Ripun Bora
Ripun Bora | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 2016 – 2 April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Pankaj Bora |
| Succeeded by | Rwngwra Narzary |
| Constituency | Assam |
| President of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 24 August 2016 – 24 July 2021 | |
| National President | Sonia Gandhi Rahul Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Anjan Dutta |
| Succeeded by | Bhupen Kumar Borah |
| MLA, Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 14 May 2001 – 14 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Ganesh Kutum |
| Succeeded by | Monika Bora |
| Constituency | Gohpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1955 |
| Party | Indian National Congress (Before 2022, 2024 - present) |
| Other political affiliations | Trinamool Congress (2022–2024) |
| Alma mater | Gauhati University (1978) |
Ripun Bora (born 1 October 1955) is an Indian politician from Assam and member of the Indian National Congress. He was the President of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee from 2016 to 2021.[1] He was the President of the Assam Trinamool Congress from 2022 to 2024.[2][3] Bora was a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha for Assam from 2016 to 2022, and he served as the MLA of Gohpur in the Assam Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2011.[4] Bora was a cabinet minister in the Assam Government under Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi.[5]
Biography
Bora is a graduate of Gauhati University. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Gohpur in 2001, and re-elected in 2006. He was a minister of state in the first Tarun Gogoi-led Indian National Congress government in Assam, and a cabinet minister in the second Gogoi ministry. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2016, and represented Assam until 2022.[4] Bora was elected president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee in 2016, and resigned following the party's defeat in the 2021 elections.[1] He resigned from the Indian National Congress in 2022, and was elected president of the Assam Trinamool Congress.[5] He joined the Indian National Congress again in 2024.[3]
On 3 June, 2008, Bora was arrested in Delhi for allegedly offering a bribe of Rs 10 lakhs to a CBI official, who was investigating the unresolved killing of Daniel Topno in September 2000.[6] In 2012, he was acquitted of the bribery charge, and in 2014, the Kamrup Metro Session Court discharged him from the case completely.[6]
References
- ^ a b ANI (25 July 2021). "Bhupen Bora replaces Ripun Bora as Assam Congress chief". Business Standard India. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "TMC Assam chief quits, likely to return to Cong". The Times of India. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Former TMC Assam unit president Ripun Bora returns to Congress". Deccan Herald. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Cross voting in Assam, Congress wins both Rajya Sabha seats before assembly polls". Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Assam TMC president Ripun Bora quits, says party perceived by public as regional". The New Indian Express. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ a b Prasanta Mazumdar (28 August 2016). "Assam ex-minister returns from oblivion to head state Congress". New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 January 2026.