Tarachand Chheda
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| Born | 14 July 1951 |
| Died | 23 April 2022 (aged 70) Bhuj, Gujarat, India |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Tarachand Jagshibhai Chheda (14 July 1951 – 23 April 2022) was an Indian politician and the member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly for two terms.
Career
Chheda was also a member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly representing Abdasa from 1990 to 1995. Later he became a member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly representing Mandvi from December 2012 to December 2017. He served as the Minister of State for Cottage Industries, Salt Industries and Cow Protection from 22 May 2014 to August 2016 during Anandiben Patel ministry.
Death
Chheda had contracted COVID-19 in January 2022 and recovered but his lungs were damaged and caused him pneumonia. He was hospitalised in Ahmedabad but was moved to Bhuj when he adopted Jain ritual of Sallekhana a day before his death. He died on 23 April 2022 in Bhuj from the post-COVID-19 complications. His last rites were performed in his native village Kandagara in Kutch.
References
- 1 2 3 "Former MoS, leading Kutchi and BJP leader Tarachand Chheda passes away". DeshGujarat. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ↑ "Anandiben keeps several portfolios with herself, outdoes Modi". India Today. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "गुजरात सरकार में मंत्री ताराचंद छेड़ा को समर्थकों ने रुपयों में तौला". aajtak.intoday.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ↑ "Tarachand Jagashibhai Chheda - MLA Mandvi". Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ↑ "BJP leader Tarachand Chheda passes away from Covid complications". The Indian Express. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
- ↑ Team, V. T. V. "ગુજરાત ભાજપને મોટી ખોટ પડી, કચ્છના પીઢ અગ્રણી તથા પૂર્વ રાજ્યમંત્રી તારાચંદ છેડાનું 70 વર્ષની વયે નિધન | Former Minister of State for Gujarat Tarachand Chheda passes away". VTV Gujarati. Retrieved 20 October 2026.