Kapil Dev Agarwal
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| Minister of Vocational Education & Skill Development Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 21 August 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Preceded by | Chetan Chauhan |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Chitranjan Swaroop |
| Constituency | Muzaffarnagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1966-06-06) 6 June 1966 (age 58) Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India[1] |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Political party | Bhartiya Janta Party |
| Spouse |
Anujbala Agarwal (m. 1991) |
| Children | 2 sons, 1 daughter |
| Parent | Rameshchand Agarwal (father)[1] |
| Residence(s) | Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Alma mater | Graduation from Meerut University[1] |
| Profession | Politician |
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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.
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.
| No. | From | To | Position | Comments |
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| 01 | February 2016 | March 2017 | Member, 16th Legislative Assembly | [5] |
| 02 | March 2017 | March 2022 | Member, 17th Legislative Assembly | [5] |
| 03 | March 2022 | Incumbent | Member, 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly |
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