https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Churah_Assembly_constituency Churah Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T13:19:43Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Churah_Assembly_constituency&diff=494567&oldid=prev Svetltdz at 19:25, 19 April 2026 2026-04-19T19:25:25Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Himachal Pradesh State, India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}<br /> {{Expand list|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Churah<br /> | type= SLA<br /> | constituency_no = 1<br /> | map_image = 1-Churah constituency.svg<br /> | state = [[Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> | district = [[Chamba district|Chamba]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Kangra Lok Sabha constituency|Kangra]]<br /> | established = 1951 (first establishment), 2008 (second establishment)<br /> | reservation = SC<br /> | mla = [[Hans Raj (politician)|Hans Raj]]<br /> | party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2022]]<br /> | electors = {{formatnum:78823}}&lt;ref name=election2022&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14751-himachal-pradesh-general-legislative-election-2022/ |title=Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2012 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=22 April 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;{{update after|2028|1}}<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Churah&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the 68 constituencies of the [[Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh|Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha]]. This constituency is reserved for the candidates to [[Dalit|Scheduled castes]].&lt;ref name=&quot;ceo&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008, Schedule XI|publisher=The Election Commission of India|pages=158–64}}&lt;/ref&gt; 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 (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Rajnagar]] constituency.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Churah Assembly constituency |url=http://www.elections.in/himachal-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/churah.html |work=Elections.in |access-date= November 2, 2017 }}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=tribune&gt;{{cite news|last=Prashar|first=Balkrishan|title=LS Polls: Post-delimitation, parties draw new strategies|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090107/himplus1.htm#7|accessdate=12 February 2011|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|date=6 January 2009}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Overview==<br /> 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.&lt;ref name=&quot;ceo&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Year<br /> !Member<br /> !Picture<br /> !colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Party<br /> |-<br /> |rowspan=&quot;2&quot; |[[1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1951]] <br /> |Vidya Dhar<br /> |<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> |Awatar Chand<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> |[[2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2012]] <br /> |rowspan=&quot;3&quot; |[[Hans Raj (politician)|Hans Raj]]&lt;ref name=election2017/&gt; <br /> |rowspan=&quot;3&quot;|<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2017]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2022]] <br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> ===Assembly Election 2022 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Churah}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Hans Raj (politician)|Hans Raj]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=32,095 |percentage=51.49% |change={{decrease}}0.90 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Yashwant Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=29,453 |percentage=47.26% |change={{increase}}4.02 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=394 |percentage=0.63% |change={{decrease}}0.30 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nand Kumar Jaryal&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |title=Himachal Pradesh elections: AAP releases second list of 54 candidates |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/himachal-pradesh-elections-aap-releases-second-list-of-54-candidates-101666248355107.html |access-date=20 October 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=20 October 2022 |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; |party=Aam Aadmi Party |votes=385 |percentage=0.62% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,642 |percentage=4.24% |change= {{decrease}}4.92 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=62,327 |percentage=79.07% |change= {{increase}}0.37 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 78,823 |ref = |change= {{increase}}14.86 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}0.90 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 2017 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Churah&lt;ref name=election2017&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3815-himachal-pradesh-general-legislative-election-2017/ |title=Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017 |author=Election Commission of India |access-date=8 July 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Hans Raj (politician)|Hans Raj]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=28,293 |percentage=52.39% |change={{increase}}1.00 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Surender Bhardwaj |party=Indian National Congress |votes=23,349 |percentage=43.23% |change={{decrease}}3.61 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=505 |percentage=0.94% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nand Kumar |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=442 |percentage=0.82% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Des Raj |party=Independent politician |votes=425 |percentage=0.79% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,944 |percentage=9.15% |change= {{increase}}4.61 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=54,005 |percentage=78.70% |change= {{decrease}}0.83 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 68,623 |ref = |change= {{increase}}12.28 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}1.00 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 2012 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Churah}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Hans Raj (politician)|Hans Raj]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=24,978 |percentage=51.39% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Surender Bhardwaj |party=Indian National Congress |votes=22,767 |percentage=46.84% |change={{increase}}15.36 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kishan Chand |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=799 |percentage=1.64% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,211 |percentage=4.55% |change= {{decrease}}0.29 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=48,606 |percentage=79.53% |change= {{increase}}40.83 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 61,120 |ref = |change= {{increase}}109.42 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1952 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Churah}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Avtar Chand |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,555 |percentage=31.48% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Vidya Dhar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,009 |percentage=26.64% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gulab Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=1,921 |percentage=17.01% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Desh Raj |party=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |votes=1,411 |percentage=12.49% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Narain Dass |party=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |votes=720 |percentage=6.38% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sansar Chand |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=475 |percentage=4.21% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tej Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=203 |percentage=1.80% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=546 |percentage=4.83% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=11,294 |percentage=38.70% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 29,186 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[List of constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]<br /> * [[Chamba district]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * {{cite web |title=Results of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/74-himachal-pradesh/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}<br /> <br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh}}<br /> {{coord|32.85|76.17|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Chamba district]]<br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]<br /> [[Category:1951 establishments in Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:2008 establishments in Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2008]]</div> Svetltdz