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{{short description|Assembly constituency of Assam}}
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{{Infobox Assam Vidhan Sabha constituency
| State            = [[Assam]]
| Existence        = 1951–present
| Reservation      = None
| CurrentMLA      = Ajoy Kumar Roy
| CurrentMLAParty  = {{legend2|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|'''[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| ElectedByYear    = [[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| Electorate      = 162,014
| Successful Party =
|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]]}}


'''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>
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==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 ==
 
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"
! Election
! Member
! colspan="2"|Political Party
! Tenure
|-
|2021
|Ajoy Kumar Roy
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}| ||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|2021-''[[Incumbent]]''
|-
|2016
|rowspan=3|[[Kamal Singh Narzary]]
|rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Bodoland People's Front}}| ||rowspan=2|[[Bodoland People's Front|BPF]]
|rowspan=3|2006-21
|-
|2011
|-
|2006
|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color|Independent}}| ||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:{{party color|Independent}}| ||[[Independent politician|IND]]
|1983-85
|-
|1978
|Lakhyadhar Choudhury
|style="background-color:{{party color|Janata Party}}| ||[[Janata Party|JP]]
|1978-83
|-
|1973
|rowspan=2|Golak Chandra Patgiri
|rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}| ||rowspan=2|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|rowspan=2|1967-78
|-
|1967
|-
|1962
|Ram Prasad Das
|style="background-color:{{party color|Praja Socialist Party}}| ||[[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]
|1962-67
|-
|1951
|Swami Krishnananda Brahmachari
|style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}| ||[[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]]

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