Dilip Kumar Paul

Dilip Kumar Paul (born 19 March 1956 in Silchar, Assam) is an Indian politician and was the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party who is elected to the assembly from the Silchar constituency twice, once in by-election against Indian National Congress leader Arun Mazumder and another against senior Congress leader Bhitika Dev, wife of former union minister Sontosh Mohan Dev. But he left BJP, in 2020-21, by carrying out some of the controversial issues within the party. ^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Dilip Kumar Paul
Deputy Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly
In office 3 June 2016 – 8 May 2018
Preceded by	Bhimananda Tanti
Succeeded by	Kripanath Mallah
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office 11 September 2014 – 2 May 2021
Preceded by	Sushmita Dev
Succeeded by	Dipayan Chakraborty
Constituency	Silchar
Personal details
Born	(1956-03-19) 19 March 1956 (age 69) Silchar, India
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Bharatiya Janata Party (until March 2021, December 2023-present)