Handique, Shri Bijoy Krishna Constituency   : Jorhat (Assam) Party Name     : Indian National Congress (INC) Email Address : handiquebk[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Late Shri Krishna Kanta Handique Date of Birth 01 Dec 1934 Place of Birth Jorhat (Assam) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 22 Jan 1965 Spouse’s Name Smt. Swarup Rani Handique No.of Daughters 3 Educational Qualifications M.A. (English Literature) Educated at Presidency College, Calcutta University, Kolkata, West Bengal Profession Social Worker Permanent Address Kushal Konwar Path, Jorhat – 785 001 Assam Tels. (0376) 2320166 Present Address 2, Tughlak Road, New Delhi – 110 001 Tels. (011) 23022401, 23022400 (O) Telefax. (011) 23014736, 23014753, 23019761 (R), Fax. (011) 23062754 (O) Positions Held

1972-76 Member, Assam Legislative Assembly

1973-78 President, District Congress Committee (D.C.C.), Jorhat

1973 Member, All India Congress Committee (Indira) [A.I.C.C. (I)]

1974-77 Chairman, Estimates Committee, Assam Legislative Assembly

Chairman, Inquiry Committee on Assam State Electricity Board

Member, Committee on Government Assurances, Assam Legislative Assembly

1980-85 Member, Rajya Sabha

1980-90 Vice-President, Pradesh Congress Committee [P.C.C. (I)], Assam

1982-84 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

1984-85 Member, Committee of Privileges

Member, Government Assurances Committee

1980-90 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Education and Sports Affairs

1991 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha

1991-96 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Member, Committee on Official Language

Member, Committee on External Affairs

Member, Committee on Food and Civil Supplies

1992 Member, All India Congress Committee [A.I.C.C. (I)]

1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1997-98 Member, Committee on External Affairs

1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1998-99 Chairman, Railway Convention Committee

Member, Committee on Industry

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term)

1999-2000 Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals

1999-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs

2002 Member, Congress Working Committee, AICC

Member, Rules Committee, Lok Sabha

2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 5th term)

May 2004 – Jan. 2006 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Defence

May 2004-Apr. 2007 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

Jan. 2006-May 2009 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers

Apr. 2007-May 2009 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Mines

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (6th term)

31 May 2009 – 18 Jan 2011 Union Cabinet Minister, Mines; Development of North Eastern Region

19 Jan 2011-19 July 2011 Union Cabinet Minister, Development of North Eastern Region

3 May 2013 Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)

Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments Published poems in Anthology of American poetry entitled “The Other Side of the Mirror” and “American Poetry Anthology” (Vol. IX, No. 4) Social And Cultural Activities Promotes crafts skills among women and set up community halls for tea plantation workers and the minority population; organises relief work after natural calamities;and involved in preservation of Tai cultural heritage, language and literature Special Interests Developmental work, environment and foreign affairs Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, poetry and bird-watching Sports and Clubs Organised sports events for the local youth in rural areas of Jorhat and Sivasagar. Countries Visited Bangladesh, Chile, China,Cyprus, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mauritius,Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco,Poland, Philippines, Russia, South Africa,South Korea,Switzerland, The Netherlands, U.K. and U.S.A. Other Information Founder member and active participant in the management of following instructions; 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); and (iv) Inquiry Committee on Assam State Electricity Board; 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) Indian Council of Cultural Relations (I.C.C.R.), 1985; and (vii) Trade delegation sponsored by the Trade Development Authority

Disclaimer:

These Biodata of present and past Members of Parliament are taken from https://loksabha.nic.in/. Also any reference to the location of a particular State, or Country in the bio-profile of Members (particularly in the columns ‘place of birth’ or ‘Educated at’) is given by the Members themselves while filling up of the Proforma after their election to the Lok Sabha. Any discrepancy in data should be brought to our notice for correction. Our Email: [email protected]