# Chhamb Assembly constituency

Chhamb Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a northern union territory of India. Chhamb is also part of Jammu constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1962 | Chhaju Ram Lamba | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 1967 | Chhaju Ram Lamba | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Diwakar Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Ram Nath | Independent politician |
| 1983 | Madan Lal | Indian National Congress |
| 1987 | Madan Lal | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Tara Chand | Indian National Congress |
| 2002 | Tara Chand | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 | Tara Chand | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Dr. Kirshan Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Satish Sharma | Independent politician |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chhamb :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Satish Sharma | 33,985 | 39.09% | New |
| | BJP | Rajeev Sharma | 27,056 | 31.12% | 29.41 |
| | INC | Tara Chand | 16,449 | 18.92% | 16.77 |
| | Independent | Narinder Singh | 8,005 | 9.21% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 384 | 0.44% | 0.07 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,929 | 7.97% | 16.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,946 | 84.19% | 6.64 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,03,277 | | 34.54 |
| | Independent gain from BJP | Independent gain from BJP | Swing | 21.44 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chhamb :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dr. Kirshan Lal | 36,033 | 60.53% | 16.53 |
| | INC | Tara Chand | 21,243 | 35.69% | 12.90 |
| | JKPDP | Madan Lal | 653 | 1.10% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 223 | 0.37% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,790 | 24.85% | 20.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,528 | 77.55% | 0.81 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,763 | | 15.36 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 11.94 | |

### Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chhamb :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Tara Chand | 25,335 | 48.59% | 2.30 |
| | BJP | Chaman Lal | 22,940 | 44.00% | New |
| | JKNC | Mohan Lal | 2,321 | 4.45% | 18.65 |
| | JKNPP | Janak Raj | 645 | 1.24% | 3.06 |
| | BSP | Ganga Dutt | 488 | 0.94% | 1.26 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,395 | 4.59% | 18.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,140 | 78.35% | 7.95 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 66,545 | | 5.14 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 2.30 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chhamb :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Tara Chand | 20,630 | 46.30% | 11.15 |
| | JKNC | Chhaju Ram Lamba | 10,296 | 23.10% | 3.22 |
| | Independent | Chaman Lal | 9,288 | 20.84% | New |
| | JKNPP | Subash Chander | 1,916 | 4.30% | New |
| | Independent | Tej Ram | 995 | 2.23% | New |
| | BSP | Sham Lal | 978 | 2.19% | New |
| | Independent | Hans Raj | 459 | 1.03% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,334 | 23.19% | 21.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,562 | 70.47% | 1.02 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 63,294 | | 25.46 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 11.15 | |

### Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chhamb :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Tara Chand | 12,663 | 35.15% | 17.35 |
| | BJP | Tej Ram | 12,001 | 33.31% | 3.19 |
| | JKNC | Ganga Dutt | 9,485 | 26.33% | New |
| | Independent | Harnam Dass | 1,036 | 2.88% | New |
| | JD | Sham Lal | 845 | 2.35% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 662 | 1.84% | 14.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,030 | 72.07% | 8.52 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 50,448 | | 36.35 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 17.35 | |

### Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chhamb :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Madan Lal | 15,527 | 52.50% | 4.74 |
| | BJP | Ram Nath | 10,795 | 36.50% | 19.40 |
| | Independent | Dayal Singh | 2,285 | 7.73% | New |
| | Independent | Bansi Lal | 226 | 0.76% | New |
| | JP | Raghubir Singh | 210 | 0.71% | 0.31 |
| | Independent | Chhaju Ram Lamba | 190 | 0.64% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,732 | 16.00% | 24.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,577 | 81.06% | 6.88 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,000 | | 9.81 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 4.74 | |

### Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chhamb :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Madan Lal | 14,090 | 57.23% | 40.32 |
| | BJP | Ram Nath | 4,208 | 17.09% | New |
| | JKNC | Bodh Raj | 4,145 | 16.84% | 0.76 |
| | Independent | Baldev Singh | 1,652 | 6.71% | New |
| | JP | Raghubir Singh | 252 | 1.02% | 12.51 |
| | Independent | Satgur Parkash | 178 | 0.72% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,882 | 40.14% | 18.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,618 | 74.27% | 0.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,696 | | 1.59 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 18.72 | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chhamb :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ram Nath | 9,352 | 38.52% | New |
| | INC | Dewan Singh | 4,106 | 16.91% | 38.84 |
| | JKNC | Bodh Raj | 3,904 | 16.08% | New |
| | JP | Kanwar Divakar Singh | 3,286 | 13.53% | New |
| | Independent | Pritam Dass | 1,351 | 5.56% | New |
| | Independent | Chain Singh | 1,309 | 5.39% | New |
| | Independent | Bharat Vinod Dutt | 971 | 4.00% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,246 | 21.61% | 9.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,279 | 74.39% | 2.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,170 | | 11.91 |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | 17.23 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chhamb :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Diwakar Singh | 12,495 | 55.75% | 12.36 |
| | ABJS | Ram Nath | 5,558 | 24.80% | 13.29 |
| | Independent | Bodh Raj | 2,999 | 13.38% | New |
| | Independent | Shankar Singh | 510 | 2.28% | New |
| | Independent | Chain Singh | 281 | 1.25% | New |
| | INC(O) | Suresh Kumar | 255 | 1.14% | New |
| | Independent | Devi Dayal Nidar | 184 | 0.82% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,937 | 30.95% | 25.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,411 | 77.87% | 3.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,641 | | 9.34 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 12.36 | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chhamb :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Chhaju Ram Lamba | 9,267 | 43.39% | New |
| | ABJS | S. Singh | 8,135 | 38.09% | New |
| | Democratic National Conference | D. Raj | 1,535 | 7.19% | New |
| | Independent | A. Nath | 1,399 | 6.55% | New |
| | JKNC | D. Dyal | 857 | 4.01% | 48.84 |
| | Independent | L. Devi | 165 | 0.77% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,132 | 5.30% | 14.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,358 | 82.29% | 6.90 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,110 | | 1.54 |
| | INC gain from JKNC | INC gain from JKNC | Swing | 9.46 | |

### Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Chhamb :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Chhaju Ram Lamba | 10,142 | 52.85% | New |
| | JPP | Sahdev Singh | 6,401 | 33.36% | New |
| | Independent | Devi Dayal | 1,683 | 8.77% | New |
| | Harijan Mandal | Pishori Lal | 964 | 5.02% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,741 | 19.49% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,190 | 74.41% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 26,698 | | |
| | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) |