Churah Assembly constituency explained

Churah
Type:SLA
Constituency No:1
State:Himachal Pradesh
District:Chamba
Loksabha Cons:Kangra
Established:1951 (first establishment), 2008 (second establishment)
Reservation:SC
Mla:Hans Raj
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Latest Election Year:2022
Electors:[1]

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

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

YearMemberPictureParty
Vidya Dhar
Awatar Chand
2017

Election results

Assembly Election 1952

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2012 . . 22 April 2023.
  2. Web site: Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008, Schedule XI. The Election Commission of India. 158–64.
  3. News: Sitting and previous MLAs from Churah Assembly constituency . Elections.in . November 2, 2017 .
  4. News: Prashar. Balkrishan. LS Polls: Post-delimitation, parties draw new strategies. 12 February 2011. The Tribune. 6 January 2009.