Bijoy Krishna Handique

Bijoy Krishna Handique
Handique in 2010
Minister of State for Defence & Parliamentary Affairs, Mines & Chemicals and Fertilizers
In office
2004–2009
Succeeded byDinsha Patel
ConstituencyJorhat
Minister of Mines, Minister of Development of North Eastern Region
In office
May 2009 – 18 January 2011 (Minister of Mines) July 2011 (Minister of DoNER)
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1991 – 15 May 2014
Preceded byParag Chaliha
Succeeded byKamakhya Prasad Tasa
ConstituencyJorhat
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
1980–185
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
1972–1976
Preceded byJ. Saikia
Succeeded byDulal Baruah
ConstituencyJorhat
Personal details
Born(1934-12-01)1 December 1934
Died26 July 2015(2015-07-26) (aged 80)
Jorhat, Assam, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseSwarup Rani Borgohain
Children3
Parent

Bijoy Krishna Handique (1 December 1934 – 26 July 2015) was an Indian politician who was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Jorhat constituency of Assam and was a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He was the only son of Krishna Kanta Handique, a renowned Indologist. Handique was a senior Member of Parliament from the North Eastern Region and represented the Jorhat Lok Sabha, Assam for six consecutive terms since 1991 to 2009. He also served as a Rajya Sabha member from 1980 to 1986. He had been elected to the Assam State Assembly in 1972 from the Jorhat constituency.[1]


  1. ^ "Former union minister BK Handique is dead". Zee News. 26 July 2015.