| Tara Chand | |
| Birth Place: | Chak Malal village,[1] Akhnoor (J&K) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Office1: | Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir |
| Term Start1: | 5 January 2009 |
| Term End1: | 24 December 2014 |
| Governor1: | Narinder Nath Vohra |
| Predecessor1: | Muzaffar Hussain Baig |
| Successor1: | Nirmal Kumar Singh |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | Omar Abdullah |
| Office2: | Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start2: | 21 November 2002 |
| Term End2: | 5 January 2009 |
| Predecessor2: | Abdul Ahad Vakil |
| Successor2: | Mohammad Akbar Lone |
| Spouse: | Kanta Devi |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Constituency1: | 80-Chhamb |
| Children: | 2 |
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Tara Chand is a politician and Dalit leader 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] 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 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]