Will Kripanth Mallah Succeed In Karimganj Constituency?

Kripanath Mallah, a member of parliament of Karimganj constituency, represents the BJP party in this Lok Sabha election 2024, competing against Hafiz Rashid Choudhury of Congress.

Kripanath Mallah’s political journey started with his commitment to community service and grassroots development by winning the Goan panchayat presidency. His commitment and political aspirations to the community extended beyond the panchayat level, as he became the Assam Legislative Assembly candidate of Ratabari constituency and marked his entry into the Indian National Congress party in 2011. 

He established his political influence in the Ratabari constituency by securing his seat in the 2016 election. He won the 2019 Lok Sabha election by contesting in the Karimganj constituency by securing a total of 4,73,046 votes, which was 44.62% of the total votes, defeating the AIUDF candidate Radheshyam Biswas with almost 38,389 vote differences.

In this Lok Sabha election, the congress has fielded Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhry, a renowned advocate, and a former leader of AIUDF, who took the congress membership. Looking into the constituency, the Karimganj seat comprises 8 Assembly segments including Ratabari, Patharkandi, Karimganjnorth, Karimganjsouth, Badarpur, Hailakandi, Katlichera, Algapur. The constituency is a SC seat. The BJP and the AIUDF are the main parties in the constituency.

The 2024 Lok Sabha election will witness a battle between three parties, Hazif Rashid Ahmed of Congress, Sahabul Islam Choudhury of AIUDF, and Kripanath Mallah of BJP. As the constituency was won by BJP and AIUDF, this election will determine the entry of Congress after a decade in this constituency.