Samik Bhattacharya

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Samik Bhattacharya
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Bhattacharya speaking at a program in Basirhat, 2014
11th State President of Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal
Assumed office
3 July 2025
2006 Shyampukur Assembly BJP 16,30432.52nd+30Lost CPI(M) Hold
2014 Basirhat Lok Sabha 2,33,88718.363rd+11.81Lost AITC Gain
2014 [a] Basirhat Dakshin Assembly 71,00237.431st+33.52Elected BJP Gain
2016 Assembly 64,02729.552nd+25.64LostAITC Gain
2019 Dum Dum Lok Sabha 4,59,06338.112nd+15.61LostAITC Hold
2021 Rajarhat-Gopalpur Assembly 62,35434.892nd+22.92LostAITC Hold
2024 West Bengal Rajya Sabha Unopposed [b] ElectedBJP 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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