Kripanath Mallah

Kripanath Mallah
কৃপানাথ মাল্লাহ
Mallah in 2024
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byRadheshyam Biswas
ConstituencyKarimganj
Deputy Speaker Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
26 September 2018 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byDilip Kumar Paul
Succeeded byAminul Haque Laskar
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
2003–2006
Preceded byRathish Ranjan Choudhury
Succeeded bySambhu Sing Mallah
ConstituencyRatabari
In office
2011–2015
Preceded bySambhu Sing Mallah
ConstituencyRatabari
In office
2016–2019
ConstituencyRatabari
Personal details
Born (1973-10-15) 15 October 1973 (age 51)
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Alma materKarimganj College (B.Sc)

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]

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 in 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]

Early life

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]

References

  1. ^ "Profile: Kripanath Mallah". indiatimes.com. Times of India. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. ^ "MLA team visits Bangla border in Karimganj". Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. ^ Political defection of Indian netas in recent past
  4. ^ Assam election results: Highest and lowest margin
  5. ^ Nine Congress MLAs in Assam join BJP
  6. ^ Tewari, Anadi (22 July 2024). "Election of BJP MP Kripanath Mallah to Lok Sabha challenged before Gauhati High Court". barandbench.com. Barand Bench. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  7. ^ Parashar, Utpal (22 July 2024). "Gauhati highcourt issues summon against Karimganj BJP MP". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  8. ^ Singh, Bikash (22 July 2024). "Highcourt issues notices to MP, EC and returning officer". economictimes.com. Economic Times. Archived from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Mallah, Shri Kripanath". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Kripanath Mallah(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KARIMGANJ(ASSAM) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 23 September 2020.


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