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Bijoy Krishna Handique | |
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![]() Handique in 2010 | |
Minister of State for Defence & Parliamentary Affairs, Mines & Chemicals and Fertilizers | |
In office 2004–2009 | |
Succeeded by | Dinsha Patel |
Constituency | Jorhat |
Minister of Mines, Minister of Development of North Eastern Region | |
In office May 2009 – 18 January 2011 (Minister of Mines) July 2011 (Minister of DoNER) | |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1991 – 15 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Parag Chaliha |
Succeeded by | Kamakhya Prasad Tasa |
Constituency | Jorhat |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 1980–185 | |
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1972–1976 | |
Preceded by | J. Saikia |
Succeeded by | Dulal Baruah |
Constituency | Jorhat |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 December 1934 |
Died | 26 July 2015 Jorhat, Assam, India | (aged 80)
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Swarup Rani Borgohain |
Children | 3 |
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Bijoy Krishna Handique (1 December 1934 – 26 July 2015) was an Indian politician who was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Jorhat constituency of Assam and was a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He was the only son of Krishna Kanta Handique, a renowned Indologist. Handique was a senior Member of Parliament from the North Eastern Region and represented the Jorhat Lok Sabha, Assam for six consecutive terms since 1991 to 2009. He also served as a Rajya Sabha member from 1980 to 1986. He had been elected to the Assam State Assembly in 1972 from the Jorhat constituency.[1]