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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 3 · 2017

Chamba

Winner — 2017

PAWAN NAYYAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.3%INC 45.9%4 others 4.8%
Votes
26,763
49.3% share
Winning margin
1,879
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
72.1%
of 75,289

A closely fought contest. PAWAN NAYYAR won with a 3.5% margin.

Seat history

2 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹3.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PAWAN NAYYAR
BJP (NDA)
26,76349.3%
2
NEERAJ NAYAR
INC
24,88445.9%
3
DR. D. K. SONI
IND
7251.3%
NOTA
NOTA
6741.2%
5
BAL KRISHAN CHAUHAN
IND
6491.2%
6
PARAS RAM BHARDWAJ
5621.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (51st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 31.8% · min 3.5% · max 79.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
51st of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
4th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.3%INC 45.9%OTH 3.6%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹3.34 Cr

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,19,080
Density
80 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,522 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population26.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.4%Muslim 6.3%Other 1.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water94.6%
Electricity94.2%
Sanitation51.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.7%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.8%
Clean cooking fuel35.0%
Health insurance26.8%

What's nearby?

8 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Chamba RumalGI
Champavati Temple

Champavati Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Champavati Temple

🏛️

Rock Sculptures Depicting Sita, Rama and Hanuman

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock Sculptures Depicting Sita, Rama and Hanuman

Shri Bajreshwari Temple

Shri Bajreshwari Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Shri Bajreshwari Temple

Shri Bansi Gopal Temple

Shri Bansi Gopal Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Shri Bansi Gopal Temple

Shri Chamunda Devi Temple

Shri Chamunda Devi Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Shri Chamunda Devi Temple

Shri Hari Rai Temple

Shri Hari Rai Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Shri Hari Rai Temple

Shri Lakshmi Narayan Group of Temples

Shri Lakshmi Narayan Group of Temples

🏛️MonumentASI

Shri Lakshmi Narayan Group of Temples

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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