Rupjyoti Kurmi | |
Birth Place: | Dibrugarh Medical College, Assam |
Office: | Member of Assam Legislative Assembly |
Constituency: | Mariani |
Term Start: | 2006 |
Predecessor: | Alok Kumar Ghosh |
Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party (2021-present) |
Otherparty: | Indian National Congress (1999-2021) |
Residence: | Mariani, Assam |
Alma Mater: | Jagannath Barooah College |
Profession: | Businessman |
Education: | 12th Pass |
Children: | Nirvan Kurmi |
Parents: | Cheniram Kurmi (Father) Rupam Kurmi (Mother) |
Rupjyoti Kurmi (born 24 July 1977) is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. In May 2021, he was elected as a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from Mariani (constituency). He defeated Ramani Tanti of Bharatiya Janata Party by 2,446 votes in 2021 Assam Assembly election.[1] [2] [3] [4] In June 2021, he was expelled from Indian National Congress due to disagreement of promotion of the youngster in the party and for his anti-party activities.[5] He joined Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma.[6] He is the son of former cabinet minister, Rupam Kurmi.[7] He sparked a controversy in April 2023, asking to demolish Taj Mahal and Qutub Minar to build Hindu temples in their sites.[8]