Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 22 July 2020 | |
| President | |
| Chairman of the House | |
| Preceded by | Ritabrata Banerjee |
| Constituency | West Bengal |
| 36th Mayor of Kolkata | |
| In office 5 July 2005 – 16 June 2010 | |
| Deputy | Kalyan Mukherjee |
| Preceded by | Subrata Mukherjee |
| Succeeded by | Sovan Chatterjee |
| Constituency | Ward No. 100 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 November 1951 Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Alma mater | Asutosh College (B.Sc.) University of Calcutta (LL.B) |
| Profession | Politician Lawyer |
Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya (Bengali: বিকাশ রঞ্জন ভট্টাচার্য; born 27 November 1951) is an Indian politician and lawyer. He is currently serving as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[1] He is serving as the CPI(M) parliamentary party leader in Rajya Sabha since 3 July 2024. He served as Mayor of Kolkata from 2005 to 2010, heading the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, led by the Left Front (West Bengal) in the state of West Bengal.[2]