CHAMBA
Assembly seat no. 3 in Himachal Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Himachal Pradesh also has a Lok Sabha constituency called CHAMBA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 2 results.
Winner, 2012
B. K. CHAUHAN
BJP
Elections held
13
1967–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2012
1,934
3.79% of valid votes
Result, 2012
Runner-up
INCPAWAN NAYYAR
- Votes
- 17,780
- Vote share
- 34.85%
- Behind by
- 1,934
Electors
68,283
Total votes polled
51,022
Valid votes
51,022
NOTA votes
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Turnout
74.7%
Full result, 2012
8 candidates · 51,022 valid votes
B. K. CHAUHANBJPwon
19,714
38.6%
PAWAN NAYYARINC
17,780
34.9%
RAJ SINGHIND
10,813
21.2%
RATTAN CHANDCPI
1,310
2.6%
NOORDEEN NOORANIBSP
482
0.9%
ANITA THAKURIND
388
0.8%
C.L.THAKURIND
354
0.7%
RUMESH KUMARSP
181
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Neeraj Nayar | INC | 32,783 | 53.28% | Neelam Nayyar | 7,782 |
| 2017 | PAWAN NAYYAR | BJP | 26,763 | 49.33% | NEERAJ NAYAR | 1,879 |
| 2012 | B. K. CHAUHAN | BJP | 19,714 | 38.64% | PAWAN NAYYAR | 1,934 |
| 2007 | BAL KRISHAN CHAUHAN | BJP | 26,705 | 57.42% | PAWAN NAYYAR | 8,657 |
| 2003 | HARSH MAHAJAN | INC | 21,829 | 50.04% | B.K.CHAUHAN | 2,187 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above