Himachal Pradesh Elections 2017, Know your constituency: Nurpur

SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh is all set to go to polls in a single-phase on November 9, 2017. The counting of votes will take place on December 18, 2017. The hill state has 68 constituencies.

The Nurpur Vidhan Sabha constituency, located in Kangra district, is one of the 68 constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. In 2012 assembly polls, number of electors were 74679.

The constituency will have 110 polling stations.

Nurpur constituency came into existence in 2008, following the Delimitation of the Legislative Assembly constituencies by the Election Commission.

Himachal elections 2017: Candidates contesting from Nurpur

1. Ajay Mahajan

Party: Indian National Congress

Symbol: Hand

2. Rakesh Pathania

Party: Bharatiya Janata Party

Symbol: Lotus

3. Harnam Singh

Party: Bahujan Samaj Party

Symbol: Elephant

In 2012, Congress candidate Ajay Mahajan won the seat with 26546 votes.

The term of the 68-member Himachal Pradesh Assembly comes to an end on January 7, 2018.