Churah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Churah Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 68 constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to Scheduled castes[1] It came into existence in 2008, following the delimitation of the Legislative Assembly constituencies and covers most of the area covered by the erstwhile Rajnagar constituency.[2]

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 Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Chamba, Dalhousie, Bhattiyat, Nurpur, Indora, Fatehpur, Jawali, Jwalamukhi, Jaisinghpur, Sullah, Nagrota, Kangra, Shahpur, Dharamshala, Palampur and Baijnath, sihunta .[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

From Rajnagar constituency:

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008, Schedule XI" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 158–64.
  2. ↑ Prashar, Balkrishan (6 January 2009). "LS Polls: Post-delimitation, parties draw new strategies". The Tribune. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
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