Siddhartha Bhattacharya | |
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Member of Legislative Assembly Gauhati East constituency |
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In office 2016 – incumbent |
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Preceded by | Robin Bordoloi |
Constituency | Gauhati East constituency |
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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.
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.
Bhattacharya is maternal uncle of Indian journalist Arnab Goswami who is the Managing Director, Editor-in-Chief, and co-founder of the news channel called Republic TVArnab Goswami's BJP connection in Assam</ref>