh	2,567	61.12%	*New*
	ABJS	Mangat Ram	1,010	24.05%	New
	Independent	Manhat Pal	315	7.50%	New
	KMPP	Mohan Lall	308	7.33%	New
Margin of victory			1,557	37.07%
Turnout			4,200	25.46%
Registered electors			16,494
	INC win (new seat)

References[edit]

^ "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2012". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Chamba Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
^ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 March 2016.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.

External links[edit]

"Results of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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[election2022-1] "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2012". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

[2] "Sitting and previous MLAs from Chamba Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 31 October 2017.

[3] "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 31 October 2017.

[election2017-4] Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[5] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.

[6] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.

[7] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.

[8] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.

[9] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.

[10] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

[11] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 March 2016.

[12] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.

[13] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

[14] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.

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