Kripanath Mallah | |
|---|---|
কৃপানাথ মাল্লাহ | |
 Mallah in 2024 | |
| 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) |
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]
- ^ "Profile: Kripanath Mallah". indiatimes.com. Times of India. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "MLA team visits Bangla border in Karimganj". Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ Political defection of Indian netas in recent past
- ^ Assam election results: Highest and lowest margin
- ^ Nine Congress MLAs in Assam join BJP
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.