Tara Chand (Jammu-Kashmir 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]

Tara Chand
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 61–62) Chak Malal village,[1] Akhnoor (J&K)
Nationality	Indian
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (until 2022 and again from Jan 2023) Democratic Azad Party (September 2022—December 2022)
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]