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	\| Reservation = None		\| Reservation = None
	\| CurrentMLA = Ajoy Kumar Roy		\| CurrentMLA = Ajoy Kumar Roy
	\| CurrentMLAParty = {{legend2\|{{Bharatiya Janata Party~~/meta/color~~}}\|'''[[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]]'''\|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}		\| CurrentMLAParty = {{legend2\|{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}\|'''[[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]]'''\|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
	\| ElectedByYear = [[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election\|2021]]		\| ElectedByYear = [[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election\|2021]]
	\| Electorate = 162,014		\| Electorate = 162,014
	\| Successful Party =		\| Successful Party =
	\|image=~~[[File:Ajoy Kumar Roy.jpg\|220x220px]]~~		\|image=
	\|caption=Ajoy Kumar Roy, the present [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|MLA]] of Bijni\|name=Bijni\|District=[[Chirang district\|Chirang]]\|Parliamentary Constituency=[[Kokrajhar (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Kokrajhar]]\|CurrentMLAAlliance=[[National Democratic Alliance\|NDA]]\|Country={{Flag\|IND}}\|Name=33 - Bijni\|SuccessfulParty=[[Indian National Congress\|INC]] (3 times)\|constituency no=\|constituency number=33\|Region/Division=\|Region=[[Bodoland Territorial Region\|Bodoland]]\|Division=[[Lower Assam Division\|Lower Assam]]}}		\|caption=Ajoy Kumar Roy, the present [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|MLA]] of Bijni\|name=Bijni\|District=[[Chirang district\|Chirang]]\|Parliamentary Constituency=[[Kokrajhar (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Kokrajhar]]\|CurrentMLAAlliance=[[National Democratic Alliance\|NDA]]\|Country={{Flag\|IND}}\|Name=33 - Bijni\|SuccessfulParty=[[Indian National Congress\|INC]] (3 times)\|constituency no=\|constituency number=33\|Region/Division=\|Region=[[Bodoland Territorial Region\|Bodoland]]\|Division=[[Lower Assam Division\|Lower Assam]]}}

	'''Bijni Vidhan Sabha Constituency''' is one of the 126 [[Assam Legislative Assembly\|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Assam]] state in [[Northeast India\|North Eastern]] India. It is also one of the 10 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the [[Kokrajhar (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.elections.in/assam/assembly-constituencies/bijni.html \|title=Bijni Election Results, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up and Current MLAs\|publisher=election.in\|accessdate=28 June 2016}}</ref>		'''Bijni Vidhan Sabha Constituency''' is one of the 126 [[Assam Legislative Assembly\|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Assam]] state in [[Northeast India\|North Eastern]] India. It is also one of the 10 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the [[Kokrajhar (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.elections.in/assam/assembly-constituencies/bijni.html \|title=Bijni Election Results, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up and Current MLAs\|publisher=election.in\|accessdate=28 June 2016}}</ref>

			==Town Details==

			Following are details on Bijni (Vidhan Sabha constituency):<ref name="Bij ref2">{{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}}</ref>

			*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 Legislative Assembly ==		==Members of Legislative Assembly ==

			Following is the list of past members representing Bijni (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Assam Legislature.<ref name="bi ref1">{{cite news \|title=Bijni Election Result 2021 LIVE: Bijni MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia \|url=https://www.oneindia.com/bijni-assembly-elections-as-33/ \|access-date=19 November 2021 \|publisher=oneindia.com \|date=2 May 2021 \|language=en}}</ref>

