Kapil Sibal
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| Born | 8 August 1948 Jullundur, Punjab |
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| Residence | New Delhi | |
| Office | MP | |
| Constituency | Chandni Chowk | |
| Political party | INC | |
| Spouse | Late Nina Sibal | |
| Children | 2 sons | |
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Kapil Sibal was born in Jalandhar, Punjab on August 8, 1948. He obtained his M.A. in History from St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, Delhi and LL.M. from Harvard Law School, USA.
He was offered appointment to the Indian Administrative Service, but declined the offer. He joined the Bar association in 1972. He was designated as a senior advocate in 1983.
He has contributed articles on important issues such as security, nuclear proliferation, terrorism etc., in national dailies and periodicals. He won a landslide victory in the constituency of Chandni Chowk against popular TV star Smriti Irani of the BJP.
Currently he is in the cabinet of Prime Minister of India and is the Minister of Science and Technology.
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