Himachal Pradesh Elections 2017, Know your constituency: Chopal

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 Chopal Vidhan Sabha constituency, located in Shimla district, is one of the 68 constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. In 2012 assembly polls, the number of electors was 65811.

The constituency will have 141 polling stations.

Himachal elections 2017: Candidates contesting from Chopal
 

1. Dr. Subhash Chand Manglate

Party: Indian National Congress

Symbol: Hand

2. Balbir Singh Verma

Party: Bharatiya Janata Party

Symbol: Lotus

3. Hari Chand

Party: Bahujan Samaj Party

Symbol: Elephant

In 2012, Indian National Congress candidate Balbir Singh Verma won the seat with 22056 votes.

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