Rumi Nath

Rumi Nath is an Indian politician and was a member of Assam Legislative Assembly. In 2006, she contested and won election from Borkhola constituency to the Assembly as a BJP candidate. She later defected from BJP and joined Congress. She won the election again in 2011 as a Congress candidate.[1] She is a doctor by profession. She was arrested in April 2015 by Guwahati police for her alleged connection to pan-India auto theft racket.[2] In October 2020, she was expelled from the Indian National Congress for anti-party activities.[3]

Personal life

In May 2012, she allegedly converted to Islam,[4] changed her name to Rabeya Sultana and married her long time friend.[5] She has a daughter from the marriage.[6]

References
  1. "Bigamist Cong MLA,second husband beaten up by mob". The Indian Express. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  2. "Auto theft racket: Congress MLA Rumi Nath arrested - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  3. Hemanta Kumar Nath (9 October 2020). "Assam: Congress expels MLA Rajdeep Gowala, ex-MLA Rumi Nath for 6 years for 'anti-party' activities". India Today. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  4. "Congress MLA Rumi Nath: From one controversy to another". The Indian Express. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. Desk, India TV News (28 May 2012). "Assam MLA Rumi Nath leaves husband, converts to Islam to marry Facebook friend | India News – India TV". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  6. "Congress MLA Rumi Nath: From one controversy to another". The Indian Express. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.


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