Tara Chand | |
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| Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir state | |
| 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 61–62) Chak Malal village, [1] Akhnoor (J&K) |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Spouse | Kanta Devi |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician |
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]
In the 2014 elections,Chand lost to BJP candidate Dr Krishan Lal in Chhamb Assembly constituency of Jammu district. He finished 3rd in 2024 election. [7] On 30 August 2022,he quit Congress in support of Ghulam Nabi Azad. [5]