# Churah Assembly constituency

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

## 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 Assembly segments, namely, Chamba, Dalhousie, Bhattiyat, Nurpur, Indora, Fatehpur, Jawali, Jwalamukhi, Jaisinghpur, Sullah, Nagrota, Kangra, Shahpur, Dharamshala, Palampur and Baijnath, Sihunta.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1951 | Vidya Dhar | Indian National Congress |
| 1951 | Awatar Chand | Indian National Congress |
| 2012 | Hans Raj | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2017 | Hans Raj | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 | Hans Raj | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Churah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Hans Raj | 32,095 | 51.49% | 0.90 |
| | INC | Yashwant Singh | 29,453 | 47.26% | 4.02 |
| | NOTA | Nota | 394 | 0.63% | 0.30 |
| | AAP | Nand Kumar Jaryal | 385 | 0.62% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,642 | 4.24% | 4.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,327 | 79.07% | 0.37 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,823 | | 14.86 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 0.90 | |

### Assembly Election 2017

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Churah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Hans Raj | 28,293 | 52.39% | 1.00 |
| | INC | Surender Bhardwaj | 23,349 | 43.23% | 3.61 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 505 | 0.94% | New |
| | SP | Nand Kumar | 442 | 0.82% | New |
| | Independent | Des Raj | 425 | 0.79% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,944 | 9.15% | 4.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,005 | 78.70% | 0.83 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 68,623 | | 12.28 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 1.00 | |

### Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Churah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Hans Raj | 24,978 | 51.39% | New |
| | INC | Surender Bhardwaj | 22,767 | 46.84% | 15.36 |
| | BSP | Kishan Chand | 799 | 1.64% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,211 | 4.55% | 0.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,606 | 79.53% | 40.83 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 61,120 | | 109.42 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1952

1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Churah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Avtar Chand | 3,555 | 31.48% | New |
| | INC | Vidya Dhar | 3,009 | 26.64% | New |
| | Independent | Gulab Singh | 1,921 | 17.01% | New |
| | KMPP | Desh Raj | 1,411 | 12.49% | New |
| | KMPP | Narain Dass | 720 | 6.38% | New |
| | ABJS | Sansar Chand | 475 | 4.21% | New |
| | Independent | Tej Ram | 203 | 1.80% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 546 | 4.83% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,294 | 38.70% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,186 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |