Samik Bhattacharya

Samik Bhattacharya
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 April 2024
Preceded byAbhishek Singhvi
ConstituencyWest Bengal
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 (age 61)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
EducationB.A. (Pass)
Alma materCalcutta University (1988)
OccupationPolitician

Samik Bhattacharya (born 5 November 1963) is an Indian politician from West Bengal, who is serving as member of Rajya Sabha from West Bengal since 3 April 2024. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party,[1] Bhattacharya was the first member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from the Basirhat Dakshin constituency from 2014 until 2016. He was also the chief spokesperson of the BJP West Bengal 2020 to 2024.[2][3]

Samik Bhattacharya was nominated as Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate for the Rajya Sabha polls in 2024.[4] Samik Bhattacharya took oath on 4 April as new Rajya Sabha MP.

  1. ^ "State Education Policy: Oppn attacks Bengal govt, says it has money to hike salary of ministers but little to spend on education". The Indian Express. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Bypoll results: West Bengal Assembly now has a BJP MLA". India Today. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ "BJP workers demand district chief ouster". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ^ The Hindu (11 February 2024). "Trinamool names Sagarika Ghose, Sushmita Dev, and two others for Rajya Sabha". Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.