Rupjyoti Kurmi (born 24 July 1977) is an Indian politician from

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

. In May 2021, he was elected as a member of the

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from Mariani (constituency). He defeated Ramani Tanti of

by 2,446 votes in 2021 Assam Assembly election. In June 2021, he was expelled from

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due to disagreement of promotion of the youngster in the party and for his anti-party activities. He joined

in presence of

Chief Minister of Assam The chief minister of Assam, an Indian state, is the head of the Government of Assam. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is the state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following e ...

Himanta Biswa Sarma Himanta Biswa Sarma (born 1 February 1969) is an Indian politician serving as the 15th and incumbent Chief Minister of Assam. A former member of the Indian National Congress political party. Sarma joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 23 August ...

. He is the son of former cabinet minister, Rupam Kurmi.He sparked a controversy in April 2023, asking to demolish Taj Mahal and Qutub Minar to build Hindu temples in their sites.

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Living people 21st-century Indian politicians People from Jorhat district Indian National Congress politicians from Assam Assam MLAs 2021–2026 Members of the Assam Legislative Assembly Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Assam 1977 births {{Assam-BJP-politician-stub