Harbans Kapoor
Harbans Kapoor is an Indian politician who is a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttarakhand State. He is a former Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. He was Speaker from 2007 to 2012. He was elected to the assembly from Dehra Khas constituerncy. After the first defeat in 1985, he has never lost Legislative Assembly elections and won for a record eight terms in a row from Dehradun.
Early life and education
Harbans Kapoor was born in Bannu in 1946 to the Hindu Punjabi family. He completed his early schooling from St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun. He graduated in Law from DAV College, Dehradun, HNB Garhwal University.Politics
Starting as a grass root level politician, he joined the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha in 1989 as a member of the 10th Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha from Dehradun constituency, followed by the 11th Vidhan Sabha, 12th Vidhan Sabha and the 13th Vidhan Sabha. He also maintained his victory in the first election of the new state of Uttarakhand in 2002 and continued his victory spree in all the elections after the inception. In 2007, he was unanimously elected the Speaker of Uttarakhand Assembly,. He is one of the oldest leader in uttrakhand bjp.Elections contested
| Year | Constituency | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage | Ref |
| 1985 | Dehradun | 22.85% | Hira Singh Bisht | INC | 66.76% | ||
| 1989 | Dehradun | 42.84% | Hira Singh Bisht | INC | 31.11% | ||
| 1991 | Dehradun | 54.14% | Vinod | INC | 31.30% | ||
| 1993 | Dehradun | 53.74% | Dinesh Agrawal | INC | 38.55% | ||
| 1996 | Dehradun | 56.37% | Dinesh Agrawal | INC | 17.98% | ||
| 2002 | Dehradun Cantt | NA | Sanjay Sharma | INC | NA | ||
| 2007 | Dehradun Cantt | NA | Lal Chand Sharma | INC | NA | ||
| 2012 | Dehradun Cantt | NA | Devendra Singh Sethi | INC | NA | ||
| 2017 | Dehradun Cantt | 56.99% | Suryakant Dhasmana | INC | 33.90% |