Samik Bhattacharya

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Samik Bhattacharya
Bhattacharya speaking at a program in Basirhat, 2014
11th State President of Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 July 2025
2006	Shyampukur	Assembly		BJP	16,304	32.5	2nd	+30	Lost		CPI(M) Hold
2014	Basirhat	Lok Sabha			2,33,887	18.36	3rd	+11.81	Lost		AITC Gain
2014 [a]	Basirhat Dakshin	Assembly			71,002	37.43	1st	+33.52	Elected		BJP Gain
2016		Assembly			64,027	29.55	2nd	+25.64	Lost		AITC Gain
2019	Dum Dum	Lok Sabha			4,59,063	38.11	2nd	+15.61	Lost		AITC Hold
2021	Rajarhat-Gopalpur	Assembly			62,354	34.89	2nd	+22.92	Lost		AITC Hold
2024	West Bengal	Rajya Sabha			Unopposed [b]				Elected		BJP Gain

Notes

1. A by-election was held in September 2014 after the death of the sitting MLA Narayan Mukherjee from CPI(M).
2. Sufficient electors from the BJP MLAs were enough for a majority through proportional representation.

References

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