Ripun Bora | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 2016 –2 April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Pankaj Bora |
| Succeeded by | Rwngwra Narzary |
| Constituency | Assam |
| President of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 24 August 2016 –24 July 2021 | |
| National President | Sonia Gandhi Rahul Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Anjan Dutta |
| Succeeded by | Bhupen Kumar Borah |
| MLA,Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 14 May 2001 –14 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Ganesh Kutum |
| Succeeded by | Monika Bora |
| Constituency | Gohpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1955 |
| Party | Indian National Congress (Before 2022,2024 - present) |
| Other political affiliations | Trinamool Congress (2022–2024) |
| Alma mater | Gauhati University (1978) |
Ripun Bora (born 1 October 1955) is an Indian politician from Assam and member of the Indian National Congress. He was the President of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee from 2016 to 2021. [1] He was the President of the Assam Trinamool Congress from 2022 to 2024. [2] [3] Bora was a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha for Assam from 2016 to 2022,and he served as the MLA of Gohpur in the Assam Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2011. [4] Bora was a cabinet minister in the Assam Government under Chief Minister,Tarun Gogoi. [5]
Bora is a graduate of Gauhati University. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Gohpur in 2001,and re-elected in 2006. He was a minister of state in the first Tarun Gogoi-led Indian National Congress government in Assam,and a cabinet minister in the second Gogoi ministry. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2016,and represented Assam until 2022. [4] Bora was elected president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee in 2016,and resigned following the party's defeat in the 2021 elections. [1] He resigned from the Indian National Congress in 2022,and was elected president of the Assam Trinamool Congress. [5] He joined the Indian National Congress again in 2024. [3]
On 3 June,2008,Bora was arrested in Delhi for allegedly offering a bribe of Rs 10 lakhs to a CBI official,who was investigating the unresolved killing of Daniel Topno in September 2000. [6] In 2012,he was acquitted of the bribery charge,and in 2014,the Kamrup Metro Session Court discharged him from the case completely. [6]