Kapil Dev Agarwal

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Kapil Dev Agarwal
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Minister of Vocational Education & Skill Development
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 August 2019
Children2 sons, 1 daughter
ParentRameshchand Agarwal (father) [1]
Residence(s) Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma mater Graduation from Meerut University [1]
ProfessionPolitician
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Kapil Dev Agarwal is an Indian politician. He is a third-time M.L.A. from Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. [2] [3] He belongs to Bhartiya Janata Party and he was also a former chairman of Muzaffarnagar Nagar Palika. He was appointed a Minister of State (independent charge) in the Yogi Adityanath led UP Government. He holds the portfolio of Skill Development and Vocational Education.

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Political career

Kapil Dev Aggarwal is a member of the 18th Legislative Assembly [4] and has earlier been part of the 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Since 2016, he has represented the Muzaffarnagar constituency and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. [1] He defeated Gaurav Swaroop in the bypolls held in 2016 by a margin of 7,352 votes. He retained his seat when he again defeated Gaurav Swaroop in the assembly elections of 2017 by a margin of 10,704 votes and was sworn in as the Minister of Skill Development and Vocational Education in the first cabinet expansion of Yogi Adityanath led UP Government.

In 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections he defeated Saurabh Swaroop of SP-RLD alliance by a margin of 18,694 votes. He was reappointed the Minister of Skill Development and Vocational Education in Yogi Aadityanath Second Ministry.

Posts held

No.FromToPositionComments
01February 2016March 2017Member, 16th Legislative Assembly [5]
02March 2017March 2022Member, 17th Legislative Assembly [5]
03March 2022IncumbentMember, 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly

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