Bhupen Kumar Borah

Bhupen Kumar Borah is an Indian National Congress politician from Assam and former president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee from 2021 to 2024. He served two-terms as a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly representing Bihpuria from 2006 to 2016.

Early life

Bhupen Borah was born on 30 October 1970 in Pohumora, Lakhimpur, Assam. He graduated from Lakhimpur College">Lakhimpur district">Lakhimpur College and Dibrugarh University. He was vice-president of North Lakhimpur College Students' Union and general secretary of Dibrugarh University Postgraduate Students' Union.

Political career

Borah was president of the Assam Pradesh Youth Congress. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Bihpuria in 2006, and re-elected in 2011. He was a spokesperson and parliamentary secretary for the Government of Assam during Tarun Gogoi’s tenure as Chief Minister. In 2013, he was appointed a secretary of the All India Congress Committee. In 2021, he was appointed president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee.