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]