Rupjyoti Kurmi

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Rupjyoti Kurmi

| image = File:Livingstone Gangmei Hunger Strike.jpg

| caption = Rupjyoti Kurmi (in the centre)holding poster

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|24 July 1977}}

| birth_place = Dibrugarh Medical College, Assam

| office = Member of Assam Legislative Assembly

| constituency = Mariani

| term_start = 2006

| predecessor = Alok Kumar Ghosh

| spouse = {{marriage|Manchuria Bordoloi
|22 July 2006}}

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
(2021-present)

| otherparty = Indian National Congress
(1999-2021)

| residence = Mariani, Assam

| alma_mater = Jagannath Barooah College

| profession = Businessman

| education = 12th Pass

| website =

| footnotes =

| children = Nirvan Kurmi

| parents = Cheniram Kurmi (Father)
Rupam Kurmi (Mother)

}}

Rupjyoti Kurmi (born 24 July 1977) 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.{{Cite web|title=Rupjyoti Kurmi (Criminal & Asset Declaration)|url=https://myneta.info/Assam2021/candidate.php?candidate_id=221|access-date=2021-06-08|website=MyNeta.com}}{{Cite web|title=Assam Cong MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi's Exit Is a Bigger Loss Than Prasada|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/rupjyoti-kurmi-assam-congress-mla-joining-bjp-himanta-biswa-sarma#read-more|access-date=2021-06-20|website=The Quint}}{{Cite web|title=Four-time Assam Congress MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi resigns, to join BJP

|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/assam/assam-mla-rupjyoti-kurmi-resigns-from-congress-set-to-join-bjp-7364541/|access-date=2021-06-20|website=Indian Express}}{{Cite web|title=Assam Congress MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi resigns, says Rahul Gandhi unable to shoulder leadership|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/assam-mla-rupjyoti-kurmi-congress-jon-bjp-rahul-gandhi-shoulder-leadership-1816379-2021-06-20|access-date=2021-06-08|website= India Today}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Big Breaking: APCC expels Mariani MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi from Congress membership|url=https://www.time8.in/big-breaking-apcc-expels-mariani-mla-rupjyoti-kurmi-from-congress-membership/}} He joined Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma.{{Cite web|title=Former Congress MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi joins BJP|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/former-congress-mla-rupjyoti-kurmi-joins-bjp-1817569-2021-06-21|access-date=2021-06-21|website= India Today}} He is the son of former cabinet minister, Rupam Kurmi.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-29 |title=Who's Who |url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/rupjyoti-kurmi.html |access-date=2022-03-10 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629004636/http://assamassembly.gov.in/rupjyoti-kurmi.html |archive-date=29 June 2021 |url-status=dead}} He sparked a controversy in April 2023, asking to demolish Taj Mahal and Qutub Minar to build Hindu temples in their sites.{{cite web|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/assam-bjp-mla-rupjyoti-kurmi-requests-pm-to-demolish-taj-mahal-and-build-temple-instead-644119|title=Assam: BJP MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi Requests PM To Demolish Taj Mahal And Build Temple Instead}}