Chopal Assembly constituency

Chopal Assembly constituency is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. Chopal is also part of Shimla Lok Sabha constituency.^[2][3]

Chopal (Chaupal)
Constituency No. 60 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Lok Sabha constituency	Shimla
Established	1967
Total electors	81,782[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Balbir Singh Verma
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2022

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Picture	Party
1967	Kewal Ram Chauhan			Independent
1972				Indian National Congress
1977	Radha Raman Shastri			Janata Party
1982	Kewal Ram Chauhan			Indian National Congress
1985	Yogendra Chandra
1990	Radha Raman Shastri			Bharatiya Janata Party
1993	Yogendra Chandra			Independent
1998				Indian National Congress
2003	Subhash Chand Manglate			Independent
2007				Indian National Congress
2012	Balbir Singh Verma[4]			Independent
2017				Bharatiya Janata Party
2022[5]

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chopal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Balbir Singh Verma	25,873	41.58%	10.44
	INC	Sh. Rajneesh Kimta	20,840	33.49%	10.45
	Independent	Dr. Subhash Chand Manglate	13,706	22.03%	New
	NOTA	Nota	550	0.88%	0.09
	Independent	Sh. Ashok Kumar	463	0.74%	New
	AAP	Sh. Uday Singhta	413	0.66%	New
	BSP	Bhagat Lal	382	0.61%	0.26
Margin of victory			5,033	8.09%	0.01
Turnout			62,227	76.09%	1.54
Registered electors			81,782		11.80
	BJP hold		Swing	10.44

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chopal^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Balbir Singh Verma	29,537	52.02%	42.49
	INC	Dr. Subhash Chand Manglate	24,950	43.94%	0.98
	BSP	Hari Chand	498	0.88%	0.61
	NOTA	None of the Above	452	0.80%	New
	Independent	Hari Singh Panwar	340	0.60%	New
Margin of victory			4,587	8.08%	6.78
Turnout			56,783	77.63%	1.90
Registered electors			73,147		11.15
	BJP gain from Independent		Swing	7.76

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chopal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Balbir Singh Verma	22,056	44.25%	New
	INC	Dr. Subhash Chand Manglate	21,409	42.96%	9.30
	BJP	Seema	4,747	9.52%	31.84
	BSP	Hari Chand	740	1.48%	2.14
	AITC	Rajender Singh	465	0.93%	New
	LJP	Ramla Devi	304	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			647	1.30%	9.59
Turnout			49,839	75.73%	3.86
Registered electors			65,811		18.92
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	8.00

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chopal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Subhash Chand Manglate	20,785	52.26%	30.80
	BJP	Radha Raman Shastri	16,453	41.37%	23.56
	BSP	Hari Chand	1,440	3.62%	New
	NCP	Anant Ram	547	1.38%	0.34
	Independent	Dhanvir Singh Thakur	531	1.34%	New
Margin of victory			4,332	10.89%	4.27
Turnout			39,773	71.87%	6.55
Registered electors			55,342		11.70
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	24.18

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chopal^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Subhash Chand	10,910	28.08%	New
	INC	Yogendra Chandra	8,339	21.46%	36.98
	BJP	Sanjay Shashtri	6,919	17.81%	1.53
	Independent	Arun Kumar	6,646	17.11%	New
	Independent	Pratap Singh	4,569	11.76%	New
	NCP	Anant Ram	666	1.71%	New
	SP	Dalbir Singh	534	1.37%	New
	LJP	Ramesh Chand	269	0.69%	New
Margin of victory			2,571	6.62%	31.08
Turnout			38,852	78.44%	6.53
Registered electors			49,546		9.72
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	30.37

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chopal^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Yogendra Chandra	18,972	58.45%	35.89
	HVC	Kewal Ram Chauhan	6,735	20.75%	New
	BJP	Radha Raman Shastri	6,276	19.33%	0.90
	JD	Mangat Ram Ajata	477	1.47%	0.86
Margin of victory			12,237	37.70%	1.87
Turnout			32,460	73.10%	0.41
Registered electors			45,157		13.50
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	0.06

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chopal^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Yogendra Chandra	16,796	58.39%	New
	INC	Kanwar Uday Singh	6,490	22.56%	5.98
	BJP	Radha Raman Shastri	5,304	18.44%	51.13
	JD	Shyam Singh Ghuna	175	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			10,306	35.83%	5.19
Turnout			28,765	72.81%	4.92
Registered electors			39,787		8.90
	Independent gain from BJP		Swing	11.17

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chopal^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Radha Raman Shastri	17,124	69.56%	New
	INC	Yogendra Chandra	7,027	28.55%	42.61
	JP	Kripa Ram Thakur Chopali	377	1.53%	New
Margin of victory			10,097	41.02%	2.81
Turnout			24,616	67.81%	7.00
Registered electors			36,534		19.21
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chopal^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Yogendra Chandra	16,221	71.15%	13.23
	Independent	Kewal Ram Chauhan	6,229	27.32%	New
	Independent	Bhopinder Singh	271	1.19%	New
Margin of victory			9,992	43.83%	23.62
Turnout			22,797	75.05%	1.71
Registered electors			30,648		4.82
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chopal^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kewal Ram Chauhan	12,307	57.92%	New
	BJP	Radha Raman Shastri	8,013	37.71%	New
	Independent	Attar Singh Tahkur	598	2.81%	New
	LKD	Mangat Ram Ajata	329	1.55%	New
Margin of victory			4,294	20.21%	1.83
Turnout			21,247	73.53%	15.92
Registered electors			29,238		15.98
	INC gain from JP		Swing	12.73

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chopal^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Radha Raman Shastri	6,466	45.19%	New
	Independent	Sant Ram	3,313	23.16%	New
	Independent	Mangal Singh	1,901	13.29%	New
	Independent	Sabla Ram	1,744	12.19%	New
	Independent	Mangat Ram	307	2.15%	New
	Independent	Shyam Singh	304	2.12%	New
	Independent	Davinder Singh	251	1.75%	New
Margin of victory			3,153	22.04%	50.71
Turnout			14,307	57.57%	13.35
Registered electors			25,210		3.63
	JP gain from INC		Swing	37.36

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chopal^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kewal Ram Chauhan	8,717	82.56%	34.56
	Independent	Shyam Singh	1,035	9.80%	New
	Independent	Radha Raman Shastri	807	7.64%	New
Margin of victory			7,682	72.75%	68.75
Turnout			10,559	44.24%	14.57
Registered electors			24,326		16.83
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	30.55

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chopal^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	K. Ram	8,818	52.00%	New
	INC	S. Ram	8,139	48.00%	New
Margin of victory			679	4.00%
Turnout			16,957	59.66%
Registered electors			29,250
	Independent gain from INC		Swing

Assembly By-election 1963

1963 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Chopal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mohan Lal	Unopposed
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Registered electors			0
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• Chopal
• Shimla district
• List of constituencies of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly