Kripanath Mallah
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Kripanath Mallah | |
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কৃপানাথ মাল্লাহ | |
| 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 | |
| Succeeded by | Bijoy Malakar |
| Constituency | Ratabari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1973 |
| 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 summons to Kripanath Mallah in July 2024 for alleged booth capturing and other poll irregularities cases against him during the 2024 general 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 Choudhury secured 5,26,733 votes.[7][8]