Rupjyoti Kurmi

Rupjyoti Kurmi (born 24 July 1977)[1] 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.[2][3][4][5] 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.[6] He joined Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma.[7] He is the son of former cabinet minister, Rupam Kurmi.[1] He sparked a controversy in April 2023, asking to demolish Taj Mahal and Qutub Minar to build Hindu temples in their sites.[8]

Rupjyoti Kurmi
Rupjyoti Kurmi (in the centre)holding poster
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2006
Preceded byAlok Kumar Ghosh
ConstituencyMariani
Personal details
Born24 July 1977 (1977-07-24) (age 46)
Dibrugarh Medical College, Assam
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
(2021-present)
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress
(1999-2021)
Spouse
Manchuria Bordoloi
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(m. 2006)​
ChildrenNirvan Kurmi
Parent(s)Cheniram Kurmi (Father)
Rupam Kurmi (Mother)
Residence(s)Mariani, Assam
Education12th Pass
Alma materJagannath Barooah College
ProfessionBusinessman

References
  1. "Who's Who". 29 June 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. "Rupjyoti Kurmi (Criminal & Asset Declaration)". MyNeta.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. "Assam Cong MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi's Exit Is a Bigger Loss Than Prasada". The Quint. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. "Four-time Assam Congress MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi resigns, to join BJP". Indian Express. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  5. "Assam Congress MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi resigns, says Rahul Gandhi unable to shoulder leadership". India Today. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  6. "Big Breaking: APCC expels Mariani MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi from Congress membership".
  7. "Former Congress MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi joins BJP". India Today. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  8. "Assam: BJP MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi Requests PM To Demolish Taj Mahal And Build Temple Instead".


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