Bijni (Vidhan Sabha constituency)


Template:Infobox Assam Vidhan Sabha constituency

Bijni Vidhan Sabha 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.[1]

Town DetailsEdit

Following are details on Bijni (Vidhan Sabha constituency):[2]

  • 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 AssemblyEdit

Following is the list of past members representing Bijni (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Assam Legislature.[3]

Election Member Political Party Tenure
2021 Ajoy Kumar Roy BJP 2021-Incumbent
2016 Kamal Singh Narzary BPF 2006-21
2011
2006 IND
2001 Romio Brahma 2001-06
1996 Rohini Basumatary 1996-01
1991 Kamal Brahma 1991-96
1985 Ganesh Bora PTCA 1985-91
1983 Padmalochan Boro IND 1983-85
1978 Lakhyadhar Choudhury JP 1978-83
1973 Golak Chandra Patgiri INC 1967-78
1967
1962 Ram Prasad Das PSP 1962-67
1951 Swami Krishnananda Brahmachari INC 1951-62

Election resultsEdit

2021 resultsEdit

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election : Bijni[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ajoy Kumar Roy 45,733 32.69% N/A
[[Bodoland People's Front|Template:Bodoland People's Front/meta/shortname]] Kamal Singh Narzary 44,730 31.97% +7.48
[[United People's Party Liberal|Template:United People's Party Liberal/meta/shortname]] Phanin Boro 35,582 25.43% N/A
[[Assam Jatiya Parishad|Template:Assam Jatiya Parishad/meta/shortname]] 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 Bodoland People's Front Swing +32.69

2016 resultEdit

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bijni
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
[[Bodoland People's Front|Template:Bodoland People's Front/meta/shortname]] Kamal Singh Narzary 29,240 24.49
BGP Ajay Kumar Ray 27,562 23.09
Independent Santosh Khakhlary 19,350 16.21
[[All India United Democratic Front|Template:All India United Democratic Front/meta/shortname]] 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
[[Bodoland People's Front|Template:Bodoland People's Front/meta/shortname]] hold Swing

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. "Bijni Election Results, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up and Current MLAs". election.in. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. "Bijni Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Bijni Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. "Bijni Election Result 2021 LIVE: Bijni MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". oneindia.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  4. "AC_Wise Final Result as per Form 21E". CEO Assam.

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