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{{Short description|Indian politician (1951–2025)}}
{{More footnotes needed|date=December 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kishan Kapoor
| image = Kishan Kapoor, Himachal Pradesh.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = Kapoor in 2018
| office = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kangra]]
| term_start = 23 May 2019
| term_end = 4 June 2024
| predecessor = [[Shanta Kumar]]
| successor = [[Rajeev Bhardwaj]]
| office1 = Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Election Minister [[Himachal Pradesh Government]]
| constituency1 = [[Dharamshala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dharamshala assembly constituency]]
| term_start1 = 27 December 2017
| term_end1 = 23 May 2019
| predecessor1 = [[GS Bali]]
| successor1 = [[Rajinder Garg]]
| 1blankname1 = [[Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata1 = [[Jai Ram Thakur]]

| office2 = Industries, Transport and Urban Development Minister [[Himachal Pradesh Government]]
| constituency2 = [[Dharamshala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dharamshala assembly constituency]]
| term_start2 = 2007
| term_end2 = 2012

| 2blankname2 = [[Chief Minister]]
| 2namedata2 = [[Prem Kumar Dhumal]]

| office3 = Transport, Tribal Development, Printing and Stationery and Law Minister [[Himachal Pradesh Government]]
| constituency3 = [[Dharamshala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dharamshala assembly constituency]]
| term_start3 = 1998
| term_end3 = 2003

| 3blankname3 = [[Chief Minister]]
| 3namedata3 = [[Prem Kumar Dhumal]]

| office4 = Member of the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start4 = 1990
| term_end4 = 1998
| constituency4 = [[Dharamshala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dharamshala assembly constituency]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1951|6|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kangra district|Kangra]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], India
| death_date = {{death date and age|2025|2|1|1951|6|25|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Chandigarh]], India
| spouse = {{Marriage|[[Rekha Kapoor]]<br>|10 August 1990}}
| parents = Hari Ram<br>Gulabo Devi
| relations =
| children = Shashwat Kapoor (son), Pragati Kapoor (daughter)
| occupation = Politician, businessman
| known_for = Social work
}}

'''Kishan Kapoor''' (25 June 1951 – 1 February 2025) was an Indian politician who was a member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He was the [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kangra Lok Sabha constituency]] of Himachal Pradesh. He won the seat by a record margin of votes in the 2019 General election. He won by a margin of 4.77 lakh votes which is the 2nd largest voting percentage at 72.2% all over the country. He had previously served as Food, Civil supplies & Consumer Affairs minister in the [[Himachal Pradesh Government]]. He served three terms as a [[Cabinet minister]] and five terms as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|member of the legislative assembly]] representing the [[Dharamshala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dharamshala assembly constituency]]. He was one of the most senior [[Bhartiya Janta Party]] leaders from the state.

== Life and career ==
Kapoor was Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Election in Himachal Pradesh and the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|member of the legislative assembly]] (MLA) from [[Dharamshala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dharamshala assembly constituency]]. Serving his third term as a minister in the cabinet of [[Jai Ram Thakur]], he 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 died in [[Chandigarh]] on 1 February 2025, at the age of 73.<ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/kishan-kapoor-himachal-pradesh-bjp-minister-kishan-kapoor-9811755/ Former Himachal Pradesh BJP minister Kishan Kapoor dies at 73: J P Nadda says ‘irreparable loss’]</ref>

== Timeline ==
Kapoor's timeline in politics was a long one, and he plunged into active politics at a relatively young 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.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/bjp-historical-win-himachal-margins-crossing-4-75-lakh-vote-share-70-1533271-2019-05-24 | title=BJP registers historical win in Himachal with victory margins crossing 4.75 lakh, vote share 70 per cent}}
*{{cite news |last1=Chauhan |first1=Pratibha |title=Rebels may play spoilsport for BJP again |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/rebels-may-play-spoilsport-for-bjp-again/483578.html |access-date=29 December 2017 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |agency=Tribune News Service |date=18 October 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171229191200/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/rebels-may-play-spoilsport-for-bjp-again/483578.html |archive-date=29 December 2017 |url-status=live }}
*{{cite news |title=Himachal Pradesh Election Results: BJP leader Kishan Kapoor wins from Dharamshala |url=http://zeenews.india.com/himachal-pradesh/himachal-pradesh-election-results-dharamshala-2065481.html |access-date=29 December 2017 |work=[[Zee News]] |agency=Zee Media Bureau |date=18 December 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171229190921/http://zeenews.india.com/himachal-pradesh/himachal-pradesh-election-results-dharamshala-2065481.html |archive-date=29 December 2017 |url-status=live }}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.hp.nic.in/ |title=NICEMAIL ver 5.0 |access-date=18 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060113030954/http://hp.nic.in/ |archive-date=13 January 2006 |url-status=dead }}
*{{cite web | url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5112 |title = Members : Lok Sabha}}

{{17th LS members from Himachal Pradesh}}

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[[Category:1951 births]]
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[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Himachal Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022]]
[[Category:India MPs 2019–2024]]
[[Category:People from Kangra, Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:National Democratic Alliance candidates in the 2019 Indian general election]]

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MadelaineStanfie at 20:34, 1 February 2025