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			\| 1blankname1 = [[Chief Minister]]
			\| 1namedata1 = [[Jai Ram Thakur]]

	\| office2 = Industries, Transport and Urban Development Minister [[Himachal Pradesh Government]]		\| office2 = Industries, Transport and Urban Development Minister [[Himachal Pradesh Government]]
	\| constituency2 = [[Dharamshala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Dharamshala assembly constituency]]		\| constituency2 = [[Dharamshala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Dharamshala assembly constituency]]
	\| term_start2 = 2007		\| term_start2 = 2007
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			\| 2blankname2 = [[Chief Minister]]
			\| 2namedata2 = [[Prem Kumar Dhumal]]

	\| office3 = Transport, Tribal Development, Printing and Stationary and Law Minister [[Himachal Pradesh Government]]		\| office3 = Transport, Tribal Development, Printing and Stationary and Law Minister [[Himachal Pradesh Government]]
	\| constituency3 = [[Dharamshala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Dharamshala assembly constituency]]		\| constituency3 = [[Dharamshala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Dharamshala assembly constituency]]
	\| term_start3 = 1998		\| term_start3 = 1998
	\| term_end3 = 2003		\| term_end3 = 2003
	\| ~~birth_date~~ =
	\| ~~birth_place~~ =		\| 3blankname3 = [[Chief Minister]]
	\| ~~father~~ =		\| 3namedata3 = [[Prem Kumar Dhumal]]
	\| ~~mother~~ =
	\| spouse =		\| office4 = Member of the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
	\| children =		\| term_start4 = 1990
			\| term_end4 = 1998
			\| constituency4 = [[Dharamshala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Dharamshala assembly constituency]]

			\| 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		\| occupation = Politician, businessman
	\| known_for = Social work		\| known_for = Social work
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	He was Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Election in HP 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 has 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.		He was Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Election in HP 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 has 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.

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

	* '''1970''' ~~Remained~~ a member of the Jansangh and the Janta Party		* '''1970''' Became a member of the Jansangh and the Janta Party
	* '''1978''' Yuva Morcha Secretary		* '''1978''' Yuva Morcha Secretary
	* '''1980''' Attended the formation of BJP		* '''1980''' Attended the formation of BJP
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	*{{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 \|accessdate=29 December 2017 \|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] \|agency=Tribune News Service \|date=18 October 2017 \|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20171229191200/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/rebels-may-play-spoilsport-for-bjp-again/483578.html \|archivedate=29 December 2017 \|url-status=live }}		*{{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 \|accessdate=29 December 2017 \|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] \|agency=Tribune News Service \|date=18 October 2017 \|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20171229191200/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/rebels-may-play-spoilsport-for-bjp-again/483578.html \|archivedate=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 \|accessdate=29 December 2017 \|work=[[Zee News]] \|agency=Zee Media Bureau \|date=18 December 2017 \|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20171229190921/http://zeenews.india.com/himachal-pradesh/himachal-pradesh-election-results-dharamshala-2065481.html \|archivedate=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 \|accessdate=29 December 2017 \|work=[[Zee News]] \|agency=Zee Media Bureau \|date=18 December 2017 \|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20171229190921/http://zeenews.india.com/himachal-pradesh/himachal-pradesh-election-results-dharamshala-2065481.html \|archivedate=29 December 2017 \|url-status=live }}
	*{{Cite web \|url=http://www.hp.nic.in/ \|title=Archived copy \|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 }}~~</ref><ref>~~{{Cite web \| url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5112 \|title = Members : Lok Sabha}}		*{{Cite web \|url=http://www.hp.nic.in/ \|title=Archived copy \|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}}

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{More footnotes|date=December 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2017}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kishan Kapoor
| image =
| caption =
| office = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kangra Lok Sabha constituency]]
| term_start = 23 May 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Shanta Kumar]]
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| 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
| office2 = Industries, Transport and Urban Development Minister [[Himachal Pradesh Government]]
| constituency2 = [[Dharamshala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dharamshala assembly constituency]]
| term_start2 = 2007
| term_end2 = 2012
| office3 = Transport, Tribal Development, Printing and Stationary and Law Minister [[Himachal Pradesh Government]]
| constituency3 = [[Dharamshala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dharamshala assembly constituency]]
| term_start3 = 1998
| term_end3 = 2003
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| father =
| mother =
| spouse =
| children =
| occupation = Politician, businessman
| known_for = Social work
}}

'''Kishan Kapoor''' is an [[Indian politician]] and the member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He is the sitting [[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 General election 2019. He has won by the margin of 4.77 lakh votes which is the 2nd largest voting percentage at 72.2% all over the country. He previously served as Food, Civil supplies & Consumer Affairs minister in the [[Himachal Pradesh Government]]. In the past, he has 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 is one of the senior most [[Bhartiya Janta Party]] leaders from the state.

== Political career ==
He was Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Election in HP 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 has 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's timeline in politics is a long one, and he plunged into active politics at a relatively younger age.

* '''1970''' Remained 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 as Chief Whip Vidhan Sabha
* '''1994''' Appointed as the State Executive Member BJP HP
* '''1995-97''' Remained BJP President Kangra District
* '''1996''' Appointed as 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 Stationary and Law Minister
* '''2003''' Contested from Dharamshala and lost
* '''2004''' Appointed as 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 |accessdate=29 December 2017 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |agency=Tribune News Service |date=18 October 2017 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20171229191200/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/rebels-may-play-spoilsport-for-bjp-again/483578.html |archivedate=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 |accessdate=29 December 2017 |work=[[Zee News]] |agency=Zee Media Bureau |date=18 December 2017 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20171229190921/http://zeenews.india.com/himachal-pradesh/himachal-pradesh-election-results-dharamshala-2065481.html |archivedate=29 December 2017 |url-status=live }}
*{{Cite web |url=http://www.hp.nic.in/ |title=Archived copy |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 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5112 |title = Members : Lok Sabha}}

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