Siddhartha Bhattacharya

Siddhartha Bhattacharya
Member of Legislative Assembly
Gauhati East constituency
In office
2016  incumbent
Preceded by Robin Bordoloi
Constituency Gauhati East constituency
Personal details
Nationality  Indian
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Alma mater M A., LLB Gauhati University
Occupation Politician
Profession Advocate

Siddhartha Bhattacharya is an Assamese Politician from the state of Assam. He is 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]

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.[6]

Bhattacharya is maternal uncle of Indian journalist Arnab Goswami who is the editor-in-chief and a news anchor of the Indian news channel Times Now[7][8]

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