Om Prakash Chautala

Om Prakash Chautala (1 January 1935 – 20 December 2024) was an Indian politician. He was the Chief Minister of Haryana from 1989 to 1990, a short time in 1991 and then again from 1999 to 2005. He was a member of the Indian National Lok Dal. He was the son of Devi Lal, the 6th Deputy Prime Minister of India.

Om Prakash Chautala
7th Chief Minister of Haryana
In office 24 July 1999 – 5 March 2005
Preceded by	Bansi Lal
Succeeded by	Bhupinder Singh Hooda
In office 22 March 1991 – 6 April 1991
Preceded by	Hukam Singh
Succeeded by	President's rule
In office 12 July 1990 – 17 July 1990
Preceded by	Banarsi Das Gupta
Succeeded by	Hukam Singh
In office 2 December 1989 – 22 May 1990
Preceded by	Chaudhary Devi Lal
Succeeded by	Banarsi Das Gupta
Leader of Opposition, Haryana Legislative Assembly
In office 27 February 2005 – 27 October 2014
Preceded by	Vacant (himself in 1996)
Succeeded by	Abhay Singh Chautala
President of the Indian National Lok Dal
In office 6 April 2001 – 20 December 2024
Preceded by	Devi Lal
Personal details
Born	(1935-01-01)1 January 1935 Chautala, Hisar District, Punjab Province, British India
Died	20 December 2024(2024-12-20) (aged 89) Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Lok Dal
Spouse(s)	Sneh Lata Chautala
Children	5, including Ajay Singh Chautala and Abhay Singh Chautala
Father	Devi Lal
Occupation	Agriculturalist, politician

Chautala was given a four-year jail term in a 16-year-old disproportionate assets case in May 2022 by CBI Court.^[1] In the process, Chautala became the oldest prisoner of the Tihar Jail of Delhi at aged 87.^[2]

Chautala died from cardiac arrest at his home in Gurgaon, India on 20 December 2024, at the age of 89.^[3]