Rupjyoti Kurmi Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rupjyoti Kurmi (Criminal & Asset Declaration). 2021-06-08. MyNeta.com.
  2. Web site: Assam Cong MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi's Exit Is a Bigger Loss Than Prasada. 2021-06-20. The Quint.
  3. Web site: Four-time Assam Congress MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi resigns, to join BJP. 2021-06-20. Indian Express.
  4. Web site: Assam Congress MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi resigns, says Rahul Gandhi unable to shoulder leadership. 2021-06-08. India Today.
  5. Web site: Big Breaking: APCC expels Mariani MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi from Congress membership.
  6. Web site: Former Congress MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi joins BJP. 2021-06-21. India Today.
  7. Web site: 2021-06-29 . Who's Who . 2022-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210629004636/http://assamassembly.gov.in/rupjyoti-kurmi.html . 29 June 2021 . dead.
  8. Web site: Assam: BJP MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi Requests PM To Demolish Taj Mahal And Build Temple Instead.