https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Chhamb_Assembly_constituency Chhamb Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T04:46:59Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Chhamb_Assembly_constituency&diff=493943&oldid=prev Roamingindian at 23:20, 15 April 2026 2026-04-15T23:20:22Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = [[Chhamb]]<br /> | mla = [[Satish Sharma (politician)|Satish Sharma]]<br /> | party = [[Independent politician|Independent]]<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> | state = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> | district = [[Jammu district|Jammu]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Jammu Lok Sabha constituency|Jammu]]<br /> | established = 1962<br /> | type= SLA<br /> | constituency_no = 82<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Chhamb Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the 90 constituencies in the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] a northern union territory of [[India]]. Chhamb is also part of [[Jammu (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jammu constituency]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12211-delimitation-of-constituencies-in-jammu-kashmir-assamarunachal-pradesh-manipur-and-nagaland-notification-dated-06032020/ |title=Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland - Notification dated 06.03.2020 - Delimitation - Election Commission of India |newspaper=eci.gov.in |accessdate=2021-06-27}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13193-delimitation-of-constituencies-in-jammu-kashmir-notification-dated-03032021/ |title=Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir - Notification dated 03.03.2021 - Presidential Orders/ Delimitation Commission Orders |website=Election Commission of India |date= 3 March 2021 |accessdate= 2021-06-27}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Chhamb Assembly Constituency|url=https://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/vijaypur.html|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Elections.in}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Election<br /> ! Member<br /> ! colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1962]] || rowspan=2 | Chhaju Ram Lamba || {{Full party name with color|Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1967]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1972]] || Diwakar Singh<br /> |-<br /> | [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1977]] || Ram Nath || {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1983]] || rowspan=2 | Madan Lal || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=5}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1987]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1996]] || rowspan=3 | [[Tara Chand (Jammu-Kashmir politician)|Tara Chand]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2002]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2008]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2014]] || [[Kirshan Lal|Dr. Kirshan Lal]] || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]] || [[Satish Sharma (politician)|Satish Sharma]] || {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> ===Assembly Election 2024 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Chhamb&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|last1=Election Commission of India|title=J&amp;K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0815.htm|access-date=10 October 2024|date=8 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010072117/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0815.htm|archive-date=10 October 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Satish Sharma (politician)|Satish Sharma]] |party=Independent politician |votes=33,985 |percentage=39.09% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Rajeev Sharma (politician)|Rajeev Sharma]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=27,056 |percentage=31.12% |change={{decrease}}29.41 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Tara Chand (Jammu-Kashmir politician)|Tara Chand]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=16,449 |percentage=18.92% |change={{decrease}}16.77 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Narinder Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=8,005 |percentage=9.21% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=384 |percentage=0.44% |change={{increase}}0.07 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,929 |percentage=7.97% |change= {{decrease}}16.88 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=86,946 |percentage=84.19% |change= {{increase}}6.64 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,03,277 |ref = |change= {{increase}}34.54 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}21.44 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 2014 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Chhamb&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |date= |title=Jammu &amp; Kashmir 2014 - Jammu &amp; Kashmir - Election Commission of India |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3797-jammu-kashmir-2014/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613150235/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3797-jammu-kashmir-2014/ |archive-date=2019-06-13 |access-date= |website=eci.gov.in}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Kirshan Lal|Dr. Kirshan Lal]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=36,033 |percentage=60.53% |change={{increase}}16.53 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Tara Chand (Jammu-Kashmir politician)|Tara Chand]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=21,243 |percentage=35.69% |change={{decrease}}12.90 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Madan Lal |party=Jammu and Kashmir People&#039;s Democratic Party |votes=653 |percentage=1.10% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=223 |percentage=0.37% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=14,790 |percentage=24.85% |change= {{increase}}20.25 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=59,528 |percentage=77.55% |change= {{decrease}}0.81 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 76,763 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.36 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}11.94 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 2008 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Chhamb&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/10-Detailed%20Results.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225073739/https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/10-Detailed%20Results.pdf|archive-date=25 December 2024|access-date=25 December 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Tara Chand (Jammu-Kashmir politician)|Tara Chand]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=25,335 |percentage=48.59% |change={{increase}}2.30 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chaman Lal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=22,940 |percentage=44.00% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohan Lal |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=2,321 |percentage=4.45% |change={{decrease}}18.65 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Janak Raj |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=645 |percentage=1.24% |change={{decrease}}3.06 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ganga Dutt |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=488 |percentage=0.94% |change={{decrease}}1.26 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,395 |percentage=4.59% |change= {{decrease}}18.60 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=52,140 |percentage=78.35% |change= {{increase}}7.95 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 66,545 |ref = |change= {{increase}}5.14 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}2.30 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 2002 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Chhamb&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/StatRep_JK_02.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127192246/http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/StatRep_JK_02.pdf|archive-date=27 January 2013|access-date=15 February 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Tara Chand (Jammu-Kashmir politician)|Tara Chand]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=20,630 |percentage=46.30% |change={{increase}}11.15 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Chhaju Ram Lamba]] |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=10,296 |percentage=23.10% |change={{decrease}}3.22 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chaman Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=9,288 |percentage=20.84% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Subash Chander |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=1,916 |percentage=4.30% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tej Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=995 |percentage=2.23% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sham Lal |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=978 |percentage=2.19% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hans Raj |party=Independent politician |votes=459 |percentage=1.03% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,334 |percentage=23.19% |change= {{increase}}21.35 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=44,562 |percentage=70.47% |change= {{decrease}}1.02 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 63,294 |ref = |change= {{increase}}25.46 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}11.15 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1996 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Chhamb&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-JK96.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117084805/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-JK96.