Kishan Kapoor
Kishan Kapoor is an Indian politician and the member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the sitting Member of parliament, Lok Sabha from Kangra Lok Sabha constituency of Himachal Pradesh. He won the seat by a record margin of votes in the General election 2019. He has won by the margin of 4.77 lakh votes which is the 2nd largest voting percentage at 72.2% all over the country. He previously served as Food, Civil supplies & Consumer Affairs minister in the Himachal Pradesh Government. In the past, he has served three terms as a Cabinet minister and five terms as a member of the legislative assembly representing the Dharamshala assembly constituency. He is one of the senior most Bhartiya Janta Party leaders from the state.
Kishan Kapoor | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Shanta Kumar |
| Constituency | Kangra Lok Sabha constituency |
| Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Election Minister Himachal Pradesh Government | |
| In office 27 December 2017 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Constituency | Dharamshala assembly constituency |
| Industries, Transport and Urban Development Minister Himachal Pradesh Government | |
| In office 2007–2012 | |
| Constituency | Dharamshala assembly constituency |
| Transport, Tribal Development, Printing and Stationary and Law Minister Himachal Pradesh Government | |
| In office 1998–2003 | |
| Constituency | Dharamshala assembly constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Occupation | Politician, businessman |
| Known for | Social work |
Political career
He was Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Election in HP and the member of the legislative assembly (MLA) from Dharamshala assembly constituency. Serving his third term as a minister in the cabinet of Jai Ram Thakur, he has previously held important portfolios like Industries, Transport, Town and Country Planning, Urban Development in the Prem Kumar Dhumal Cabinet. During this time, he was accompanied by Jagat Prakash Nadda, National President of the BJP, as his colleague.
Kapoor's timeline in politics is a long one, and he plunged into active politics at a relatively younger age.
- 1970 Remained a member of the Jansangh and the Janta Party
- 1978 Yuva Morcha Secretary
- 1980 Attended the formation of BJP
- 1982-1984 Mandal Adhyaksh BJP Dharamshala
- 1985 Fought first MLA election as a BJP candidate from Dharamshala constituency
- 1990 Represented Dharamshala constituency as an MLA for the BJP
- 1993 Won for the second time from Dharamshala and reached the Vidhan Sabha
- 1993-97 Appointed as Chief Whip Vidhan Sabha
- 1994 Appointed as the State Executive Member BJP HP
- 1995-97 Remained BJP President Kangra District
- 1996 Appointed as BJP Election Incharge for MANIPUR Parliamentary Constituency
- 1998 Won for the third time from Dharamshala constituency
- 1998 Sworn in as Transport, Tribal Development, Printing and Stationary and Law Minister
- 2003 Contested from Dharamshala and lost
- 2004 Appointed as State Spokesperson BJP Himachal Pradesh
- 2007 Won for the fourth time from Dharamshala
- 2008 Sworn in as Transport, Urban Development, Housing and Town and Country Planning Minister
- 2009 Portfolios changed to Industries, Labor and Employment and Sainik Welfare Ministries
- 2012 Contested from Dharamshala and lost
- 2017 Won from Dharamshala constituency for the fifth term
- 2017 Sworn in as the Food and Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and Election Minister
- 2019 Elected as Member of Parliament from Kangra Parliamentary Constituency for the first time with a record margin of the highest voting percentage in the entire country.
References
External links
- "BJP registers historical win in Himachal with victory margins crossing 4.75 lakh, vote share 70 per cent".
- Chauhan, Pratibha (18 October 2017). "Rebels may play spoilsport for BJP again". The Tribune (Chandigarh). Tribune News Service. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- "Himachal Pradesh Election Results: BJP leader Kishan Kapoor wins from Dharamshala". Zee News. Zee Media Bureau. 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 January 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)</ref><ref>"Members : Lok Sabha".