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and a member of the Indian National Congress who served as 11th Lieutenant Governor of Delhi from 16 November 1985 to 3 August 1988.

Early life and education

Kapur was born to civil surgeon Rai Bahadur Dr. Ram Chand Kapur on 10 December 1923 at Rohtak. He graduated from Forman Christian College, Lahore in 1942.

Military service

He was commissioned in Royal Indian Air Force on 11 January 1943. He retired as

after 37 years of service on 30 June 1979.

Politics

Kapur joined Indian National Congress after retirement from Indian Air Force. He was nominated for Rajya Sabha in 1985. He took oath on 3 January 1985 but resigned on 14 November 1985 to become Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.

Sports administration

Kapur was also active in sports administration along with his service in Air Force. He served as President of Services Sports Control Board from March 1976 to June 1979. He also served as President of

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from 1976 to 1985.

Awards

Kapur was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award by Government of India in 1983.

Death

Kapur died at the age of 96 years on 14 February 2020 after prolonged illness at

where he was residing with his daughter at her house on Rajpura Road. His cremation took place in the same evening with full honour at Lakhibagh Ghat.

References

External links

Biodata from Rajya Sabha Website
1923 births 2020 deaths Recipients of the Padma Shri in civil service Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal Indian sports executives and administrators Politicians from British India Indian Air Force officers Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha Lieutenant Governors of Delhi Indian National Congress politicians {{Asia-handball-bio-stub