Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha

HANDIQUE, SHRI BIJOY KRISHNA
CONGRESS (I)- JORHAT (ASSAM)


Father's Name   :   Late Shri Krishna Kanta Handique

Date of Birth:   1 December 1934

Place of Birth:   Jorhat (Assam)

Marital Status:   Married on 22 January 1965

Spouse's Name   :   Smt. Swarup Rani Handique

Children:   Three daughters

Educational Qualifications :
M.A.
Educated at Calcutta University, Calcutta 
     (West Bengal)

Profession :
   Political and Social worker, Educationist, Trader and Industrialist

Permanent Address :
   Kushal Konwar Path, Jorhat-785001 (Assam)
Tel.(0376) 320166
Fax. (0376) 321645
 

Positions Held :
   
1962 onwardsMember, I.N.C.
1972-76Member, Assam Legislative Assembly
1973-78President, D.C.C., Jorhat
1973-91 andMember, A.I.C.C. (I)
1992 onwards
1974-77Chairman, Estimates Committee, Assam Legislative Assembly
Chairman, Inquiry Committee on Assam State Electricity Board
Member, Committee on Government Assurances, Assam Legislative Assembly
1980-86Member, Rajya Sabha
1980-90Vice-President, P.C.C. (I), Assam
1982-84Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled 
Tribes
1984-85Member, Committee of Privileges, Rajya Sabha
Member, Government Assurances Committee, 
Rajya Sabha
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministries of Education, Sports and 
External Affairs
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
1991-96Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural 
Gas
Member, Committee on Official Language
Member, Standing Committee, Ministry of External Affairs
Member, Standing Committee, Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies
1996Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :

Social and Cultural Activities :

Special Interests :
   Developmental work, environment, foreign affairs

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
 Reading, poetry, bird-watching, collection of orchids

Sports and Clubs :
   Tennis; sports complex organiser

Countries Visited :
   Widely travelled; visited Germany, Netherland and U.K. as a 
member of the World Trade Authority delegation sponsored by Union Ministry of 
Commerce; Represented India in (i) World Congress of Peace Forces held in Moscow 
in 1973; 
(ii) Disarmament Commission held in Warsaw in 1975; also visited Democratic 
Republic of Korea as a member of Parliamentary delegation on its foundation 
anniversary in 1984; accompanied Speaker, Lok Sabha to Cyprus in 1992, and Vice-
President of India to Morocco and Paris in 1993; represented India in the 48th 
session of the U.N.O. in 1993; also visited many countries as a member of the 
study group of the Committee on Official Language; accompanied Prime Minister to 
Bangladesh for bilateral talks in January 1997

Other Information :
   Founder and running educational institutions; organised relief 
work; Chairman (i) Kushal Konwar Indoor Stadium Committee; (ii) 'Jyoti 
Chitrobon'-Film Studio Society (a Government Undertaking-the first film studio 
in public sector in the country) 1973-78; (iii) North-Eastern Handicrafts and 
Handlooms Development Corporation (a Government of India Undertaking); Member 
(i) Executive Council, Dibrugarh University; (ii) Court of North-Eastern Hill 
University, 1980-84; (iii) Tea Board; (iv) E.S.I. Corporation, 1980-84; (v) Wild 
Life Board of India, 1985; (vi) I.C.C.R. 1985; and (vii) Trade delegation 
sponsored by Trade Development Authority; Chairman, Inquiry Committee on Assam 
State Electricity Board

Election Result :
   
Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate9,36,286
Total votes polled6,77,369
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Bijoy Krishna Handique (I.N.C.)3,11,578
(2) Shri Bhadreswar Buragohain (A.G.P.)2,64,339
(3) Shri Bijoy Dutta (B.J.P.)  36,642
(4) Smt. Bandana Rajkumari   [A.I.I.C. (T)]  28,070