Siddhartha Bhattacharya

Siddha Bhattacharya ( সিদ্ধার্থ ভট্টাচার্য)
Member of Legislative Assembly
Gauhati East constituency
In office
2016 – incumbent
Preceded by Robin Bordoloi
Constituency Gauhati East constituency
Education Minister, Assam
Assumed office
26 April 2018
Preceded by Himanta Biswa Sarma
Personal details
Nationality  Indian
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Alma mater M A., LLB Gauhati University
Occupation Politician
Profession Advocate
Website http://siddharthabhattacharya.in/

Siddhartha Bhattacharya is Assamese Politician from the state of Assam. He is a Cabinet Minister of Education of Assam and a Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from Bharatiya Janata Party.

He had joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 1995 and was party President of Assam unit in 2014 but was replaced by Sarbananda Sonowal ahead of Assam Legislative Assembly election, 2016.[1][2][3][4][5]He is a National Spokesperson for the Bharatiya Janata Party for the North Eastern region.[6][7]

Bhattacharya was defeated from Gauhati East constituency seat in Assam Legislative Assembly election, 2011 with margin of 3,997 votes by Robin Bordoloi of Indian National Congress. But, he won Gauhati East constituency in Assam Legislative Assembly election, 2016 by defeating Bobeeta Sharma of Indian National Congress by a record margin of 96,637 votes.[8]

Bhattacharya is maternal uncle of Indian journalist Arnab Goswami.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Ahead of assembly polls, Sarbananda Sonowal appointed as Assam BJP chief
  2. ↑ Siddhartha Bhattacharya to head state BJP
  3. ↑ Am I crazy to resign after working 11 years for the BJP
  4. ↑ Siddhartha Bhattacharya GAUHATI EAST (KAMRUP METRO)
  5. ↑ Cabinet Portfolio Names for BJP-led Govt in Assam
  6. ↑ "Ahead of assembly polls, Sarbananda Sonowal appointed as Assam BJP chief". Samudra Gupta Kashyap. The Indian Express. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "NATIONAL OFFICE BEARERS". Bharatiya Janata Party. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  8. ↑ BJP candidates win by highest and lowest margins in Assam
  9. ↑ "Film directors should not scare media proprietors': Was Bollywood interference the real reason why Arnab Goswami left Times Now?". Daily Mail. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.

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