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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Bhuwan Kapri
| image = Bhuwan_Chand_Kapri_MLA_Khatima.jpg
| office = [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Khatima (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Khatima]]
| term_start = 10 March 2022
| predecessor = [[Pushkar Singh Dhami]]
| party = {{flagicon image|Indian National Congress hand logo.svg}} [[Indian National Congress]]
| birth_place = [[Pithoragarh]] [[Uttar Pradesh]] (now in [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]])
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| caption = Kapri in 2022
| alma_mater = [[Kumaun University]]
| education = [[Bachelor of Science]]<br />[[L.L.B.]]
| parents = Liladhar Kapri (father)<br />Godawari Kapri (mother)
| citizenship = [[India]]
| office2 = Deputy Leader of Opposition <br> [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = 10 April 2022
| leader2 = [[Yashpal Arya]]
| governor2 = [[Gurmit Singh (general)]]
| predecessor2 = [[Karan Mahra]]
}}

'''Bhuwan Chandra Kapri''' is an Indian politician and a member of [[Indian National Congress]], who represents [[Khatima (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Khatima]] constituency.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-10 |title=Who is Bhuwan Chandra Kapri? Know the man who beats Pushkar Singh Dhami, HERE |url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/who-is-bhuwan-chandra-kapri-know-the-man-who-beats-pushkar-singh-dhami-here-2444180.html |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=Zee News |language=en}}</ref> On 10 April 2022, Bhuwan Chandra Kapri was elected as the Deputy Leader of Congress Legislative Party (CLP) in the [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karan Mahara appointed Uttarakhand Congress president |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2022/04/10/karan-mahara-appointed-uttarakhand-congress-president.html |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref>

Kapri won the [[2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Khatima (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Khatima]] constituency, with a margin of 6579 votes<ref name=eci>{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of India |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMar2022/statewiseS284.htm |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=results.eci.gov.in}}</ref> against the incumbent [[List of chief ministers of Uttarakhand|Chief Minister of Uttarakhand]], [[Pushkar Singh Dhami]].<ref name=eci/> He is also a former Working President of [[Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-11 |title=Congress Needs to Work Hard: Uttarakhand Giant Killer Kapri Who Defeated CM Dhami |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/uttarakhand-giant-killer-kapri-who-defeated-cm-dhami-feels-congress-needs-to-work-hard-4865921.html |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

Bhuwan Kapri lost the [[2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Election]] to [[Pushkar Singh Dhami]] and finished as runner up.<ref>{{Cite web |title=🗳️ Bhuwan Chandra Kapri, Khatima Assembly Elections 2017 LIVE Results {{!}} Election Dates, Exit Polls, Leading Candidates & Parties {{!}} Latest News, Articles & Statistics {{!}} LatestLY.com |url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/uttarakhand/2017/khatima/bhuwan-chandra-kapri/ |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}</ref>

Kapri has been associated with the [[Indian National Congress]] and [[National Students' Union of India]] for a long time.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sunil |date=2022-03-11 |title=जानिए कौन हैं भुवन कापड़ी जिन्होंने चुनावी रण क्षेत्र में मुख्यमंत्री धामी को किया पराजित – |url=https://devbhoomidarshan17.com/uttarakhand-newsknow-who-is-bhuwan-chandra-kapri-who-defeated-cm-pushkar-dhami-in-khatima/ |access-date=2022-03-26 |language=en-US}}</ref> He started his political career from Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Govt PG College, Khatima where he became President of the Students’ Union.<ref name=":0" /> Previously he also served as the Chairman of Khatima Mandi Council.<ref name=":0" />

== Early life and education ==
Kapri was born in a [[Kumaoni people|Kumaoni]] [[Brahmin]] family<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-10 |title=Uttarakhand: कांग्रेस ने खारिज किया पुराना फॉर्मूला, ठाकुर-ब्राह्मण और दलित कॉन्बिनेशन पर खेला दांव |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/uttarakhand/dehradun-uttarakhand-congress-appointments-high-command-tries-to-maintain-region-experience-and-caste-balance-nodark-4185648.html |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref> in Harari village of [[Pithoragarh district]] in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] (now [[Uttarakhand]]) on 11 November 1981 to Liladhar Kapri and Godawari Kapri.

He studied there until 3rd standard after that they moved to Khatima. He received a [[Bachelor of Science]], [[Master of Arts]] and later [[Bachelor of Laws]] from [[Kumaun University]] in 2014, where he was also elected as President of the Student’s Union of HNBPG Khatima.

== Positions held ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Public''' '''Offices'''
!Year
!Description
|-
|2004 - 2005
|President of the Student’s Union HNBPG Khatima
|-
|2013 - 2017
|Chairman of Mandi Council Khatima
|-
|2022 - Till Date
|Elected to [[5th Uttarakhand Assembly]]
* Deputy Leader of Opposition [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Within''' '''Party'''
!Year
!Description
|-
|2005 - 2008
|State General Secretary [[National Students' Union of India]] Uttarakhand.
|-
|2009 - 2011
|Lok Sabha ([[Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar Lok Sabha constituency|Nainital–U.S.Nagar]]) President [[Indian Youth Congress]].
|-
|2013 - 2018
|State President [[Indian Youth Congress]] Uttarakhand.
|-
|2018 - 2021
|General Secretary [[Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee]].
|-
|2021 - 2022
|Working President [[Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee]].
|}

== Electoral performances ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Election
!Constituency
!colspan="2"|Party
!Votes
!%
!Opponent
!colspan="2"|Opposition Party
!Opposition Votes
!%
!Margin
!Result
!Ref
|-
|[[2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2017]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|MLA]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Khatima Assembly constituency|Khatima]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
[[File:Indian National Congress hand logo.svg|frameless|21x21px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|26,830
|33.03%
| rowspan="2" |[[Pushkar Singh Dhami]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
[[File:Bharatiya Janata Party (icon).svg|frameless|20x20px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|29,539
|36.37%
| -2,709
|{{Lost}}
|<ref name=":1">{{Citation |title=Khatima Assembly constituency |date=2025-01-16 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khatima_Assembly_constituency |access-date=2025-01-17 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2022]]
|48,177
|51.89%
|41,598
|44.80%
| +6,579
|{{Won}}
|<ref name=":1" />
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Uttarakhand MLAs 2022–2027]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Pithoragarh district]]

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