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|name = Kavinder Gupta | |name = Kavinder Gupta | ||
|image = Kavinder Gupta. | |image = Kavinder Gupta 2025 portrait.jpg | ||
|caption = Gupta | |caption = Gupta, {{circa|2025}} | ||
| | |office1 = [[List of governors of Himachal Pradesh|Governor of Himachal Pradesh]] | ||
| | |term_start1 = 10 March 2026 | ||
| | |predecessor1 = [[Shiv Pratap Shukla]] | ||
| | |office2 = [[List of lieutenant governors of Ladakh|Lieutenant governor of Ladakh]] | ||
| | |term_start2 = 18 July 2025 | ||
| | |term_end2 = 13 March 2026 | ||
| | |predecessor2 = [[B. D. Mishra]] | ||
| | |successor2 = [[Vinai Kumar Saxena]] | ||
| | |office3 = [[Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]] | ||
| | |term_start3 = 30 April 2018 | ||
| | |term_end3 = 19 June 2018 | ||
| | |governor3 = [[Narinder Nath Vohra]] | ||
| | |1blankname3 = [[List of Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|Chief Minister]] | ||
| | |1namedata3 = [[Mehbooba Mufti]] | ||
| | |predecessor3 = [[Nirmal Kumar Singh]] | ||
| | |successor3 = [[President's rule]] | ||
| | |office4 = [[Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Speaker]] of the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| | |term_start4 = 18 March 2015 | ||
| | |term_end4 = 29 April 2018 | ||
| | |governor4 = [[Narinder Nath Vohra]] | ||
| | |1blankname4 = [[List of Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|Chief Minister]] | ||
| | |1namedata4 = [[Mehbooba Mufti]] | ||
| | |predecessor4 = [[Mubarak Gul]] | ||
| | |successor4 = [[Nirmal Kumar Singh]] | ||
| | |office5 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| | |term_start5 = 23 December 2014 | ||
| | |term_end5 = 2018 | ||
| | |governor5 = [[Narinder Nath Vohra]] | ||
|1blankname5 = [[List of Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|Chief Minister]] | |||
|1namedata5 = [[Mehbooba Mufti]] | |||
|predecessor5 = Raman Bhalla | |||
|successor5 = Vacant | |||
|constituency5 = [[Gandhinagar (Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituency)|Gandhinagar]] | |||
|office6 = [[Mayor]] of [[Jammu]] | |||
|term_start6 = 2005 | |||
|term_end6 = 2010 | |||
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|12|2|df=y}} | |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|12|2|df=y}} | ||
|birth_place = [[Jammu]], [[India]] | |birth_place = [[Jammu]], [[India]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:13, 11 August 2026
Kavinder Gupta | |
|---|---|
 Gupta, c. 2025 | |
| Governor of Himachal Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Shiv Pratap Shukla |
| Lieutenant governor of Ladakh | |
| In office 18 July 2025 – 13 March 2026 | |
| Preceded by | B. D. Mishra |
| Succeeded by | Vinai Kumar Saxena |
| Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir | |
| In office 30 April 2018 – 19 June 2018 | |
| Governor | Narinder Nath Vohra |
| Chief Minister | Mehbooba Mufti |
| Preceded by | Nirmal Kumar Singh |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 18 March 2015 – 29 April 2018 | |
| Governor | Narinder Nath Vohra |
| Chief Minister | Mehbooba Mufti |
| Preceded by | Mubarak Gul |
| Succeeded by | Nirmal Kumar Singh |
| Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 23 December 2014 – 2018 | |
| Governor | Narinder Nath Vohra |
| Chief Minister | Mehbooba Mufti |
| Preceded by | Raman Bhalla |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Constituency | Gandhinagar |
| Mayor of Jammu | |
| In office 2005–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 December 1959 Jammu, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Kavinder Gupta (born 2 December 1959) is an Indian politician from the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. He is the last Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Kavinder Gupta was born on 2 December 1959. He has three children – two daughters and one son.[1]
Political career[edit | edit source]
Gupta joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh at the age of thirteen. He was jailed for thirteen months during The Emergency. Gupta served as the secretary of the Punjab unit of the Vishva Hindu Parishad from 1978 to 1979. He also served as the chief of the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Bharatiya Yuva Morcha from 1993 till 1998.[2]
Gupta was elected mayor of the city of Jammu for a record three consecutive terms, from 2005 to 2010.[1] 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 constituency. He defeated Raman Bhalla of the Indian National Congress, the incumbent.[1] On 19 March 2015, Gupta was elected speaker of the assembly. He also became the first ever Bharatiya Janata Party leader to be appointed as the speaker.[3]
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.[4]
Controversies[edit | edit source]
In February 2015, Gupta courted controversy by blaming the Rohingya Muslim refugees for the 2018 Sunjuwan attack on an army camp.[4] After being sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state, Gupta stated that the 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.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Who is Kavinder Gupta?". The Indian Express. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ↑ "Kavinder Gupta, who joined RSS at age of 13, is Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister". New Indian Express. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ↑ "BJP Legislator Kavinder Gupta elected as the Speaker of the 12th Jammu & Kashmir Assembly". India Today. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet reshuffle: Kavinder Gupta, Rajiv Jasrotia and Sunil Sharma among 8 ministers sworn in". First Post. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ↑ "J&K deputy CM Kavinder Gupta calls Kathua rape a 'small incident', later clarifies". The Times of India. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.