Himachal Pradesh Elections 2017, Know your constituency: Dehra

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 Dehra 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 70424.

The constituency will have 98 polling stations.

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

Himachal elections 2017: Candidates contesting from Dehra

1. Viplove Thakur

Party: Indian National Congress

Symbol: Hand

2. Ravinder Singh Ravi

Party: Bharatiya Janata Party

Symbol: Lotus

3. Vipan Chand

Party: Bahujan Samaj Party

Symbol: Elephant

In 2012, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ravinder Singh won the seat with 24463 votes.

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