Virender Kanwar

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Virender Kanwar
Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2003–2022
Residence(s) Bangana, Himachal Pradesh
EducationB.A., LL.B., Diploma in Pharmacy
Alma mater Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University (LL.B)
ProfessionAgriculturist

Virender Kanwar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Kutlehar in the 2003, 2007, 2012 and 2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries in Jai Ram Thakur cabinet. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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