Tara Chand is a politician and a leader from Jammu and Kashmir. He was Deputy Chief Minister of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir from 2009 to 2014.[2] He had earlier served as the Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.[3][4] On 30 August 2022, he resigned from Indian National Congress in support of Ghulam Nabi Azad.[5] He was appointed as Vice chairperson for Democratic Azad Party. On 22 December 2022, he was removed from Democratic Azad Party after the allegations of 'anti-party'activities.[6]
Tara Chand | |
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| Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmirstate | |
| In office 5 January 2009 – 24 December 2014 | |
| Governor | Narinder Nath Vohra |
| Chief Minister | Omar Abdullah |
| Preceded by | Muzaffar Hussain Baig |
| Succeeded by | Nirmal Kumar Singh |
| Constituency | 80-Chhamb |
| Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 21 November 2002 – 5 January 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Ahad Vakil |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Akbar Lone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) Chak Malal village,[1] Akhnoor (J&K) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse | Kanta Devi |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician |
In 2014 elections, Chand lost to BJP candidate Dr Krishan Lal in Chhamb Assembly constituency of Jammu district.[7] On 30 August 2022, he quit Congress in support of Ghulam Nabi Azad.[5]
References
edit- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Profiles of Raman Bhalla and Tara Chand". Tribuneindia News Service.
- ^ "J&K Deputy Chief Minister in the dock". The Hindu.
- ^ "From Speaker to likely Deputy CM: Tara Chand steers Cong ship in J&K - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.
- ^ "J&K; Deputy CM uses 25 official cars instead of two authorised: RTI - IBNLive". 30 July 2014. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Tara Chand, Majid Wani among 60 leaders quit Congress party in favour of Ghulam Nabi Azad". The Chenab Times. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Azad expels Tara Chand, two other leaders from newly launched DAP". The Chenab Times. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "J&K poll result: Deputy CM and three-time MLA Tara Chand loses". Firstpost. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2022.