Rajinder Singh Chib (born 1942, also known as R.S. Chib) is an Indian politician and former

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officer. He is a member of the Democratic Progressive Azad Party. Chib served as Cabinet Minister of Health, Tourism, Medical Education and Environment in the Jammu and Kashmir cabinet from 1986 to 1990 and was reappointed as cabinet Minister of Technical Education, Medical Education and Youth Affairs and Sports from 2009 to 2014. On 3 October 2022, Chib was appointed as General Secretary for Democratic Azad Party.

Political career

R.S. Chib started his political career with the

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and served as cabinet minister in the Jammu and Kashmir government from 1986 to 1990. He quit from his posts and the party after accusing it of neglecting ex-servicemen and displaced persons. He then joined the

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when

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was the Prime Minister of India and unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha elections from Jammu, Udhampur and Gurdaspur. After the Janata Dal's dissolution in 1999, Chib joined the

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. In 2002, Chib fought the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections from the Suchetgarh Assembly constituency but lost. He later joined the

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. He has also served as Vice President and General Secretary for the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee. After

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resigned from the Indian National Congress in August 2022, Chib was among the former ministers who resigned in support of Azad. He became a member of the Democratic Azad Party. On 3 October 2022, R.S. Chib was appointed as General Secretary for Democratic Azad Party.

Personal life

Chib was born in Watala Bhimber (now in

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). He pursued his B.E. degree from

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and post graduation from

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. He also got fellowship in

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. He served as an honorary professor in

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. He is married to Usha Chib and has two sons, Vivek and Kunal. Vivek Chib is senior advocate designated by the Delhi High Court and Kunal Chib is a businessman and the president of the J&K Power Lifting Association

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chib, R.S. Living people 20th-century Indian politicians 1942 births Politicians from Jammu Jammu & Kashmir National Conference politicians Janata Dal politicians from Jammu and Kashmir Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Jammu and Kashmir Indian National Congress politicians from Jammu and Kashmir 21st-century Indian politicians Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party politicians