Tara Chand (Indian politician)

Tara Chand is a Dalit leader of Indian National Congress from Jammu and Kashmir. He was Deputy Chief Minister 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]

Tara Chand
Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
In office
5 January 2009  24 December 2014
GovernorNarinder Nath Vohra
Chief MinisterOmar Abdullah
Preceded byMuzaffar Hussain Baig
Succeeded byNirmal Kumar Singh
Constituency80-Chhamb
Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office
21 November 2002  5 January 2009
Preceded byAbdul Ahad Vakil
Succeeded byMohammad Akbar Lone
Personal details
Born1963
Chak Malal village,[1] Akhnoor (J&K)
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Kanta Devi
Children2
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.facebook.com/tarachand.inc

In 2014 elections, Tara Chand lost to BJP candidate Dr Krishan Lal in Chhamb Assembly constituency of Jammu district.[5]

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