Harbans Kapoor

Harbans Kapoor
हरबंस कपूर
Speaker of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
In office
2007-2012
Preceded by Yashpal Arya
Succeeded by Govind Singh Kunjwal
Minister of State for Urban Development Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha
In office
2001–2002
Constituency Dehra Khas
Minister of State for Labour & Unemployment Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
In office
1992–1993
Constituency Dehradun
Minister of State for Rural Development Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
In office
1991-1992
Constituency Dehradun
Member of Legislative Assembly
for Dehradun Cantt
Assumed office
1989
Personal details
Born (1946-01-07) 7 January 1946
Bannu, British India
(now Bannu, Pakistan)
Political party Bhartiya Janta Party
Spouse(s) Savita Kapoor
Residence Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Profession Lawyer
Religion Hinduism
Website Official website

Harbans Kapoor (born 7 January 1946) is an Indian politician who is a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttarakhand State. He is a former Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.[1] He was Speaker from 2007 to 2012. He was elected to the assembly from Dehra Khas constituerncy.[2] He has never lost Legislative Assembly elections and won for a record seven terms in a row (four times as the member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and thrice as the member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly) from Dehradun.

Early life and education

Harbans Kapoor was born in Bannu in 1946 to the Hindu Punjabi family. He completed his early schooling from St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun. He graduated in Law from DAV College, Dehradun, HNB Garhwal University.

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]

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