Bijni Assembly constituency is one of the 126 state legislative assembly constituencies in Assam state in North Eastern India. It is also one of the 10 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency.
| Bijni | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 33 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| Division | Lower Assam |
| District | Chirang |
| LS constituency | Kokrajhar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 162,014 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Ajoy Kumar Roy | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Town Details
editFollowing are details on Bijni Assembly constituency:[1]
- Country: India.
- State: Assam.
- District: Chirang district .
- Lok Sabha Constituency: Kokrajhar Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
- Assembly Categorisation: Rural.
- Literacy Level: 89.37%.
- Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,34,595 Eligible Electors. Male Electors: 70,044. Female Electors: 64,551 .
- Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°42'03.6"N 90°46'08.0"E..
- Total Area Covered: 466 square kilometres.
- Area Includes: Bijni thana [excluding the villages specified in item (14) of the Appendix] in Kokrajhar sub-division, Chirang district of Assam.
- Inter State Border : Chirang.
- Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-189,Year 2016-197,Year 2021-33.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
editFollowing is the list of past members representing Bijni Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.
| Election | Member | Political Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ajoy Kumar Ray | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2021-Incumbent | |
| 2016 | Kamal Singh Narzary | Bodoland People's Front | 2006-21 | |
| 2011 | ||||
| 2006 | Independent | |||
| 2001 | Romio Brahma | 2001-06 | ||
| 1996 | Rohini Basumatary | 1996-01 | ||
| 1991 | Kamal Brahma | 1991-96 | ||
| 1985 | Ganesh Bora | Plain Tribals Council of Assam | 1985-91 | |
| 1983 | Padmalochan Boro | Independent | 1983-85 | |
| 1978 | Lakhyadhar Choudhury | Janata Party | 1978-83 | |
| 1973 | Golak Chandra Patgiri | Indian National Congress | 1967-78 | |
| 1967 | ||||
| 1962 | Ram Prasad Das | Praja Socialist Party | 1962-67 | |
| 1951 | Swami Krishnananda Brahmachari | Indian National Congress | 1951-62 | |
Election results
edit2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ajoy Kumar Ray | 45,733 | 32.69% | N/A | |
| BPF | Kamal Singh Narzary | 44,730 | 31.97% | +7.48 | |
| UPPL | Phanin Boro | 35,582 | 25.43% | N/A | |
| AJP | Rupam Kumar Das | 9,951 | 7.11% | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,388 | 0.99% | −0.10 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,003 | 0.72% | −0.68 | ||
| Turnout | 138,527 | 85.90% | −3.15 | ||
| BJP gain from BPF | Swing | +32.69 | |||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPF | Kamal Singh Narzary | 29,240 | 24.49 | ||
| BGP | Ajay Kumar Ray | 27,562 | 23.09 | ||
| Independent | Santosh Khakhlary | 19,350 | 16.21 | ||
| AIUDF | Kamaleswar Ray | 18,197 | 15.24 | ||
| Independent | Khalilur Rahman | 12,619 | 10.57 | ||
| CPI(M) | Gajendra Barman | 5,991 | 5.01 | ||
| INC | Biswajit Ray | 3,861 | 3.23 | ||
| JDP | Philip Marandi | 1,236 | 1.03 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,306 | 1.09 | ||
| Majority | 1,678 | 1.40 | |||
| Turnout | 1,19,362 | 89.05 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,34,032 | ||||
| BPF hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bijni Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Bijni Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "AC_Wise Final Result as per Form 21E". CEO Assam.
External links
edit- "Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.