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Deputy Chief Minister Of Jammu And Kashmir
The Deputy Chief Minister of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir was a position that existed within the cabinet of Jammu and Kashmir, an Indian state between 1954 and 2019. The state was reconstituted by the government of India as the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir on 31 October 2019. Deputy Prime & Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Keys: See also * List of Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir was the title given to the head of government of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Constitution of India, the Lieutenant Governor is the state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests wi ... * Government of Jammu and Kashmir References {{DEFAULTSORT:Deputy chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Government of Jammu and Kashmir Deputy chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir ...
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Emblem Of Jammu And Kashmir
The Emblem of Jammu and Kashmir is an official symbol used to represent the government of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir, a region administered by India as a union territory. Between 1947 and 2019, Jammu and Kashmir was administered as the State of Jammu and Kashmir. The state was reorganised into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, on 31 October 2019. The new union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir has not as yet adopted a distinct symbol for official use and instead uses the words "Government of Jammu and Kashmir" on official documents either alone or in conjunction with the National Emblem of India. History 1947–1952 Initially the State of Jammu and Kashmir continued to use the coat of arms of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir. File:Kashmir Princely State CoA.png, Coat of arms of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir File:Seal of Maharaja Hari Singh on the cover of the Civil List.jpg, Sea ...
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Mirza Afzal Beg
Mirza Mohammad Afzal Beg (1908–1982) was a Kashmiri politician belonging to the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference. He served as a minister in the pre-independence period in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, and as the revenue minister in the post-independence government headed by Sheikh Abdullah. In this post he led the land reforms in Jammu and Kashmir, recognised as the most successful land reforms in India. After the dismissal of Sheikh Abdullah government in 1953, Beg was incarcerated along with Abdullah and charged in the Kashmir Conspiracy Case. Beg founded a new party called the Plebiscite Front, demanding that Kashmir's accession to India should be decided by a plebiscite. In 1974, he paved the way for Abdullah's rehabilitation by negotiating with the Indian government, leading to the 1974 Indira-Sheikh accord. Plebiscite Front was then transformed into the present day National Conference. Beg served as the Deputy Chief Minister in the next government h ...
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Government Of Jammu And Kashmir
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is the governing authority of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and its two divisions and 20 districts. Jammu and Kashmir is a union territory in India under the terms of Article 239A (which was initially applied to Puducherry and is now also applicable to the union territory as per the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019) of the Constitution of India. Jammu and Kashmir has executive, legislative and judicial branches of government. Srinagar and Jammu are the summer and winter capitals of Jammu and Kashmir respectively. Executive The head of state of Jammu and Kashmir is a Lieutenant Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the central government. His or her post is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister, is the head of government and chairs a council of ministers. Council of Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir A Council of Ministers led by a Chief Minister is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor f ...
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List Of Chief Ministers Of Jammu And Kashmir
The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir was the title given to the head of government of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Constitution of India, the Lieutenant Governor is the state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, the Lieutenant Governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The Lieutent Governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. The post was established after the 6th amendment to the state's constitution (effective 6 June 1965) abolished the title of ''Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir''. Subsequently, the ruling prime minister, Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq, was sworn in as the first Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. The State of Jammu and Kashmir was reorganised into a union territory on 31 October 2019. The office of Chief Minister of Ja ...
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Kavinder Gupta
Kavinder Gupta (born 2 December 1959) is an Indian politician from the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. He is the last Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir state. Personal life Kavinder Gupta was born on 2 December 1959. He has three children – two daughters and one son. Political career Gupta joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh at the age of thirteen. He was jailed for thirteen months during The Emergency. Gupta served as the secretary of the Punjab unit of the Vishva Hindu Parishad from 1978 to 1979. He also served as the chief of the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Bharatiya Yuva Morcha from 1993 till 1998. Gupta was elected mayor of the city of Jammu for a record three consecutive terms, from 2005 to 2010. In the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, he contested as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected a Member of Legislative Assembly from the Gandhinagar constituency. He defeated Raman Bhalla of the Indian National Congres ...
