Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha

| image = File:MLA Kamalakhya.jpg

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1977|09|21}}

| birth_place = Assam, India

| residence = Karimganj

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| death_place =

| office1 = Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly

| constituency1 = Karimganj North

| term_start1 = May 2011

| term_end1 =

| predecessor1 = Mission Ranjan Das

| successor1 =

| office2 = Working President of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee

| term_start2 = 24 July 2021

| term_end2 = 14 February 2024

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| successor2 =

| party = Indian National Congress (1996–2024), BJP (2024-Present)

| alma_mater = Karimganj College

| nationality = Indian

| spouse =

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| website =

| nickname = Raju

}}

Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha is an Indian politician from the State of Assam, belonging to Indian National Congress. He was elected as MLA of Karimganj North (Vidhan Sabha constituency) for the first time in 2011 defeating the four-time BJP MLA Mission Ranjan Das, breaking the misfortune of congress in North Karimganj after 25 years, he was once again re elected in 2016.

In 2021, he won for the third consecutive time. He was also the deputy chief whip of Congress Legislative Party in Assam.{{cite web | last=Kalita | first=Kangkan | title=Congress MLA Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha Set to Join BJP Amid Controversy | website=The Times of India | date=7 December 2024 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/congress-mla-kamalakhya-dey-purkayastha-set-to-join-bjp-amid-controversy/articleshow/116083674.cms | access-date=7 December 2024}}