Chaudhary Chand Ram (23 June 1923 – 15 June 2015) was an Indian politician and first Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana. He was member of the 1st & 3rd Punjab Assembly and 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Haryana Assembly of India. He also served as the member of 6th and

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Early life

Chaudhary Chand Ram was born on 23 June 1923 in

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family of Kharhar, Rohtak, Haryana, (then Punjab). He did his graduation from

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and Postgraduate in Economics. His family was influenced from

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movement. He was a champion of Dalit cause in Punjab and was a close associate of

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. Chaudhary Chand Ram played a significant part in struggle for a separate

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state from Punjab. He led the great Bir Sunarwala Dalit Land Movement and granted land to Dalits in various parts of Haryana.

Positions held

He was conferred with Babu Parmanand National Award in 2013. He died on 15 June 2015, aged 92.

References

, - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Ram, Chand 1923 births 2015 deaths Deputy chief ministers of Haryana India MPs 1977–1979 India MPs 1989–1991 Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha members from Haryana Punjab, India MLAs 1952–1957 Punjab, India MLAs 1962–1967 Haryana MLAs 1966–1967 Haryana MLAs 1968–1972 Haryana MLAs 1972–1977 Haryana MLAs 1977–1982