Chand Ram (politician)

Chaudhary Chand Ram (1923–2015) 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 9th Lok Sabha.

Early life
Chaudhary Chand Ram was born on 23 June 1923 in Kharhar, Rohtak, Haryana, (then Punjab). He did his graduation from DAV College, Lahore and Postgraduate in Economics. His family was influenced from Arya Samaj movement.

He was a champion of Dalit cause in Punjab and was a close associate of B. R. Ambedkar.

Chand Ram played a significant part in struggle for a separate Haryana state from Punjab.

Positions held
He was conferred with Babu Parmanand National Award in 2013.

He died on 15 June 2015 at the age of 92 years.