Himachal Elections 2017, Know your constituency: Chamba

SHIMLA: Himachal elections is all set to be held on November 9. The counting will be held on December 18, 2017. The term of the 68-member Himachal Pradesh Assembly comes to an end on January 7, 2018.

The hill state has 68 constituencies. One of the Vidhan Sabha constituencies is Chamba. In 2010, there were over 66,000 electors. It is also part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.

The constituency is likely to have 118 polling stations.

Himachal elections 2017: Candidates contesting from Chamba

1. Pawan Nayyar

Party: Bharatiya Janata Party

Symbol: Lotus

2. Neeraj Nayar

Party: Indian National Congress

Symbol: Hand

3. Paras Ram Bhardwaj

Party: Bahujan Samaj Party

Symbol: Elephant

3. Bal Krishan Chauhan

Independent

Symbol: Tractor Chalata Kisan

4. Dr DK Soni

Independent

Symbol: Diamond

In 2012, BJP's Bal Krishan Chauhan won the Assembly elections with 19714 votes. He also won the 2007 state polls.

This year, the state polls will witness the use of Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPATs) with all Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Voters will be able to visually verify if the vote they have cast has indeed gone to the candidate of their choice.