Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya | |
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Mayor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation | |
In office 2005–2010 |
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Preceded by | Subrata Mukherjee |
Succeeded by | Sovan Chatterjee |
Constituency | Ward No. 100 |
Personal details | |
Born |
Kolkata, West Bengal |
27 November 1951
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya or Bikash Bhattacharya (Bengali বিকাশ রঞ্জন ভট্টাচার্য্য) is an Indian politician. He served as mayor of Kolkata 2005-2010, heading the Kolkata municipal corporation, in the state of West Bengal.
Bikash Bhattacharya hails from the Kalighat region of Kolkata. He joined the Communist Party of India (Marxist) as a student. He is a lawyer by profession. He took over the reins of Kolkata from the outgoing Mayor Subroto Mukherjee of Trinamool Congress party.He was appointed Advocate General, Tripura for 5 years.