Bijoy Krishna Handique
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 1980–1986 | |
| 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 (aged 80) Jorhat, Assam, India |
| 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.