Bhuwan Chandra Kapri

Bhuwan Chandra Kapri is an Indian politician and a member of Indian National Congress, who represents Khatima constituency. On 10 April 2022, Bhuwan Chandra Kapri was elected as the Deputy Leader of Congress Legislative Party in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.
Kapri won the 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election from Khatima constituency, with a margin of 6579 votes against the incumbent Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami. He is also a former Working President of Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee.
Bhuwan Kapri lost the 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Election to Pushkar Singh Dhami and finished as runner up.
Kapri has been associated with the Indian National Congress and National Students' Union of India for a long time. He started his political career from Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Govt PG College, Khatima where he became President of the Students’ Union. Previously he also served as the Chairman of Khatima Mandi Council.

Early life and education

Kapri was born in a Kumaoni Brahmin family in Harari village of Pithoragarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh on 11 November 1981 to Liladhar Kapri and Godawari Kapri.
He studied there until 3rd standard after that they moved to Khatima. He received a Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts and later Bachelor of Laws from Kumaun University in 2014, where he was also elected as President of the Student’s Union of HNBPG Khatima.

Year	Description
2005 - 2008	State General Secretary National Students' Union of India Uttarakhand.
2009 - 2011	Lok Sabha President Indian Youth Congress.
2013 - 2018	State President Indian Youth Congress Uttarakhand.
2018 - 2021	General Secretary Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee.
2021 - 2022	Working President Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee.