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Indian politician (born 1973) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kripanath Mallah (born 15 October 1973) is an Indian politician serving as the Member of Parliament in the 18th Lok Sabha from Karimganj constituency of Assam.[1] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He had been elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2011 and 2016 from Ratabari constituency.[2][3][4]
Kripanath Mallah | |
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কৃপানাথ মাল্লাহ | |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Radheshyam Biswas |
Constituency | Karimganj |
Deputy Speaker Assam Legislative Assembly | |
In office 26 September 2018 – 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Dilip Kumar Paul |
Succeeded by | Aminul Haque Laskar |
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2003–2006 | |
Preceded by | Rathish Ranjan Choudhury |
Succeeded by | Sambhu Sing Mallah |
Constituency | Ratabari |
In office 2011–2015 | |
Preceded by | Sambhu Sing Mallah |
Constituency | Ratabari |
In office 2016–2019 | |
Constituency | Ratabari |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 October 1973 |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Alma mater | Karimganj College (B.Sc) |
Previously, he was a member of Indian National Congress from Ratabari constituency in 2011.[5]
The Gauhati High Court had issued summon to Kripanath Mallah on July 2024 for alleged booth capturing and other poll irregularities cases against him during 2024 Election[6] where he won by a margin of 18360 votes against congress candidate Hafiz Rashid ahmed choudhury. Mallah got 5,45,093 votes while Hafiz secured 5,26,733 votes.[7][8]
Mallah was born on 15 October 1973 and hails from Bidyanagar village (Bidyanagar Tea Estate) in Karimganj district. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Karimganj College, Assam University in 1997.[9][10] He started his political journey by participating in Goan panchayat i. e. becoming the Goan panchayat president, then on climbing to the position of MLA, then on to the member of Lok sabha and parliament. The fact that the constituency is reserved for SC quota is also a major factor for him being the MP of the constituency.[citation needed]
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