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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
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| name = Siddhartha Bhattacharya<br />
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| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly, Assam]]<br />
| term_start = 2016<br />
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| predecessor = [[Robin Bordoloi]]<br />
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| constituency = [[Gauhati East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gauhati East constituency]]<br />
| office1 = Education Minister, Assam<br />
| term_start1 = 26 April 2018<br />
| term_end1 = 10 May 2021<br />
|predecessor1 = [[Himanta Biswa Sarma]]<br />
|birth_date = 10 June 1961<br />
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| occupation =[[Politician]] <br />
|children = <br />
|party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] <br />
|alma_mater = M A., LLB [[Gauhati University]]<br />
|profession = Advocate<br />
|nationality = Indian <br />
|sibling = <br />
|website = http://siddharthabhattacharya.in/<br />
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'''Siddhartha Bhattacharya''' (born 10 June 1961)<ref>{{cite web |title=Siddhartha Bhattacharya - About |url=http://siddharthabhattacharya.in/about/ |website=Official Website |accessdate=2 March 2019}}</ref> is a [[politician]] from the state of [[Assam]]. He was a Cabinet Minister of Education of Assam and a Member of the [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<br />
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He had joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in 1995 and was party President of Assam unit in 2014 but was replaced by [[Sarbananda Sonowal]] ahead of [[2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/five-months-to-assembly-polls-sarbananda-sonowal-appointed-as-assam-bjp-chief/ Ahead of assembly polls, Sarbananda Sonowal appointed as Assam BJP chief]</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Siddhartha-Bhattacharya-to-head-state-BJP/articleshow/40319090.cms Siddhartha Bhattacharya to head state BJP]</ref><ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/interview/am-i-crazy-to-resign-after-working-11-years-for-the-bjp/20150220.htm Am I crazy to resign after working 11 years for the BJP]</ref><ref>[http://myneta.info/assam2011/candidate.php?candidate_id=640 Siddhartha Bhattacharya GAUHATI EAST (KAMRUP METRO)]</ref><ref>[http://www.thequint.com/politics/2016/05/20/exclusive-cabinet-portfolio-names-for-bjp-led-govt-in-assam Cabinet Portfolio Names for BJP-led Govt in Assam]</ref> He is a National Spokesperson for the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] for the North Eastern region.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/five-months-to-assembly-polls-sarbananda-sonowal-appointed-as-assam-bjp-chief/ | title=Ahead of assembly polls, Sarbananda Sonowal appointed as Assam BJP chief | publisher=[[The Indian Express]] | work=Samudra Gupta Kashyap | date=22 November 2015 | accessdate=8 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bjp.org/organisation/office-bearers | title=NATIONAL OFFICE BEARERS | publisher=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | accessdate=8 November 2017}}</ref><br />
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Bhattacharya was defeated from [[Gauhati East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gauhati East constituency]] seat in [[2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election]] with margin of 3,997 votes by [[Robin Bordoloi]] of [[Indian National Congress]]. But, he won [[Gauhati East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gauhati East constituency]] in [[2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election]] by defeating [[Bobeeta Sharma]] of [[Indian National Congress]] by a record margin of 96,637 votes.<ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/bjp-candidates-win-by-highest-and-lowest-margins-in-assam_1887416.html BJP candidates win by highest and lowest margins in Assam]</ref><br />
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Bhattacharya is maternal uncle of Indian journalist [[Arnab Goswami]].{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://siddharthabhattacharya.in Personal Website]<br />
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[[Category:Politicians from Guwahati]]<br />
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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Assam]]<br />
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