| Bhupen Kumar Borah | |
| Birth Date: | 30 October 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Lakhimpur, Assam, India |
| Office: | President of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee |
| Term Start: | 24 July 2021 |
| Predecessor: | Ripun Bora |
| Office1: | Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start1: | 2006 |
| Term End1: | 2016[1] |
| Constituency1: | Bihpuria |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse: | Mousumi Borgohain Borah |
| Children: | 2 sons |
| Profession: | Politician |
| Preceded1: | Premadhar Bora |
| Succeeded1: | Debananda Hazarika |
Bhupen Kumar Borah (born 30 October 1970) is an Indian National Congress politician from Assam and president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee since 2021.[2] He was previously a two-term member of the Assam Legislative Assembly representing Bihpuria from 2006 to 2016.[3]
Bhupen Borah was born on 30 October 1970 in Pohumora, Lakhimpur, Assam.[4] He graduated from North Lakhimpur College and Dibrugarh University.[3] [4] He was vice-president of North Lakhimpur College Students' Union and general secretary of Dibrugarh University Postgraduate Students' Union.[3] [4]
Borah was president of the Assam Pradesh Youth Congress.[4] He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Bihpuria in 2006, and re-elected in 2011.[4] He was a spokesperson and parliamentary secretary for the Government of Assam during Tarun Gogoi’s tenure as Chief Minister.[4] [5] In 2013, he was appointed a secretary of the All India Congress Committee.[5] In 2021, he was appointed president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee.[4]
| S.No | Year | Assembly constituency | Opponent | Votes | Difference | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | Bihpuria | Kesharam Bora (AGP) | 31,061-30,468 | 593 | [6] |
| 2 | 2011 | Bihpuria | Kesharam Bora (AGP) | 45,920-33,764 | 12,156 | [7] |
| 3 | 2016 | Bihpuria | Debananda Hazarika (BJP) | 40,376-66,563 | 26,187 | [8] |
| 4 | 2021 | Bihpuria | Amiyo Bhuyan (BJP) | 48,801-58,979 | 10,178 | [9] |