Kripanath Mallah

{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1973)}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Kripanath Mallah

| image = File:Kripanath Mallah in 2024.jpg

| caption = Mallah in 2024

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|10|15|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| term_start = 23 May 2019

| constituency = Karimganj

| predecessor = Radheshyam Biswas

| office1 = Deputy Speaker Assam Legislative Assembly

| term_start1 = 26 September 2018

| term_end1 = 23 May 2019

| predecessor1 = Dilip Kumar Paul

| successor1 = Aminul Haque Laskar

| office2 = Member of Assam Legislative Assembly

| constituency2 = Ratabari

| term_start2 = 2003

| term_end2 = 2006

| predecessor2 = Rathish Ranjan Choudhury

| successor2 = Sambhu Sing Mallah

| constituency3 = Ratabari

| term_start3 = 2011

| term_end3 = 2015

| predecessor3 = Sambhu Sing Mallah

| constituency4 = Ratabari

| term_start4 = 2016

| term_end4 = 2019

| successor4 = Bijoy Malakar|

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| spouse =

| children =

| nationality = Indian

| alma_mater = Karimganj College (B.Sc)

| native_name = কৃপানাথ মাল্লাহ

| native_name_lang = bn

}}

Kripanath Mallah (born 15 October 1973) is an Indian politician serving as the Member of Parliament in the 18th Lok Sabha from Karimganj constituency of Assam.{{Cite web |title=Profile: Kripanath Mallah |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections/assam/karimganj/candidateshow/kripanath-mallah-4270 |access-date=22 July 2024 |website=indiatimes.com |publisher=Times of India}} He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He had been elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2011 and 2016 from Ratabari constituency.{{Cite web |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=oct2916%2Fstate053 |title=MLA team visits Bangla border in Karimganj |access-date=15 November 2016 |archive-date=21 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121010903/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=oct2916%2Fstate053 |url-status=dead }}[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rita-bahuguna-joshi-political-defection/1/792570.html Political defection of Indian netas in recent past][http://indianexpress.com/article/elections-2016/india/politics/assam-election-results-bjp-sonowal-win-congress-gogoi-loss-2810242/ Assam election results: Highest and lowest margin]

Previously, he was a member of Indian National Congress from Ratabari constituency in 2011.[https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151106/nation-current-affairs/article/nine-congress-mlas-assam-join-bjp Nine Congress MLAs in Assam join BJP]

The Gauhati High Court had issued summon to Kripanath Mallah in July 2024 for alleged booth capturing and other poll irregularities cases against him during 2024 Election{{cite web|last=Tewari|first=Anadi|date=22 July 2024|title=Election of BJP MP Kripanath Mallah to Lok Sabha challenged before Gauhati High Court|url=https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/news/election-bjp-mp-kripanth-mallah-lok-sabha-challenged-gauhati-high-court|access-date=22 July 2024|website=barandbench.com|publisher=Barand Bench}} where he won by a margin of 18360 votes against congress candidate Hafiz Rashid ahmed choudhury. Mallah got 5,45,093 votes while Hafiz secured 5,26,733 votes.{{Cite web |last=Parashar |first=Utpal |date=22 July 2024 |title=Gauhati highcourt issues summon against Karimganj BJP MP |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/gauhati-hc-issues-summons-to-bjp-mp-from-assam-over-alleged-poll-irregularities-101721657172227-amp.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722174924/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/gauhati-hc-issues-summons-to-bjp-mp-from-assam-over-alleged-poll-irregularities-101721657172227-amp.html |archive-date=22 July 2024 |access-date=22 July 2024 |website=Hindustan Times }}{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Bikash |date=22 July 2024 |title=Highcourt issues notices to MP, EC and returning officer |url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/india/gauhati-hc-issues-notices-to-karimganj-bjp-mp-ec-and-returning-officer/articleshow/111935356.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722174924/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/gauhati-hc-issues-summons-to-bjp-mp-from-assam-over-alleged-poll-irregularities-101721657172227-amp.html |archive-date=22 July 2024 |access-date=22 July 2024 |website=economictimes.com |publisher=Economic Times}}