Tarachand Jagshibhai Chheda (14 July 1951 - 23 April 2022) was an Indian politician and the member of

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

. He was a member of

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Gujarat Legislative Assembly or Gujarat Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Gujarat, in the state capital Gandhinagar. Presently, 182 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from single-member cons ...

representing

Mandvi Mandvi is a Beach town with municipality in the Kutch district in the States and territories of India, Indian state of Gujarat. It was once a major port of the region and summer retreat for Maharao (king) of the Cutch State. The old city was enc ...

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. He was also a member of

representing Abdasa from 1990 to 1995. He died on 23 April 2022 in

Bhuj Bhuj () is a Municipality and District Headquarters of Kutch District in the state of Gujarat, India. Etymology According to legend, Kutch was ruled by the Nāga chieftains in the past. Sagai, a queen of Sheshapattana, who was married to Kin ...

after prolonged illness. He was hospitalised in

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...

but was moved to Bhuj when he adopted Jain ritual of ''

Sallekhana ''Sallekhana'' (IAST: ), also known as ''samlehna'', ''santhara'', ''samadhi-marana'' or ''sanyasana-marana'', is a supplementary vow to the ethical code of conduct of Jainism. It is the religious practice of voluntarily fasting to death by ...

'' a day before his death. His last rites were performed in his native village Kandagara in Kutch.

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Living people People from Mandvi Gujarat MLAs 2012–2017 1951 births Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat Gujarat MLAs 1990–1995 Politicians from Kutch district {{Gujarat-BJP-politician-stub