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CHAMBA

Constituency no. 5 in Himachal Pradesh · Lok Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1962.

Himachal Pradesh also has an assembly constituency called CHAMBA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.

Winner, 1962
CHATTAR SINGH
INC
Elections held
2
1962–1967
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 2
Margin, 1962
21,875
42.95% of valid votes

Result, 1962

Winner
Votes
32,324
Vote share
63.47%
Margin
21,875
Runner-up
SWAM. R. MASANI
Votes
10,449
Vote share
20.52%
Behind by
21,875
Electors
81,428
Total votes polled
50,927
Valid votes
50,927
NOTA votes
Turnout
62.5%

Full result, 1962

3 candidates · 50,927 valid votes

1962 election →
CHATTAR SINGHINCwon
32,324
63.5%
M. R. MASANISWA
10,449
20.5%
MANGAT RAMJS
8,154
16.0%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1967V. CHANDINC39,36332.95%B. PARKASH4,861
1962CHATTAR SINGHINC32,32463.47%M. R. MASANI21,875

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%18%35%53%70%19621967Turnout

Winning margin

0%12%24%36%48%19621967Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the CHAMBA constituency in 1967?

V. CHAND (INC) won CHAMBA in 1967, by a margin of 4,861 votes.

Which party has won CHAMBA the most times?

INC, with 2 of the 2 wins recorded since 1962.

How many times has CHAMBA gone to the polls?

2 times, from 1962 to 1967.

Who has won CHAMBA the most times?

V. CHAND, with 1 win between 1967 and 1967.

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