Bijni election results 2026: Arup Kumar Dey wins for BJP, registers 33,927-vote lead

In Bijni, Arup Kumar Dey of BJP secured a decisive victory, polling 71,708 votes. He defeated UPPL’s Kamal Sing Narzary by a margin of 33,927 votes. Independent candidate Khalilur Rahman finished third with 26,758 votes, as the constituency delivered a clear mandate in favour of BJP.Bijni, a municipal town in Chirang district under the Bodoland Territorial Council, was won in the 2021 Assembly elections by Ajay Kumar Roy of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He defeated Kamalshing Narzary of the Bodoland Peoples Front by 1,003 votes.In 2026, assembly elections BJP fielded Arup Kumar Dey against Congress’s Rajat Kanti SahaBijni has a rich history, having been part of the Kingdom of Bhutan in the early 17th century before becoming British territory under the Treaty of Sinchula in 1865. It was one of the strategic Assam Duars. Today, the Bijni Assembly constituency, established in 1951, is a general seat under the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency, covering Bijni Municipal Board and parts of Boro Bazar and Manikpur development blocks.The Assam Assembly elections will be held in a single phase on April 9, 2026, with counting scheduled for May 4. Assembly polls this year will also take place in Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal, with results for all states announced on May 4.The estimated voter turnout in Bijni Assembly constituency of Assam was 88.63% till 7pm in comparison to 2021 which was 81.8%. Assam’s 2026 assembly elections recorded a historic voter turnout of 85.9% by evening on April 9, the highest since the state’s first polls in 1951, with large numbers of people turning out to vote despite rain. This marks the highest turnout in the state’s history, surpassing the previous highs of 84.67% in 2016 and 82.04% in 2021.According to ED data, women recorded a voter turnout of 86.5% in the 2026 assembly elections, over a percentage point higher than men at 85.3%. This also marks the highest-ever female participation in the state.