Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha

Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha is an Indian politician from the State of Assam, belonging to Indian National Congress. He was elected as MLA of Karimganj North (Vidhan Sabha constituency) for the first time in 2011, defeating the four-time BJP MLA Mission Ranjan Das, ending the streak of a lack of success for Congress in North Karimganj after 25 years. He was re elected in 2016. In 2021, he won for the third consecutive time. He was also the deputy chief whip of Congress Legislative Party in Assam.^[1]

Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha
Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2011
Preceded by	Mission Ranjan Das
Constituency	Karimganj North
Working President of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee
In office 24 July 2021 – 14 February 2024
Personal details
Born	(1977-09-21) 21 September 1977 (age 47) Assam, India
Political party	Indian National Congress (1996–2024), BJP (2024-Present)
Residence	Karimganj
Alma mater	Karimganj College
Nickname	Raju

Early life

He started his political career as a student leader of NSUI in 1996. A year later, he was elected as the general secretary of Karimganj College Students Union and vice president of the union the following year.

Career

On 24 July 2021, he was appointed the working president of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee, making him the first Congress leader from Barak Valley to be appointed to this post. He resigned as working president of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee on 14 February 2024 and extended his support to the Government of Assam led by Himanta Biswa Sarma.