Churah Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 68 constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha

Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh

The Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha or the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The present strength of the Vidhan Sabha is 68...

. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to Scheduled castes

Dalit

Dalit is a designation for a group of people traditionally regarded as Untouchable. Dalits are a mixed population, consisting of numerous castes from all over South Asia; they speak a variety of languages and practice a multitude of religions...

 It came in to existence in 2008, following the delimitation of the Legislative Assembly constituencies and covers most of the area covered by the erstwhile Rajnagar

Rajnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Rajnagar was an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat was reserved for scheduled castes....

 constituency.

Overview

Churah (constituency number 1) is one of the five Vidhan Sabha

Vidhan Sabha

The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...

 constituencies located in Chamba district

Chamba district

Chamba is the northwestern district of Himachal Pradesh, in India, with its headquarters in Chamba town. The towns of Dalhousie and Khajjhiar are popular hill stations and vacation spots for the people from the plains of northern India....

. It covers the entire Churah tehsil

Tehsil

A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....

 and Rajnagar Kanungo Circle of Chamba tehsil. It is part of Kangra Lok Sabha constituency

Kangra (Lok Sabha Constituency)

Kangra Lok Sabha constituency is one of the four Lok Sabha constituencies in Himachal Pradesh state in northern India.-Assembly segments:...

 along with 16 other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Chamba, Dalhousie, Bhattiyat, Nurpur, Indora, Fatehpur, Jawali, Jwalamukhi, Jaisinghpur, Sullah, Nagrota, Kangra, Shahpur, Dharamshala, Palampur and Baijnath.

Members of Legislative Assembly

From Rajnagar constituency:

• 2007: Surinder Bhardwaj, Indian National Congress
  Indian National Congress
  The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...