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Nirmal Kumar Singh
Dr Nirmal Kumar Singh is an Indian politician and was the last Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir State. He is a former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. He is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. On 1 March 2015, he assumed the charge of the Minister for Power Development and Housing and Urban Development. He was elected to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in the 2014 assembly election from Billawar in Kathua district. Early life, education and academic profession Dr Nirmal Singh was born on 22 January 1956 to a humble family in Karanwara Basohli, Jammu and Kashmir. He did his primary education in his native place. He is the youngest of his two brothers. His father was a security aide of the erstwhile Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir (princely state). Dr Nirmal Singh has done PhD in history from University of Jammu in 1988 and retired as a professor in the Department of History, the University of J ...
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Tara Chand (Jammu-Kashmir Politician)
Tara Chand is a politician and Dalit leader from Jammu and Kashmir. He was Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 2009 to 2014. He had earlier served as the Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. On 30 August 2022, he resigned from Indian National Congress in support of Ghulam Nabi Azad. He was appointed as Vice chairperson for Democratic Azad Party. On 22 December 2022, he was removed from Democratic Azad Party after the allegations of 'anti-party'activities. In 2014 elections, Chand lost to BJP candidate Dr Krishan Lal in Chhamb Assembly constituency of Jammu district. On 30 August 2022, he quit Congress in support of Ghulam Nabi Azad Ghulam Nabi Azad (born 7 March 1949) is an Indian politician who served as Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha between 2014 to 2021. He also served as the Chief Minister of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir from 2005 to 2008. On 26 September .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Chand, Tara 1963 births Living people ...
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Tara Chand
Tara Chand may refer to: * Tara Chand (Pakistani politician), Provincial Minister of Balochistan, Pakistan * Tara Chand (archaeologist), Vice-Chancellor of Allahabad University, India * Tara Chand (Himachal Pradesh politician), member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly * Tara Chand (Jammu-Kashmir politician) Tara Chand is a politician and Dalit leader from Jammu and Kashmir. He was Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 2009 to 2014. He had earlier served as the Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. On 30 August 2022, he ...
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Muzaffar Hussain Baig
Muzaffar Hussain Baig is an Indian politician. He was the former Deputy Chief Minister of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. On Republic Day of 2020 he received India's third highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan. Baig was the founding member of Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party led by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and was named as Patron of the party post-Mufti's death in 2016. Awards Padma Bhushan in 2020 Early life He was born in Wahidna, a small hilly village in Baramulla district of the Kashmir valley. He received his master's degree from Harvard Law School. Career He started his political career in 1996 with the Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference where he held the position of Vice-Chairman. In 2002, he fought the Legislative Assembly election with the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party and won from Baramulla constituency. He was reelected in 2008. He held the position of Law Minister and Parliamentary Affairs Minister in the state cabinet for the ...
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Mangat Ram Sharma
Pandit Mangat Ram Sharma (died 3 November 2016) was an Indian politician and Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir as well as speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. He was a leader of the Indian National Congress. He also won Jammu-Poonch Lok Sabha seat in 1996. He was Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from November 2002 to November 2005 under Mufti Muhammad Sayeed A Mufti (; ar, مفتي) is an Islamic jurist qualified to issue a nonbinding opinion (''fatwa'') on a point of Islamic law (''sharia''). The act of issuing fatwas is called ''iftāʾ''. Muftis and their ''fatwas'' played an important role ... which was PDP-Congress coalition government. He was also Health Minister of Jammu and Kashmir under Ghulam Nabi Azad. Pandit Mangat Ram had created history by becoming the first Deputy Chief Minister from the Congress. He was the second Deputy Chief Minister from the Jammu region. In 1984, Devi Das Thakur, a Supreme Court lawyer, became t ...
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Devi Das Thakur
Devi Das Thakur (9 December 1929 – 3 February 2007) was an Indian politician and a former Governor of Assam. Early life Thakur was born in the village of Batroo of Tehsil Pogal paristan (Ukhral), District Ramban, on 9 December 1929 in a Rajput family. Thakur was most notable for his socio-economic amelioration works for the benefit of the people and land of Paristan, Pogal, and Guglidhaar. During the 1947 tribal invasion, he was a second-year student at Pratap College in Srinagar and trekked about 120 km by foot to reach Batroo. He graduated in economics with a diploma in public administration; he became the first and only graduate in Pogal Paristan in 1950. He was appointed a headmaster in Government High School, Pogal, in 1951. During this period, he met Shadi Lal Kotwal, an advocate in Ramban, who persuaded him to take higher education in the field of law. Although his father was economically not in a position to send Thakur for higher studies outside of the ...
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