# Bijni Assembly constituency

Bijni Assembly 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.

## Town Details

Following are details on Bijni Assembly constituency:
* 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 the Legislative Assembly

Following is the list of past members representing Bijni Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.
| Election | Member | Political Party | Tenure |
| 2021 | Ajoy Kumar Ray | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2021-Incumbent |
| 2016 | Kamal Singh Narzary | Bodoland People's Front | 2006-21 |
| 2011 | Kamal Singh Narzary | Bodoland People's Front | 2006-21 |
| 2006 | Kamal Singh Narzary | Independent | 2006-21 |
| 2001 | Romio Brahma | Independent | 2001-06 |
| 1996 | Rohini Basumatary | Independent | 1996-01 |
| 1991 | Kamal Brahma | Independent | 1991-96 |
| 1985 | Ganesh Bora | Plain Tribals Council of Assam | 1985-91 |
| 1983 | Padmalochan Boro | Independent | 1983-85 |
| 1978 | Lakhyadhar Choudhury | Janata Party | 1978-83 |
| 1973 | Golak Chandra Patgiri | Indian National Congress | 1967-78 |
| 1967 | Golak Chandra Patgiri | Indian National Congress | 1967-78 |
| 1962 | Ram Prasad Das | Praja Socialist Party | 1962-67 |
| 1951 | Swami Krishnananda Brahmachari | Indian National Congress | 1951-62 |

## Election results
### 2021

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bijni :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ajoy Kumar Ray | 45,733 | 32.69% | N/A |
| | BPF | Kamal Singh Narzary | 44,730 | 31.97% | +7.48 |
| | UPPL | Phanin Boro | 35,582 | 25.43% | N/A |
| | AJP | Rupam Kumar Das | 9,951 | 7.11% | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,388 | 0.99% | −0.10 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,003 | 0.72% | −0.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 138,527 | 85.90% | −3.15 |
| | BJP gain from BPF | BJP gain from BPF | Swing | +32.69 | |

### 2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bijni :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BPF | Kamal Singh Narzary | 29,240 | 24.49 |
| | BGP | Ajay Kumar Ray | 27,562 | 23.09 |
| | Independent | Santosh Khakhlary | 19,350 | 16.21 |
| | AIUDF | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,678 | 1.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,19,362 | 89.05 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,34,032 | |
| | BPF hold | BPF hold | Swing | |