| File:Harbans Kapoor during a Protest.jpg | |
| Office | Member of Legislative Assembly for Dehradun Cantonment |
|---|---|
| Office | Speaker Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly |
| Office | Minister of State Urban Development Government of Uttarakhand |
| Office | Minister of State Rural Development, Labour & Unemployment Government of Uttar Pradesh
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| Term start | 1989 |
| Term end | 2021
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| Born | 1946-01-07 |
| Born | Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, British India Template:Small |
| Died | Template:Death date and age |
| Place of death | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
|
| Political party | Bhartiya Janta Party
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| Website | Official website |
Harbans Kapoor (7 January 1946 – 13 December 2021) was an Indian politician who was a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttarakhand State. He was Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from 2007 to 2012.[1] He was elected to the assembly from Dehra Khas constituency.[2] After the first defeat in 1985, he never lost Legislative Assembly elections and won for a record eight terms in a row (four times as the member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and four as the member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly) from Dehradun.
Early life and education
Kapoor was born in Bannu, North-West Frontier Province in 1946 to a Punjabi Hindu family. His family settled in Dehradun after Partition of India. He completed his early schooling from St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun. He graduated in Law from D.A.V. Post Graduate College, Dehradun.
Politics
Starting as a grass root level politician, he joined the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha in 1989 as a member of the 10th Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha from Dehradun constituency, followed by the 11th Vidhan Sabha, 12th Vidhan Sabha and the 13th Vidhan Sabha. He also maintained his victory in the first election of the new state of Uttarakhand in 2002 and continued his victory spree in all the elections after the inception. In 2007, he was unanimously elected the Speaker of Uttarakhand Assembly.[3] He was one of the oldest leaders in Uttarakhand BJP.
Later life
Kapoor died on 13 December 2021, at the age of 75 at his home in Dehradun.[4]
Elections contested
| Year | Constituency | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Dehradun | Template:Lost | 22.85% | Hira Singh Bisht | INC | 66.76% | [5] |
| 1989 | Dehradun | Template:Won | 42.84% | Hira Singh Bisht | INC | 31.11% | [6] |
| 1991 | Dehradun | Template:Won | 54.14% | Vinod | INC | 31.30% | [7] |
| 1993 | Dehradun | Template:Won | 53.74% | Dinesh Agrawal | INC | 38.55% | [8] |
| 1996 | Dehradun | Template:Won | 56.37% | Dinesh Agrawal | INC | 17.98% | [9] |
| 2002 | Dehradun Cantonment | Template:Won | NA | Sanjay Sharma | INC | NA | [10] |
| 2007 | Dehradun Cantonment | Template:Won | NA | Lal Chand Sharma | INC | NA | [11] |
| 2012 | Dehradun Cantonment | Template:Won | NA | Devendra Singh Sethi | INC | NA | [12] |
| 2017 | Dehradun Cantonment | Template:Won | 56.99% | Suryakant Dhasmana | INC | 33.90% | [13] |
References
- ↑ http://www.harbanskapoor.com/about.html
- ↑ Harbans Kapoor unanimously elected Uttarakhand Speaker - News Oneindia
- ↑ Harbans Kapoor is new Uttarakhand Speaker The Times of India, 12 March 2007.
- ↑ Harbans Kapoor: Senior BJP leader Harbans Kapoor dies at 75. The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ↑ Page No 594
- ↑ Page No 600
- ↑ Page No 629
- ↑ Page No 669
- ↑ Page No 577
- ↑ Page No 89
- ↑ Page No 13
- ↑ Page No 10
- ↑ Page No 9/27