Tara Chand (Himachal Pradesh politician)
Tara Chand was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Himachal Pradesh Territorial Council in 1962, from the Jogindernagar constituency.[1] He was the sole Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate elected to the council (which was converted into the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly).[1][2][3] When CPI split in 1964 Tarachand sided with the Communist Party of India (Marxist), become a leading figure of CPI(M) in Himachal Pradesh.[2][4][5] He was elected secretary of the CPI(M) Himachal Pradesh State Committee in 1978.[6] He served as president of the Himachal Pradesh Kisan Sabha.[7]
Tara Chand died in the late 1990s.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Sir Stanley Reed (1962). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett, Coleman. p. 1193.
- ^ a b New Challenges of Politics in Indian States. Uppal Publishing House. 1986. p. 237. ISBN 978-81-85024-02-8.
- ^ Onkar Chand Sud (1992). Administrative Problems of Rural Development in India. Kanishka Publishing House. p. 17. ISBN 978-81-85475-15-8.
- ^ Socialist India. Indian National Congress. All India Congress Committee. 1971. p. 94.
- ^ Link. United India Periodicals. 1977. p. 25.
- ^ UNI. Founding member of HP CPI(M) Mohar Singh passes away
- ^ a b All India Kisan Sabha. Conference (1999). Documents of the 29th Conference of All India Kisan Sabha, Kozhikode, Kerala, March 5-8, 1999. All India Kisan Sabha. p. 9.