Kishan Kapoor

Kishan Kapoor is an Indian politician and the member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the 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 had 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
In office 23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Shanta Kumar
Succeeded by	Rajeev Bhardwaj
Constituency	Kangra
Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Election Minister Himachal Pradesh Government
In office 27 December 2017 – 23 May 2019
Chief Minister	Jai Ram Thakur
Preceded by	GS Bali
Succeeded by	Rajinder Garg
Constituency	Dharamshala assembly constituency
Industries, Transport and Urban Development Minister Himachal Pradesh Government
In office 2007–2012
Chief Minister	Prem Kumar Dhumal
Constituency	Dharamshala assembly constituency
Transport, Tribal Development, Printing and Stationery and Law Minister Himachal Pradesh Government
In office 1998–2003
Chief Minister	Prem Kumar Dhumal
Constituency	Dharamshala assembly constituency
Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 1990–1998
Constituency	Dharamshala assembly constituency
Personal details
Born	(1951-06-25) 25 June 1951 Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India
Spouse	Rekha Kapoor ​ ​ (m. 1990)​
Children	Shashwat Kapoor (son), Pragati Kapoor (daughter)
Parent(s)	Hari Ram Gulabo Devi
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.

Timeline

Kapoor's timeline in politics is a long one, and he plunged into active politics at a relatively younger age.

• 1970 Became 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 Chief Whip Vidhan Sabha
• 1994 Appointed the State Executive Member BJP HP
• 1995-97 Remained BJP President Kangra District
• 1996 Appointed 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 Stationery and Law Minister
• 2003 Contested from Dharamshala and lost
• 2004 Appointed 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.

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.
• "NICEMAIL ver 5.0". Archived from the original on 13 January 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
• "Members : Lok Sabha".