'Bijoy Krishna Handique' (born 1 December 1934) is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Jorhat constituency of Assam and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He is the only son of Krishna Kanta Handique, a renowned Indologist.
Handique is a senior Member of Parliament from the North Eastern Region and has represented the Jorhat Lok Sabha, Assam for six consecutive terms since 1991. He also served as a Rajya Sabha member from 1980 to 1986. Previously, he was elected to the Assam State Assembly in 1971 from the Jorhat Town constituency.
He was the Minister of Mines from May 2009 - 18 January 2011,Minister of Development of North Eastern Region from May 2009 to July, 2011 and Minister of State, Chemicals and Fertilizers from 2004 to 2009
In the 15th lok sabha elections, Handique won from Jorhat constituency for the sixth consecutive term and was promoted to Union Cabinet minister status. He formally took oath of office as Union Cabinet Minister holding dual charges of Mines and the Development of North East Region (DoNER) portfolios.
Handique previously was appointed a Minister Of State for Defence and Parliamentary Affairs in 2004 and subsequently was a Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Mines up to 2009. It was during his tenure as Union Cabinet Minister of Mines from May 2009 to January 2011 that a new direction was given to the Nation's Mining Policy with the clause for participation and inclusion of local communities in mining belts including tribal areas. The Draft mining bill initiated by Handique was due for introduction in the Indian Parliament.