Bijni Assembly constituency
{{short description|Assembly constituency of Assam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian state legislative Assembly constituency
| type=SLA
| constituency_no = 33
| map_image = Bijni Assembly constituency map.svg
| name = Bijni
| mla = Ajoy Kumar Roy
| party = {{legend2|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|BJP|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| alliance = NDA
| latest_election_year = 2021
| state = Assam
| division = Lower Assam
| district = Chirang
| loksabha_cons = Kokrajhar
| established = 1951
| reservation = None
| electors = 162,014
}}
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.
Town Details
Following are details on Bijni Assembly constituency:{{cite news |title=Bijni Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Bijni Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2021/assam/bijni-election-result-s03a033/ |access-date=19 November 2021 |publisher=News18 |date=2 May 2021}}
- 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
Following is the list of past members representing Bijni Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Election ! Member ! colspan="2"|Political Party ! Tenure |
| 2021
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |2021-Incumbent |
| 2016
|rowspan=3|Kamal Singh Narzary |{{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Bodoland People's Front}} |rowspan=3|2006-21 |
| 2011 |
| 2006
|{{Full party name with color|rowspan=4|Independent (politician)}} |
| 2001
|Romio Brahma |2001-06 |
| 1996
|Rohini Basumatary |1996-01 |
| 1991
|Kamal Brahma |1991-96 |
| 1985
|Ganesh Bora |{{Full party name with color|Plain Tribals Council of Assam}} |1985-91 |
| 1983
|Padmalochan Boro |{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} |1983-85 |
| 1978
|Lakhyadhar Choudhury |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |1978-83 |
| 1973
|rowspan=2|Golak Chandra Patgiri |{{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}} |rowspan=2|1967-78 |
| 1967 |
| 1962
|Ram Prasad Das |{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}} |1962-67 |
| 1951
|Swami Krishnananda Brahmachari |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |1951-62 |
Election results
=2021=
{{Election box begin | title=2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bijni{{cite news |url=http://ceoassam.nic.in/assembly/2021/form21E_2021.html |title=AC_Wise Final Result as per Form 21E |work=CEO Assam |language=en}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Ajoy Kumar Ray|votes=45,733|percentage=32.69%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bodoland People's Front|candidate=Kamal Singh Narzary|votes=44,730|percentage=31.97%|change=+7.48}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=United People's Party Liberal|candidate=Phanin Boro|votes=35,582|percentage=25.43%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Assam Jatiya Parishad|candidate=Rupam Kumar Das|votes=9,951|percentage=7.11%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,388|percentage=0.99%|change=-0.10}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 1,003
|percentage = 0.72%
|change =-0.68
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=138,527|percentage=85.90%|change=-3.15}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Bodoland People's Front
|swing =+32.69
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2016=
{{Election box begin|
title=2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bijni}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bodoland People's Front
|candidate = Kamal Singh Narzary
|votes = 29,240
|percentage = 24.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = BGP
|candidate = Ajay Kumar Ray
|votes = 27,562
|percentage = 23.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Santosh Khakhlary
|votes = 19,350
|percentage = 16.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India United Democratic Front
|candidate = Kamaleswar Ray
|votes = 18,197
|percentage = 15.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Khalilur Rahman
|votes = 12,619
|percentage = 10.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Gajendra Barman
|votes = 5,991
|percentage = 5.01
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Biswajit Ray
|votes = 3,861
|percentage = 3.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jharkhand Disom Party
|candidate = Philip Marandi
|votes = 1,236
|percentage = 1.03
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,306
|percentage = 1.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,678
|percentage = 1.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,19,362
|percentage = 89.05
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors|
|reg. electors = 1,34,032
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bodoland People's Front
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite web |title=Results of all Assam Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/67-assam/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}
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