candidate by 538 votes. In 2017 elections Narinder Thakur contested from Hamirpur on BJP ticket and won by 5394 defeating the congress candidate Kuldeep Singh Pathania. Chief Minister candidate of BJP, Prem Kumar Dhumal was defeated by INC candidate Rajinder Singh Rana in Sujanpur constituency. Media & Publication Print Media: Hamirpur town hosts bureau offices for national newspapers like Dainik Bhaskar, Dainik Jagran, Amar Ujala, Devbhumi Mirror, Punjab Kesri, and Dainik Sawera. Regional newspapers like Himachal Dustak, Divya Himachal and Aapka Faisla also have their offices in town. English News papers circulated in hamirpur are Indian Express, Hindustan Times, The Hindu, Times Of India and The Tribune. Electronic Media: Numerous Indian and international television channels can be watched in Hamirpur through the local cable television provider. The national television broadcaster, Doordarshan, provides many channels like DD Shimla, DD National, DD Sports, DD Sports HD. The wide range of Satellite and Cable channels available includes news channels such as Aaj Tak, Lokmat IBN, Zee News, ABP News, NDTV 24X7, sports channels like Ten Sports, ESPN, Star Sports, National entertainment channels like Colors, Sony, Zee TV and STAR Plus. Other News channels include Devbhumi Mirror News which showcases current News and Culture of Hill State. Other local cable Tv channels are Omnero Music, Omnero Clasic, Omnero Movies, Omnero Pahadi which are broadcast on local cable tv in hamirpur. Radio: AIR All India Radio has a broadcast and recording studio in hamirpur which has coverage in all areas of district hamirpur Events Hamirpur's Hamir Utsav 3 Days mostly in early winters is main event here. Sujanpur's Holi Mahotsav is a grand 3 Days event on Holi Festival. Samtana Dushehra is 1 day event on Dushehra Festival Eve. Temples Shri Sidh Baba Balak Nath Temple, Deodsidh, is the biggest holy shrine in Barsar tehsil of the district. It is situated on the Deotsidh Dhar Range in Sivalik Hills. It stretches across 44 kilometers from Hamirpur, 185 kilometers from Chandigarh, 93 kilometers from Nangal Dam railway station, 64 kilometers from Una, 16 kilometers from Barsar and about 5 kilometers from Shah Talai. The ancient Gasoteshwar Mahadev Temple built by Pandavas is situated at Gasota which is 7 km away from the district headquarter. Education Hamirpur has a Highest literacy rate in Himanchal Pradesh. 88.15 percent people are educated in Hamirpur. IEC Institute of Health Sciences & Research References External links Politics and leaders RSS History