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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Kavinder Gupta
|image = Kavinder Gupta.png
|caption = Gupta after being elected as the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir|Deputy CM]]
|office = [[Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]]
|term_start = 30 April 2018
|term_end = 19 June 2018
|governor = [[Narinder Nath Vohra]]
|1blankname = [[List of Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|Chief Minister]]
|1namedata = [[Mehbooba Mufti]]
|predecessor = [[Nirmal Kumar Singh]]
|successor = [[President's rule]]
|office2 = [[Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Speaker]] of the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]
|term_start2 = 18 March 2015
|term_end2 = 29 April 2018
|governor2 = [[Narinder Nath Vohra]]
|1blankname2 = [[List of Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|Chief Minister]]
|1namedata2 = [[Mehbooba Mufti]]
|predecessor2 = [[Mubarak Gul]]
|successor2 = [[Nirmal Kumar Singh]]
|office3 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]
|term_start3 = 23 December 2014
|term_end3 = 2018
|governor3 = [[Narinder Nath Vohra]]
|1blankname3 = [[List of Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|Chief Minister]]
|1namedata3 = [[Mehbooba Mufti]]
|predecessor3 = Raman Bhalla
|successor3 = Vacant
|constituency3 = [[Gandhinagar (Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituency)|Gandhinagar]]
|office4 = [[Mayor]] of [[Jammu]]
|term_start4 = 2005
|term_end4 = 2010
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|12|2|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Jammu]], [[India]]
|nationality = [[India]]n
|party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|occupation = [[Politician]]
}}

'''Kavinder Gupta''' (born 2 December 1959) is an Indian politician from the union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)| Jammu and Kashmir]]. He is the last [[Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]].

==Personal life==
Kavinder Gupta was born on 2 December 1959. He has three children – two daughters and one son.<ref name="Who is Kavinder Gupta?">{{cite web|title=Who is Kavinder Gupta?|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-is-kavinder-gupta-jk-deputy-chief-minister-5157470/|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=1 May 2018|date=30 April 2018}}</ref>

==Political career==
Gupta joined the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] at the age of thirteen. He was jailed for thirteen months during [[The Emergency (India)|The Emergency]]. Gupta served as the secretary of the [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] unit of the [[Vishva Hindu Parishad]] from 1978 to 1979. He also served as the chief of the [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] unit of the [[Bharatiya Yuva Morcha]] from 1993 till 1998.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kavinder Gupta, who joined RSS at age of 13, is Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/apr/30/kavinder-gupta-who-joined-rss-at-age-of-13-is-jammu-and-kashmir-deputy-chief-minister-1808328.html|accessdate=2 May 2018|date=30 April 2018|work=New Indian Express}}</ref>

Gupta was elected mayor of the city of [[Jammu]] for a record three consecutive terms, from 2005 to 2010.<ref name="Who is Kavinder Gupta?"/> In the [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]], he contested as a member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and was elected a [[Member of Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Gandhinagar (Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituency)|Gandhinagar constituency]]. He defeated Raman Bhalla of the [[Indian National Congress]], the incumbent.<ref name="Who is Kavinder Gupta?"/> On 19 March 2015, Gupta was elected [[Speaker (politics)|speaker]] of the assembly. He also became the first ever Bharatiya Janata Party leader to be appointed as the speaker.<ref>{{cite web|title=BJP Legislator Kavinder Gupta elected as the Speaker of the 12th Jammu & Kashmir Assembly|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/bjp-mla-kavinder-gupta-the-new-speaker-of-jammu-and-kashmir-assembly-244983-2015-03-19|work=India Today|accessdate=2 May 2018|date=19 March 2015}}</ref>

On 30 April 2018, Gupta was appointed as the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]] state as a part of a cabinet reshuffle. He succeeded [[Nirmal Kumar Singh]].<ref name="Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet reshuffle: Kavinder Gupta, Rajiv Jasrotia and Sunil Sharma among 8 ministers sworn in">{{cite web|title=Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet reshuffle: Kavinder Gupta, Rajiv Jasrotia and Sunil Sharma among 8 ministers sworn in|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/jammu-and-kashmir-cabinet-reshuffle-kavinder-gupta-and-rajiv-jasrotia-among-8-ministers-sworn-in-a-look-at-the-new-inductees-4451793.html|work=First Post|accessdate=2 May 2018|date=1 May 2018}}</ref>

==Controversies==
In February 2015, Gupta courted controversy by blaming the [[Rohingya people|Rohingya Muslim refugees]] for the [[2018 Sunjuwan attack]] on an army camp.<ref name="Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet reshuffle: Kavinder Gupta, Rajiv Jasrotia and Sunil Sharma among 8 ministers sworn in"/> After being sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state, Gupta stated that the [[2018 Kathua rape case|Kathua rape case]] was a "small incident [which] should not be given too much importance". Hindu right-wing groups had held rallies supporting the accused in the case, the gang-rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl. He faced criticism from opposition Congress party and opposition leader [[Omar Abdullah]]. Gupta later said that the media had misinterpreted his comment.<ref>{{cite web|title=J&K deputy CM Kavinder Gupta calls Kathua rape a ‘small incident’, later clarifies|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/jk-deputy-cm-calls-kathua-rape-a-small-incident-clarifies/articleshow/63975663.cms|work=The Times of India|accessdate=2 May 2018|date=1 May 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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