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Tara Chand (Jammu-Kashmir politician)|Tara Chand]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,663 |percentage=35.15% |change={{decrease}}17.35 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tej Ram |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=12,001 |percentage=33.31% |change={{decrease}}3.19 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ganga Dutt |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=9,485 |percentage=26.33% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harnam Dass |party=Independent politician |votes=1,036 |percentage=2.88% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sham Lal |party=Janata Dal |votes=845 |percentage=2.35% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=662 |percentage=1.84% |change= {{decrease}}14.16 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=36,030 |percentage=72.07% |change= {{decrease}}8.52 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 50,448 |ref = |change= {{increase}}36.35 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}17.35 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1987 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Chhamb&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReport_jk_87.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114084427/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReport_jk_87.pdf |archive-date=14 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Madan Lal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=15,527 |percentage=52.50% |change={{decrease}}4.74 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Nath |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=10,795 |percentage=36.50% |change={{increase}}19.40 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dayal Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=2,285 |percentage=7.73% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bansi Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=226 |percentage=0.76% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Raghubir Singh |party=Janata Party |votes=210 |percentage=0.71% |change={{decrease}}0.31 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Chhaju Ram Lamba]] |party=Independent politician |votes=190 |percentage=0.64% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,732 |percentage=16.00% |change= {{decrease}}24.14 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=29,577 |percentage=81.06% |change= {{increase}}6.88 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 37,000 |ref = |change= {{increase}}9.81 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}4.74 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1983 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Chhamb&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport_JK_1983.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117082124/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport_JK_1983.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Madan Lal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,090 |percentage=57.23% |change={{increase}}40.32 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Nath |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=4,208 |percentage=17.09% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bodh Raj |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=4,145 |percentage=16.84% |change={{increase}}0.76 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Baldev Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=1,652 |percentage=6.71% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Raghubir Singh |party=Janata Party |votes=252 |percentage=1.02% |change={{decrease}}12.51 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Satgur Parkash |party=Independent politician |votes=178 |percentage=0.72% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,882 |percentage=40.14% |change= {{increase}}18.53 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=24,618 |percentage=74.27% |change= {{decrease}}0.14 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 33,696 |ref = |change= {{increase}}1.59 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{increase}}18.72 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1977 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Chhamb&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReport_JK_77.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117081946/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReport_JK_77.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Nath |party=Independent politician |votes=9,352 |percentage=38.52% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dewan Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,106 |percentage=16.91% |change={{decrease}}38.84 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bodh Raj |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=3,904 |percentage=16.08% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kanwar Divakar Singh |party=Janata Party |votes=3,286 |percentage=13.53% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pritam Dass |party=Independent politician |votes=1,351 |percentage=5.56% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chain Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=1,309 |percentage=5.39% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bharat Vinod Dutt |party=Independent politician |votes=971 |percentage=4.00% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,246 |percentage=21.61% |change= {{decrease}}9.35 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=24,279 |percentage=74.39% |change= {{decrease}}2.41 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 33,170 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.91 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}17.23 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Chhamb&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisticalRep_JK_72.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117083027/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisticalRep_JK_72.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Diwakar Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,495 |percentage=55.75% |change={{increase}}12.36 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Nath |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=5,558 |percentage=24.80% |change={{decrease}}13.29 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bodh Raj |party=Independent politician |votes=2,999 |percentage=13.38% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shankar Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=510 |percentage=2.28% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chain Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=281 |percentage=1.25% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Suresh Kumar |party=Indian National Congress (Organisation) |votes=255 |percentage=1.14% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Devi Dayal Nidar |party=Independent politician |votes=184 |percentage=0.82% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,937 |percentage=30.95% |change= {{increase}}25.65 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=22,411 |percentage=77.87% |change= {{decrease}}3.17 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 29,641 |ref = |change= {{increase}}9.34 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}12.36 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1967 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Chhamb&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report_Jk_1967.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006052138/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report_Jk_1967.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Chhaju Ram Lamba]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,267 |percentage=43.39% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Singh |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=8,135 |percentage=38.09% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=D. Raj |party=Democratic National Conference |votes=1,535 |percentage=7.19% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Nath |party=Independent politician |votes=1,399 |percentage=6.55% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=D. Dyal |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=857 |percentage=4.01% |change={{decrease}}48.84 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=L. Devi |party=Independent politician |votes=165 |percentage=0.77% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,132 |percentage=5.30% |change= {{decrease}}14.19 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=21,358 |percentage=82.29% |change= {{increase}}6.90 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 27,110 |ref = |change= {{increase}}1.54 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}9.46 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1962 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Chhamb&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_JK_1962.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006183842/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_JK_1962.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Chhaju Ram Lamba]] |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=10,142 |percentage=52.85% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sahdev Singh |party=Jammu Praja Parishad |votes=6,401 |percentage=33.36% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Devi Dayal |party=Independent politician |votes=1,683 |percentage=8.77% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pishori Lal |party=Harijan Mandal |votes=964 |percentage=5.02% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,741 |percentage=19.49% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=19,190 |percentage=74.41% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 26,698 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Chhamb]]<br /> * [[List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{coord|32.84|74.40|display=title}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> [[Category:Jammu district]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1962]]<br /> [[Category:1962 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]</div> Roamingindian