Chander Kumar — MLA, Jawali (Indian National Congress)
Chander Kumar
Chander Kumar is the MLA from the Jawali assembly constituency in Himachal Pradesh, representing the Indian National Congress in the 14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (elected 2022).
Member identity and party: Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, member profile, cross-checked with PRS Legislative Research. Sitting-member roster checked on 15 October 2026. Party labels retain the elected party unless a formal change is verified.
Jawali constituency
Jawali is seat number 9 of the 68 in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly and lies in Kangra district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. The seat had about 99,572 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Jawali votes as part of the Kangra Lok Sabha constituency, whose sitting member is listed on this site.
Indian National Congress in the Himachal Pradesh assembly
Indian National Congress holds 40 of the 68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, against a majority mark of 35. Chander Kumar was returned from Jawali in 2022.
Other MLAs in Kangra district
Kangra district returns 15 members to the Himachal Pradesh assembly. The others are:
- Ranbir Singh (Nikka) — Nurpur, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Malender Rajan — Indora, Indian National Congress
- Bhawani Singh Pathania — Fatehpur, Indian National Congress
- Kamlesh Thakur — Dehra, Indian National Congress
- Bikram Singh — Jaswan-Pragpur, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Sanjay Rattan — Jawalamukhi, Indian National Congress
- Yadvinder Goma — Jaisinghpur, Indian National Congress
- Vipin Singh Parmar — Sullah, Bharatiya Janata Party
- R.S. Bali — Nagrota, Indian National Congress
- Pawan Kumar Kajal — Kangra, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Kewal Singh Pathania — Shahpur, Indian National Congress
- Sudhir Sharma — Dharamshala, Bharatiya Janata Party
The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The assembly has 68 seats and was last elected in 2022. The next election is expected in November–December 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is the MLA of Jawali?
- Chander Kumar of the Indian National Congress is the sitting MLA for Jawali, elected in 2022.
- Which party does Chander Kumar belong to?
- Chander Kumar represents the Indian National Congress, which holds 40 of the 68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Jawali constituency in?
- Jawali is seat number 9 and lies in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh.
- Is Jawali a reserved constituency?
- Jawali is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Jawali fall under?
- Jawali is one of the assembly segments of the Kangra Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Jawali?
- Jawali had about 99,572 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Chander Kumar, Himachal Pradesh की Jawali विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Indian National Congress। निर्वाचन: 2022 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Jawali सीट Kangra ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 99,572 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Jawali विधानसभा क्षेत्र पर देखें।
मतदाता सूची में अपना नाम देखने, नया वोटर आईडी बनवाने या उसमें सुधार कराने के लिए मतदाता गाइड देखें। यदि आप चुनाव लड़ने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं तो चुनाव प्रचार सेवाएँ देखें।