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Assembly constituency 3 · Himachal Pradesh

Chamba is assembly constituency number 3 in Himachal Pradesh, in Chamba district, and one of the segments of the Kangra Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Neeraj Nayar of the Indian National Congress won with 53.3% of the vote, 7,782 votes ahead of Neelam Nayyar (BJP).

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Chamba · 2022AC 3
  1. 01
    Neeraj Nayar
    INC
    32,783
    53.28%
  2. 02
    Neelam Nayyar
    BJP
    25,001
    40.63%
  3. 03
    Indira Kapoor
    Independent
    2,443
    3.97%
  4. 04
    Shasi Kant
    AAP
    356
    0.58%
  5. 05
    Paras Ram
    BSP
    247
    0.40%
  6. 1 other candidate · 159 votesNOTA · 539 (0.88%)

Margin 7,782 votes · 12.65% of valid votes

84,616
Registered electors
2022 election
73.5%
Turnout
+1.3 pts vs 2017
7,782
Victory margin
12.6% of valid votes
Nov 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 61,528 valid votes, NOTA included.

Chamba 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Neeraj NayarMale · 51 yrsINC32,783
53.28%
2Neelam NayyarFemale · 60 yrsBJP25,001
40.63%
3Indira KapoorFemale · 47 yrs · STIndependent2,443
3.97%
—NOTANOTA539
0.88%
4Shasi KantMale · 39 yrs · SCAAP356
0.58%
5Paras RamMale · 49 yrsBSP247
0.40%
6Uttam ChandMale · 34 yrs · STBVD159
0.26%
Past results

The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2017, INC in 2022.

0%20%40%60%201220172022INC 53.3%BJP 40.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Neeraj NayarINC · 53.3% · margin 7,782Turnout73.5%
2017Pawan NayyarBJP · 49.3% · margin 1,879Turnout72.2%
2012B. K. ChauhanBJP · 38.6% · margin 1,934Turnout74.8%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Chamba result 2017

Chamba 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Pawan NayyarBJP26,763
49.33%
2Neeraj NayarINC24,884
45.86%
3Dr. D. K. SoniIndependent725
1.34%
—NOTANOTA674
1.24%
4Bal Krishan ChauhanIndependent649
1.20%
5Paras Ram BhardwajBSP562
1.04%

Chamba result 2012

Chamba 2012 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1B. K. ChauhanBJP19,714
38.64%
2Pawan NayyarINC17,780
34.85%
3Raj SinghIndependent10,813
21.19%
4Rattan ChandCPI1,310
2.57%
5Noordeen NooraniBSP482
0.94%
6Anita ThakurIndependent388
0.76%
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7C.l.thakurIndependent354
0.69%
8Rumesh KumarSP181
0.35%
Map

Chamba outlined in orange among the other Himachal Pradesh seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2022. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Chamba district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Chamba is one of the assembly segments of Kangra. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kangra candidates.

  • Dr Rajeev BhardwajBJP39,103 65.9%
  • Anand SharmaINC19,499 32.9%
  • Advocate Sanjay SharmaIndependent212 0.4%
  • Rekha ChaudharyBSP198 0.3%
  • Dr Kehar SinghIndependent170 0.3%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 19,604 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Chamba.

Who won the Chamba assembly seat in 2022?

Neeraj Nayar of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Chamba in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh assembly election with 32,783 votes, which was 53.28% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Chamba?

The margin was 7,782 votes (12.65% of valid votes). The runner-up was Neelam Nayyar of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 25,001 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Chamba in 2022?

Turnout was 73.51%: 62,205 of 84,616 registered electors voted, across 122 polling stations. That is 1.3 points higher than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Chamba part of?

Chamba is an assembly segment of the Kangra Lok Sabha constituency in Himachal Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr Rajeev Bhardwaj got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Chamba a reserved constituency?

No. Chamba is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Chamba?

The Himachal Pradesh assembly elected in 2022 completes its five-year term in 2027, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections of 2022 and 2017 and 2012 (2022 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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