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! Election		! Election
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	\|2021		\|2021
	\|Ajoy Kumar Roy		\|Ajoy Kumar Roy
	\|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party~~/meta/color~~}}\| \|\|[[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]]		\|style="background-color: {{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}\| \|\|[[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]]
	\|2021-''[[Incumbent]]''		\|2021-''[[Incumbent]]''
	\|-		\|-
	\|2016		\|2016
	\|rowspan=3\|[[Kamal Singh Narzary]]		\|rowspan=3\|[[Kamal Singh Narzary]]
	\|rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{Bodoland People's Front~~/meta/color~~}}\| \|\|rowspan=2\|[[Bodoland People's Front\|BPF]]		\|rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color\|Bodoland People's Front}}\| \|\|rowspan=2\|[[Bodoland People's Front\|BPF]]
	\|rowspan=3\|2006-21		\|rowspan=3\|2006-21
	\|-		\|-
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	\|-		\|-
	\|2006		\|2006
	\|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{Independent~~/meta/color~~}}\| \|\|rowspan=4\|[[Independent politician\|IND]]		\|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color\|Independent}}\| \|\|rowspan=4\|[[Independent politician\|IND]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|2001		\|2001
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	\|1983		\|1983
	\|Padmalochan Boro		\|Padmalochan Boro
	\|style="background-color:{{Independent~~/meta/color~~}}\| \|\|[[Independent politician\|IND]]		\|style="background-color:{{party color\|Independent}}\| \|\|[[Independent politician\|IND]]
	\|1983-85		\|1983-85
	\|-		\|-
	\|1978		\|1978
	\|Lakhyadhar Choudhury		\|Lakhyadhar Choudhury
	\|style="background-color:{{Janata Party~~/meta/color~~}}\| \|\|[[Janata Party\|JP]]		\|style="background-color:{{party color\|Janata Party}}\| \|\|[[Janata Party\|JP]]
	\|1978-83		\|1978-83
	\|-		\|-
	\|1973		\|1973
	\|rowspan=2\|Golak Chandra Patgiri		\|rowspan=2\|Golak Chandra Patgiri
	\|rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Indian National Congress~~/meta/color~~}}\| \|\|rowspan=2\|[[Indian National Congress\|INC]]		\|rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}\| \|\|rowspan=2\|[[Indian National Congress\|INC]]
	\|rowspan=2\|1967-78		\|rowspan=2\|1967-78
	\|-		\|-
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	\|1962		\|1962
	\|Ram Prasad Das		\|Ram Prasad Das
	\|style="background-color:{{Praja Socialist Party~~/meta/color~~}}\| \|\|[[Praja Socialist Party\|PSP]]		\|style="background-color:{{party color\|Praja Socialist Party}}\| \|\|[[Praja Socialist Party\|PSP]]
	\|1962-67		\|1962-67
	\|-		\|-
	\|1951		\|1951
	\|Swami Krishnananda Brahmachari		\|Swami Krishnananda Brahmachari
	\|style="background-color:{{Indian National Congress~~/meta/color~~}}\| \|\|[[Indian National Congress\|INC]]		\|style="background-color:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}\| \|\|[[Indian National Congress\|INC]]
	\|1951-62		\|1951-62
	\|}		\|}

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{{short description|Assembly constituency of Assam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox Assam Vidhan Sabha constituency
| State = [[Assam]]
| Existence = 1951–present
| Reservation = None
| CurrentMLA = Ajoy Kumar Roy
| CurrentMLAParty = {{legend2|{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}|'''[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| ElectedByYear = [[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| Electorate = 162,014
| Successful Party =
|image=[[File:Ajoy Kumar Roy.jpg|220x220px]]
|caption=Ajoy Kumar Roy, the present [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of Bijni|name=Bijni|District=[[Chirang district|Chirang]]|Parliamentary Constituency=[[Kokrajhar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kokrajhar]]|CurrentMLAAlliance=[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]|Country={{Flag|IND}}|Name=33 - Bijni|SuccessfulParty=[[Indian National Congress|INC]] (3 times)|constituency no=|constituency number=33|Region/Division=|Region=[[Bodoland Territorial Region|Bodoland]]|Division=[[Lower Assam Division|Lower Assam]]}}

'''Bijni Vidhan Sabha Constituency''' is one of the 126 [[Assam Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Assam]] state in [[Northeast India|North Eastern]] India. It is also one of the 10 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the [[Kokrajhar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/assam/assembly-constituencies/bijni.html |title=Bijni Election Results, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up and Current MLAs|publisher=election.in|accessdate=28 June 2016}}</ref>

==Members of Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Election
! Member
! colspan="2"|Political Party
! Tenure
|-
|2021
|Ajoy Kumar Roy
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}| ||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|2021-''[[Incumbent]]''
|-
|2016
|rowspan=3|[[Kamal Singh Narzary]]
|rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{Bodoland People's Front/meta/color}}| ||rowspan=2|[[Bodoland People's Front|BPF]]
|rowspan=3|2006-21
|-
|2011
|-
|2006
|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{Independent/meta/color}}| ||rowspan=4|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
|2001
|Romio Brahma
|2001-06
|-
|1996
|Rohini Basumatary
|1996-01
|-
|1991
|Kamal Brahma
|1991-96
|-
|1985
|Ganesh Bora
|
|[[Plain Tribals Council of Assam|PTCA]]
|1985-91
|-
|1983
|Padmalochan Boro
|style="background-color:{{Independent/meta/color}}| ||[[Independent politician|IND]]
|1983-85
|-
|1978
|Lakhyadhar Choudhury
|style="background-color:{{Janata Party/meta/color}}| ||[[Janata Party|JP]]
|1978-83
|-
|1973
|rowspan=2|Golak Chandra Patgiri
|rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}| ||rowspan=2|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|rowspan=2|1967-78
|-
|1967
|-
|1962
|Ram Prasad Das
|style="background-color:{{Praja Socialist Party/meta/color}}| ||[[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]
|1962-67
|-
|1951
|Swami Krishnananda Brahmachari
|style="background-color:{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}| ||[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|1951-62
|}

== Election results ==
===2021 results===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election]] : Bijni<ref>{{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}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Ajoy Kumar Roy|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 result===
{{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==
* [[Chirang district]]
* [[Bijni]]
* [[List of constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Assembly constituencies of Assam}}

{{coord missing|Assam}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Assam]]
[[Category:Chirang district]]