Rupjyoti Kurmi

Manchuria Bordoloi

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(m. 2006)​

Rupjyoti Kurmi
Rupjyoti Kurmi (in the centre)holding poster
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2006
Children	Nirvan Kurmi
Parent(s)	Cheniram Kurmi (Father) Rupam Kurmi (Mother)
Residence(s)	Mariani, Assam
Education	12th Pass
Alma mater	Jagannath Barooah College
Profession	Businessman

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 the 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 on their sites. ^[8]

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".