Kripanath Mallah

Kripanath Mallah is an Indian politician serving as the Member of Parliament in the 18th Lok Sabha from Karimganj constituency of Assam. 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.
Previously, he was a member of Indian National Congress from Ratabari constituency in 2011.
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 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.

Early life

Mallah was born on 15 October 1973 and hails from Bidyanagar village in Karimganj district. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Karimganj College, Assam University in 1997. 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.