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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lal Chand Kataruchak
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| office = [[Government of Punjab, India|Cabinet Minister, Government of Punjab]]<ref name="Mann keeps Home, 26 others, gives Finance to Cheema; Mines to Bains">{{cite news |last1= |title=Mann keeps Home, 26 others, gives Finance to Cheema; Mines to Bains |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/bhagwant-mann-keeps-home-harpal-singh-cheema-gets-finance-7830421/ |accessdate=23 March 2022 |date=22 March 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323164504/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/bhagwant-mann-keeps-home-harpal-singh-cheema-gets-finance-7830421/ |archivedate=23 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
| governor = [[Banwarilal Purohit]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Bhagwant Mann]]
| subterm = '''Cabinet'''
| suboffice = [[Mann ministry]]
| 2blankname = Ministry and Departments
| 2namedata = *Food & Civil Supplies<br>
*Consumer Affairs
| term_start = 19 March 2022
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| office1 = [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|16 March 2022]]
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'''Lal Chand Kataruchak''' (born 1970) is an Indian politician from Punjab. He is an MLA from [[Bhoa Assembly constituency]] representing the [[Aam Aadmi Party]].<ref name="Playing 20 March 2022">{{cite news |date=20 March 2022 |title=The playing 11: CM Bhagwant Mann's cabinet ministers |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/the-playing-11-cm-bhagwant-manns-cabinet-ministers-7827473/ |access-date=22 March 2022 |work=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Tribune News">{{cite news |title=Provide Rs 10K help to poor in rural belt: AAP |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/provide-rs-10k-help-to-poor-in-rural-belt-aap-254276 |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref> He had been a sarpanch of Kataruchak village for six terms.

== Early life and education ==
Kataruchak is from [[Kataruchak]], Pathankot District, Punjab. He is the son of Labhu Ram. He passed matriculation in 2007 from Punjab School Education Board, Mohali, and later discontinued his studies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lal Chand Kataruchak(Revolutionary Marxist Party of India):Constituency- BHOA (SC)(PATHANKOT) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/punjab2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=69 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=myneta.info}}</ref>

==Assets and liabilities declared during elections==
During the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]], he declared Rs. 619,225 as an overall financial asset and Rs. nil as financial liability.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lal Chand(AAP):Constituency- BHOA (SC)(PATHANKOT) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/punjab2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=264 |website=myneta.info |access-date=10 September 2025 |ref=Assets and Liabilities}}</ref>

==Member of Legislative Assembly==
Kataruchak was elected as the [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] in the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]]. The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the [[sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly]] by winning 92 out of [[List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly|117 seats]] in the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]]. MP [[Bhagwant Mann]] was sworn in as [[List of chief ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister]] on 16 March 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=16 March 2022 |title=AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/punjab-assembly/aaps-bhagwant-mann-sworn-in-as-punjab-cm/article65230309.ece |access-date=22 March 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Kataruchak represented the [[Bhoa Assembly constituency]] in the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]. He took oath as a cabinet minister along with nine other MLAs on 19 March at Guru Nanak Dev auditorium of [[Raj Bhavan, Punjab|Punjab Raj Bhavan]] in [[Chandigarh]].<ref name="Tribune 18 March 2022">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Ten Punjab ministers to take oath on Saturday |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-ministers-to-take-oath-on-saturday-378869 |access-date=18 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=18 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318092034/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-ministers-to-take-oath-on-saturday-378869 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="NDTV 25K 19 March 2022">{{cite news |title=25,000 Government Jobs For Punjab: New Chief Minister's 1st Decision |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/25-000-government-jobs-for-punjab-new-chief-minister-bhagwant-manns-1st-decision-2831372 |access-date=19 March 2022 |work=NDTV.com |agency=Press Trust of India |date=19 March 2022 |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319125442/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/25-000-government-jobs-for-punjab-new-chief-minister-bhagwant-manns-1st-decision-2831372 |url-status=live }}</ref> Eight ministers including Kataruchak who took oath were greenhorn (first term) MLAs.<ref name="CabinetOath 19 March 2022">{{cite news |title=In Mann's first list of Cabinet ministers, 8 greenhorn MLAs |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/aap-finalises-names-of-10-ministers-in-punjab-giant-killers-ignored-7826232/ |access-date=19 March 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=19 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319064250/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/aap-finalises-names-of-10-ministers-in-punjab-giant-killers-ignored-7826232/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

As a cabinet minister in the [[Mann ministry]] Kataruchak was given the charge of two departments of the [[Government of Punjab, India|Punjab Government]]:<ref name="Tribune News 21 March 2022">{{cite news |title=Punjab portfolios announced; CM Mann keeps Home and Vigilance, Cheema gets Finance, Singla Health, Harbhajan Power |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-portfolios-announced-cheema-gets-finance-and-revenue-harbhajan-eto-power-dr-baljit-women-welfare-and-child-development-379489 |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=21 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
# Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs
# Department of Forest and Wild Life Preservation

== Controversy ==
On 28 April 2023, a controversy surrounded Lal Chand Kataruchak when Congress sitting MLA from Bholath constituency [[Sukhpal Singh Khaira]] in a press conference at [[Jalandhar]], accused him of allegedly appointing his son and other two relatives including son of his sister-in-law as personal staff. Lal Chand has denied these allegations while drawing flak from all opposition parties including BJP.<ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/khaira-writes-cm-seeks-immediate-dismissal-arrest-minister-kataruchak-8582115/ Khaira writes to CM, seeks immediate dismissal, arrest of minister Kataruchak] Express News Service. 29 April 2023</ref><ref>[http://Punjab%20minister%20Lal%20Chand%20Kataruchak%20appointed%20kin%20as%20personal%20staff,%20alleges%20Sukhpal%20Khaira Punjab minister Lal Chand Kataruchak appointed kin as personal staff, alleges Sukhpal Khaira] Tribuneindia News Service. 28 April 2023</ref>

==Electoral performance ==
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{{#section:Bhoa Assembly constituency|Assembly Election 2017}}
{{#section:Bhoa Assembly constituency|Assembly Election 2022}}

==References==
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[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2022–2027]]
[[Category:Aam Aadmi Party politicians from Punjab, India]]
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[[Category:1970 births]]

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