Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha






HANDIQUE, SHRI BIJOY KRISHNA
CONGRESS (I)- 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, Trader and Industrialist Permanent Address :
Kushal Konwar Path, Jorhat-785001 (Assam) Tel.(0376) 320166 Fax. (0376) 321645 Positions Held :
1962 onwardsMember, I.N.C. 1972-76Member, Assam Legislative Assembly 1973-78President, D.C.C., Jorhat 1973-91 andMember, A.I.C.C. (I) 1992 onwards 1974-77Chairman, Estimates Committee, Assam Legislative Assembly Chairman, Inquiry Committee on Assam State Electricity Board Member, Committee on Government Assurances, Assam Legislative Assembly 1980-86Member, Rajya Sabha 1980-90Vice-President, P.C.C. (I), Assam 1982-84Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 1984-85Member, Committee of Privileges, Rajya Sabha Member, Government Assurances Committee, Rajya Sabha Member, Consultative Committee, Ministries of Education, Sports and External Affairs 1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) 1991-96Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Member, Committee on Official Language Member, Standing Committee, Ministry of External Affairs Member, Standing Committee, Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies 1996Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Poem entitled "The other side of The Mirror" published in the 'American Poetry Anthology' (Vol. IX No.4); contributed to 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; organised hostels for tribal students of tea estates
Special Interests :
Developmental work, environment, foreign affairs Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Reading, poetry, bird-watching, collection of orchids Sports and Clubs :
Tennis; sports complex organiser Countries Visited :
Widely travelled; visited Germany, Netherland 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 held in Moscow in 1973; (ii) Disarmament Commission held in Warsaw in 1975; also visited Democratic Republic of Korea as a member of Parliamentary delegation on its foundation anniversary in 1984; accompanied Speaker, Lok Sabha to Cyprus in 1992, and Vice- President of India to Morocco and Paris in 1993; 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; accompanied Prime Minister to Bangladesh for bilateral talks in January 1997 Other Information :
Founder and running educational 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); 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) I.C.C.R. 1985; and (vii) Trade delegation sponsored by Trade Development Authority; Chairman, Inquiry Committee on Assam State Electricity Board Election Result :
Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate9,36,286 Total votes polled6,77,369 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Shri Bijoy Krishna Handique (I.N.C.)3,11,578 (2) Shri Bhadreswar Buragohain (A.G.P.)2,64,339 (3) Shri Bijoy Dutta (B.J.P.) 36,642 (4) Smt. Bandana Rajkumari [A.I.I.C. (T)] 28,070
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