Office1: | Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly |
Term Start1: | 26 September 2014 |
Term End1: | 19 May 2016 |
Predecessor1: | Narayan Mukherjee |
Successor1: | Dipendu Biswas |
Constituency1: | Basirhat Dakshin |
Birth Date: | 5 November 1963 |
Birth Place: | Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
Alma Mater: | Calcutta University (1988) |
Occupation: | Politician |
Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Education: | B.A. (Pass) |
Office: | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
Constituency: | West Bengal |
Term Start: | 3 April 2024 |
Predecessor: | Abhishek Singhvi |
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 04th April as new Rajya Sabha MP.