Tarachand Chheda

{{Short description|Indian politician (1951–2022)}}

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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 Gujarat Legislative Assembly representing Mandvi from December 2012 to December 2017. Chheda was also the Minister of State for Cottage Industries, Salt Industries and Cow Protection from 22 May 2014 to August 2016.{{cite news|url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/anandiben-patel-keeps-several-portfolios-with-herself-outdoes-narendra-modi/1/363120.html|work=India Today|date=22 May 2014|accessdate =19 October 2014|title=Anandiben keeps several portfolios with herself, outdoes Modi}}{{Cite news|url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/story/gujarat-minister-tarachand-chheda-collects-45-lacs-on-his-birthday-donates-it-for-cowsheds-1-823034.html|title=गुजरात सरकार में मंत्री ताराचंद छेड़ा को समर्थकों ने रुपयों में तौला|work=aajtak.intoday.in|access-date=2017-12-25|language=hi}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.gujaratelections.in/tarachand-jagashibhai-chheda-mla-mandvi/|title=Tarachand Jagashibhai Chheda - MLA Mandvi|work=Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017|access-date=2017-12-25|language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-04-23 |title=Former MoS, leading Kutchi and BJP leader Tarachand Chheda passes away |url=https://www.deshgujarat.com/2022/04/23/former-mos-leading-kutchi-and-bjp-leader-tarachand-chheda-passes-away/ |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=DeshGujarat |language=en-US}}

He was also a member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly representing Abdasa from 1990 to 1995.

He died on 23 April 2022 in Bhuj from COVID-19.https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/bjp-leader-tarachand-chheda-passes-away-from-covid-complications-7885774/ He was hospitalised in Ahmedabad but was moved to Bhuj when he adopted Jain ritual of Sallekhana a day before his death. His last rites were performed in his native village Kandagara in Kutch.