Ashok Bhattacharya

The Honourable
Ashok Bhattacharya
Mayor of Siliguri
In office
12 May 2015 – 21 March 2021
Preceded byGangotri Dutta
Succeeded byGoutam Deb
As Chairman for Board of Administrators
Cabinet Minister of West Bengal
In office
1996–2011
Chief MinisterJyoti Basu
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
Preceded byPrasanta Chandra Sur
Succeeded byFirhad Hakim
Member of Legislative Assembly of West Bengal
In office
2016–2021
Preceded byRudra Nath Bhattacharya
Succeeded by Shankar Ghosh
ConstituencySiliguri
In office
1991–2011
Preceded byGour Chakraborty
Succeeded byRudra Nath Bhattacharya
ConstituencySiliguri
Personal details
Born (1949-04-01) 1 April 1949 (age 75)
Siliguri, West Bengal, India
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
SpouseRatna Bhattacharjee (died 2021)
ResidenceSiliguri
Alma materUniversity of North Bengal (B.Com)
ProfessionPolitician, social worker
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Ashok Bhattacharya is an Indian politician and the former mayor of Siliguri Municipal Corporation. He is a member of Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)). He is a prominent leader of CPI(M) in the northern region of West Bengal. He was the Minister of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs in the Government of West Bengal for three consecutive terms (1996–2011).