HANDIQUE, SHRI BIJOY KRISHNA
[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - JORHAT (ASSAM)]
Father's Name Late Shri Krishna Kanta Handique Date of Birth 1 December 1934 Place of Birth Jorhat (Assam) Marital Status Married on 22 January 1965 Spouse's Name Smt. Swarup Rani Handique Children Three daughters Educational Qualifications M.A. Educated at Calcutta University, Calcutta (West Bengal) Profession Political and Social Worker, Educationist and Industrialist Permanent Address Kushal Konwar Path, Jorhat-785001 (Assam) Tel.(0376) 320166 Fax. (0376) 328093 Present Address C-2, M.S. Flats, B.K.S. Marg, New Delhi-110001 Tels. (011) 3718095, 3737960, 3019540, 3034707 Positions Held 1972-76Member, Assam Legislative Assembly 1973-78President, District Congress Committee (D.C.C.), Jorhat 1973-91 andMember, All India Congress Committee (Indira) 1992 onwards(A.I.C.C.) (I) 1974-77Chairman, Estimates Committee Chairman, Inquiry Committee on Assam State Electricity Board Member, Committee on Government Assurances 1980-86Member, Rajya Sabha 1980-90Vice-President, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira) [P.C.C. (I)], Assam 1982-84Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 1984-85Member, Committee of Privileges Member, Government Assurances Committee Member, Consultative Committee, Ministries of Education; Sports; and External Affairs 1991Elected to 10th Lok Sabha 1991-96Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Member, Committee on Official Language Member, Committee on External Affairs Member, Committee on Food and Civil Supplies 1996Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1997-98Member, Committee on External Affairs 1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1998-99Chairman, Railway Convention Committee Chairman, Committee to review the rate of dividend payable by the Railway Undertakings to General Revenues Member, Committee on Industry Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Publised poems in Anthology of American poetry entitled `The other side of The Mirror' and the 'American Poetry Anthology' (Vol. IX No.4); and contributed to news papers and periodicals Social and Cultural Activities Engaged in relief work in natural calamities; organiser of crafts among women; organised cultural activities among tea garden workers and rural population; and provided hostel facility to tribal students of tea estates Special Interests Developmental work, environment and foreign affairs Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, poetry, bird-watching, collection of orchids Sports and Clubs Tennis; and sports complex organiser Countries Visited Widely travelled; visited Germany, Netherlands and U.K. as a member of the World Trade Authority delegation sponsored by Union Ministry of Commerce; Represented India in (i) World Congress of Peace Forces, Moscow, 1973; (ii) Disarmament Commission, Warsaw, 1975; as a member of Indian Parliamentary Delegation visited Democratic Republic of Korea on its foundation anniversary, 1984; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation led by (i) Speaker, Lok Sabha to Cyprus in 1992 and Thailand in 1997; (ii) Vice-President of India to Morocco and Paris in 1993; and (iii) Prime-Minister to Bangladesh for bilateral talks, 1997; represented India in the 48th session of the U.N.O. in 1993; also visited many countries as a member of the study group of the Committee on Official Language Other Information Founder and running managing institutions; organised relief work; Chairman, (i) Kushal Konwar Indoor Stadium Committee; (ii) Jyoti Chitrobon-Film Studio Society (a Government Undertaking-the first film studio in public sector in the country), 1973-78; (iii) North-Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation (a Government of India Undertaking); and (iv)Inquiry Committee on Assam State Electricity Board ; Member (i) Executive Council, Dibrugarh University; (ii) Court of North-Eastern Hill University, 1980-84; (iii) Tea Board; (iv) E.S.I. Corporation, 1980-84; (v) Wild Life Board of India, 1985; (vi) Indian Council of Cultural Relations (I.C.C.R.), 1985; and (vii) Trade delegation sponsored by Trade Development Authority
Our Other Sites IndianPost.com AllIndiaNews.com IndianAge.comTotal electorate 10,03,081 Total votes polled 3,46,461 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Bijoy Krishna Handique (I.N.C.) 2,16,406 (2) Shri Deba Kumar Bora (A.G.P.) 54,397 (3) Lt. Col. Krishna Kumar Handique (B.J.P.) 47,636 (4) Shri Dulal Chandra Baruah (J.D.) 9,781
Election Result of Jorhat Lok Sabha Constituency