Kapil Deo Kamat

Kapil Deo Kamat
कपिल देव कामत
Minister of Panchayati Raj Department, Bihar
In office
20 November 2015 (2015-11-20) – 16 October 2020 (2020-10-16)
Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
for Babubarhi
In office
2015 (2015) – 16 October 2020 (2020-10-16)
Preceded byUma Kant Yadav
In office
2005 (2005)–2010 (2010)
Preceded byDeo Narayan Yadav
Succeeded byUma Kant Yadav
Personal details
Born(1951-05-11)11 May 1951
Died16 October 2020(2020-10-16) (aged 69)
Cause of deathCOVID-19[1]
Political partyJanata Dal (United)

Kapil Deo Kamat (11 May 1951 – 16 October 2020) was an Indian politician from Madhubani district of Bihar, India. He was serving as Minister of Panchayati Raj Department, Government of Bihar.[2] He was a Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly representing Babubarhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

Early life

Kapil Deo Kamat was born on 11 May 1951, at Madhubani district in Bihar, India as a son of Late Anokhi Kamat.[3]

Political career

Kapil Deo Kamat (in green outfit) standing beside Ram Balak Singh, distributing benefits of various schemes of panchayati raj ministry to beneficiaries.

Kapil contested the October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election as a Janta Dal United candidate from Babubarhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and won.[4] Again, he contested the 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election from the same constituency but lost to Uma Kant Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal.[5] In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election he won from the Babubarhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and was appointed Minister of Panchayati Raj Department, Government of Bihar.[6][7]

Death

Kamat died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[8]

References

  1. ^ "बिहार: मंत्री कपिलदेव कामत का कोरोना से निधन, सीएम नीतीश कुमार ने जताया शोक". Amarujala. Amarujala.
  2. ^ "Panchayats' women force shares tales". www.telegraphindia.com. 25 April 2018. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Member profile" (PDF). Bihar Vidhan Sabha. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Bihar Assembly Election, 2005 (Oct-Nov) | List of Winning and Runner-up Candidates" (PDF). ceobihar.nic.in. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ "🗳️ Uma Kantyadav winner in Babubarhi, Bihar Assembly Elections 2010". LatestLY. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Nitish Kumar's Bihar team: 7 Masters, 9 graduates and 12 who went to school". The Indian Express. 23 November 2015. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Kapil Deo Kamat, Babubarhi Assembly Elections 2015 LIVE Results | LatestLY.com". LatestLY. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. ^ JD-U Minister Kapil Dev Kamat succumbs to Coronavirus