Bhuwan Chandra Kapri

Bhuwan Chandra Kapri
Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 March 2022
Preceded byPushkar Singh Dhami
ConstituencyKhatima
Personal details
BornUttarakhand, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
ResidenceKhatima
OccupationPolitician

Bhuwan Chandra Kapri is an Indian politician and a member of Indian National Congress, who represents Khatima constituency.[1] On 10 April 2022, Bhuwan Chandra Kapri was elected as the Deputy Leader of Congress Legislative Party (CLP) in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.[2]

Kapri won the 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election from Khatima constituency, with a margin of 6579 votes[3] against the incumbent Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami.[3] He is also a former Working President of Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee.[4]

Bhuwan Kapri lost the 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Election and finished as runner up.[5]

Kapri has been associated with the Indian National Congress and National Students' Union of India for a long time.[6] He started his political career from Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Govt PG College, Khatima where he became President of the Students’ Union.[6] Previously he also served as the Chairman of Khatima Mandi Council.[6]

  1. ^ "Who is Bhuwan Chandra Kapri? Know the man who beats Pushkar Singh Dhami, HERE". Zee News. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Karan Mahara appointed Uttarakhand Congress president". The Week. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Congress Needs to Work Hard: Uttarakhand Giant Killer Kapri Who Defeated CM Dhami". News18. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  5. ^ "🗳️ Bhuwan Chandra Kapri, Khatima Assembly Elections 2017 LIVE Results | Election Dates, Exit Polls, Leading Candidates & Parties | Latest News, Articles & Statistics | LatestLY.com". LatestLY. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Sunil (11 March 2022). "जानिए कौन हैं भुवन कापड़ी जिन्होंने चुनावी रण क्षेत्र में मुख्यमंत्री धामी को किया पराजित –". Retrieved 26 March 2022.