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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| office1 = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]  
| office1 = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]  
| term_start1 = 2014
| term_start1 = 26 September 2014
| term_end1 = 2016
| term_end1 = 19 May 2016
| predecessor1 = Narayan Mukherjee
| predecessor1 = Narayan Mukherjee
| successor1 = [[Dipendu Biswas]]  
| successor1 = [[Dipendu Biswas]]  
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| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1963|11|5|df=yes}}
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1963|11|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India
| birth_place        = [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India
| image              = Samik Bhattacharya 2021.jpg
| image              =
| caption          = In a press conference  
| caption          = In a press conference  
| mother            = Smt. Ruby Bhattacharya
| mother            = Smt. Ruby Bhattacharya
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==Political career==
==Political career==
'''Samik Bhattacharya''' went to [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] after winning 2014 by-election from [[Basirhat Dakshin]] constituency . He also contested [[2016 assembly election]] from same seat but lost the election.
'''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 Indian general election|2019 Lok Sabha election]] from [[Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dum Dum Parliamentary constituency]] as [[BJP]] candidate against [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC's]] candidate [[Sougata Roy]] .
He lost [[2019 Indian general election|2019 Lok Sabha election]] from [[Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dum Dum Parliamentary constituency]] as [[BJP]] candidate against [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC's]] candidate [[Sougata Roy]]. Also, he contested [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], but lost.


== References==
== References==

Latest revision as of 15:46, 27 November 2021


Samik Bhattacharya
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
26 September 2014 – 19 May 2016
Preceded byNarayan Mukherjee
Succeeded byDipendu Biswas
ConstituencyBasirhat Dakshin
Personal details
Born(1963-11-05)5 November 1963
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
CitizenshipIndian
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party[1]
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Parents
  • Shri Sailesh Bhattacharya (father)
  • Smt. Ruby Bhattacharya (mother)
EducationBA
Alma materCalcutta University
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteBJP 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

  1. http://www.bjpbengal.org
  2. "Bypoll results: West Bengal Assembly now has a BJP MLA". India Today. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Samik Bhattacharya
  4. My Neta
  5. Did BJP let a bird in hand fly off in Bengal
  6. BJP wins by itself in WB assembly, for the first time