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{{Short description|Indian politician (1951–2020)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date = April 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|image= File:Kapil Deo Kamat during his term as Panchayati Raj minister (cropped).jpg
| native_name = {{lang|hi|कपिल देव कामत}}
| office = [[List of ministers of panchayati raj of Bihar|Minister of Panchayati Raj]] <br/> [[Government of Bihar]]
| term_start = {{Start date|df=y|2015|11|20}}
| term_end = {{start date|df=y|2020|10|16}}
| office2 = [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = {{Start date|df=y|2015}}
| term_end2 = {{Start date|df=y|2020}}
| constituency2 = [[Babubarhi Assembly constituency|Babubarhi]]
| predecessor2 = [[Uma Kant Yadav]]
| successor2 = [[Mina Kumari]]
| term_start3 = {{Start date|df=y|2005}}
| term_end3 = {{Start date|df=y|2010}}
| predecessor3 = [[Deo Narayan Yadav]]
| successor3 = [[Uma Kant Yadav]]
| constituency3 = [[Babubarhi Assembly constituency|Babubarhi]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1951|05|11}}
| party = [[Janata Dal (United)]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2020|10|16|1951|05|11}}
| death_cause = [[COVID-19]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.amarujala.com/bihar/nitish-kumar-govt-minister-kapil-dev-kamat-died-after-infecting-from-coronavirus-jdu-leader-madhubani |agency=Amarujala |publisher=Amarujala|title=बिहार: मंत्री कपिलदेव कामत का कोरोना से निधन, सीएम नीतीश कुमार ने जताया शोक }}</ref>
}}
'''Kapil Deo Kamat''' (11 May 1951 – 16 October 2020) was an Indian politician from [[Madhubani district]] of [[Bihar]], [[India]]. He was serving as Minister of Panchayati Raj Department, [[Government of Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/panchayats-women-force-shares-tales/cid/1440802|title=Panchayats' women force shares tales|last=|first=|date=2018-04-25|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412130443/https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/bihar/panchayats-women-force-shares-tales/cid/1440802|archive-date=2020-04-12|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref> He was a Member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] representing [[Babubarhi Assembly constituency|Babubarhi]].

== Early life ==
Kapil Deo Kamat was born on 11 May 1951, at [[Madhubani district]] in [[Bihar]], [[India]] as a son of Late Anokhi Kamat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/member_profile/34.pdf|title=Member profile|last=|first=|date=|website=Bihar Vidhan Sabha|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412133019/http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/member_profile/34.pdf|archive-date=2020-04-12|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref>

== Political career ==
[[File:Kapil Deo Kamat with Ram Balak Singh Kushwaha.jpg|thumb|Kapil Deo Kamat (in green outfit) standing beside [[Ram Balak Singh Kushwaha|Ram Balak Singh]], distributing benefits of various schemes of panchayati raj ministry to beneficiaries.]]
Kapil contested the [[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]] as a [[Janta Dal United]] candidate from [[Babubarhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] and won.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ceobihar.nic.in/BiharElection/Election%20Result/winner_runnerup.pdf|title=Bihar Assembly Election, 2005 (Oct-Nov) {{!}} List of Winning and Runner-up Candidates|last=|first=|date=|website=ceobihar.nic.in|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222182135/http://ceobihar.nic.in/BiharElection/Election%20Result/winner_runnerup.pdf|archive-date=2018-12-22|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref> Again, he contested the [[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]] from the same constituency but lost to Uma Kant Yadav of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/2010/babubarhi/|title=🗳️ Uma Kantyadav winner in Babubarhi, Bihar Assembly Elections 2010|last=|first=|date=|website=LatestLY|language=en|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref> In [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]] he won from the [[Babubarhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] and was appointed Minister of Panchayati Raj Department, [[Government of Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/nitish-kumarss-team-7-masters-9-grads-and-12-who-went-to-school/|title=Nitish Kumar's Bihar team: 7 Masters, 9 graduates and 12 who went to school|last=|first=|date=2015-11-23|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412132520/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/nitish-kumarss-team-7-masters-9-grads-and-12-who-went-to-school/|archive-date=2020-04-12|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/2015/babubarhi/kapil-deo-kamat/|title=Kapil Deo Kamat, Babubarhi Assembly Elections 2015 LIVE Results {{!}} LatestLY.com|last=|first=|date=|website=LatestLY|language=en|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref>

==Death==
Kamat died from [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]].<ref>[https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/national/jd-u-minister-kapil-dev-kamat-succumbs-to-coronavirus JD-U Minister Kapil Dev Kamat succumbs to Coronavirus]</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{Facebook|kkuppl|Kapil dev kamat}}

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[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Bihar]]
[[Category:Janata Dal (United) politicians]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2005–2010]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2015–2020]]
[[Category:1951 births]]
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]]
[[Category:People from Madhubani district]]

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