Samik Bhattacharya
Samik Bhattacharya | |
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Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
In office 26 September 2014 – 19 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Narayan Mukherjee |
Succeeded by | Dipendu Biswas |
Constituency | Basirhat Dakshin |
Personal details | |
Born | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | 5 November 1963
Citizenship | Indian |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2014-present)[1] |
Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) |
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Education | BA |
Alma mater | Calcutta University |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | BJP Bengal |
Samik Bhattacharya is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is spokesperson of BJP's West Bengal state unit and a very well known face in Bengali media. Bhattacharya was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from the Basirhat Dakshin constituency[2] in North 24 Parganas district.[3][4][5][6]
Political career
Samik Bhattacharya went to West Bengal Legislative Assembly after winning 2014 by-election from Basirhat Dakshin constituency . He also contested 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election from same seat but lost the election.
He lost 2019 Lok Sabha election from Dum Dum Parliamentary constituency as BJP candidate against AITC's candidate Sougata Roy. Also, he contested 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, but lost.
References
- ^ "Home". bjpbengal.org.
- ^ "Bypoll results: West Bengal Assembly now has a BJP MLA". India Today. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ Samik Bhattacharya
- ^ My Neta
- ^ Did BJP let a bird in hand fly off in Bengal
- ^ BJP wins by itself in WB assembly, for the first time