Manik Bhattacharya is an Indian teacher, advocate and politician who served as president of West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) until 2022. During SLST Examination 2016, he was the president of WBBPE. In late 2023, he was admitted to SSKM Hospital, citing chest pains. 1 A member of

Trinamool Congress The All India Trinamool Congress (; AITC), simply known as Trinamool Congress, is an Indian political party that is mainly influential in the Federated state, state of West Bengal. It was founded by Mamata Banerjee on 1 January 1998 as a Lis ...

, he is serving as member of

West Bengal Legislative Assembly The West Bengal Legislative Assembly (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Paścimabaṅga Vidhānasabhā'') is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal, located in eastern India. It consists of 294 members directly elected from single-seat ...

from

Palashipara Palashipara, is a village in the Tehatta II CD block in Tehatta subdivision of the Nadia district, West Bengal, India. History During the time between Maratha invasions of Bengal by Bargis and Battle of Plassey, local people migrated ...

, Nadia since 7 May 2021. He was arrested by ED on 11 October 2022 in connection with

2022 West Bengal School Service Commission recruitment scam West Bengal School Service Commission recruitment scam is an ongoing education SSC scam in West Bengal, India since 2022. The scam is being currently investigated jointly by Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate. The scam w ...

. He got bail from Calcutta High Court in September 2024.

Education

Bhattacharya earned a

Bachelor of Commerce A Bachelor of Commerce (BCom or B Com) is an undergraduate degree in commerce, accounting, mathematics, economics, and management-related subjects. The degree is mainly offered in Commonwealth nations. Structure Bachelor of Commerce The Bac ...

in 1975 at

Calcutta University The University of Calcutta, informally known as Calcutta University (), is a Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Kolkata, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate c ...

followed by a master's degree in 1977. He later studied B.Ed. in 1982. He also earned a bachelor's degree from Law in 1981. Bhattacharya later completed L.L.M. From

Utkal University Utkal University (UU) is a public university in Bhubaneswar, Khordha, Odisha, and is the oldest university in the state, and the 17th-oldest university in India. The university was established in 1943 and was operating from Ravenshaw College ...

in 1997 and earned a

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From

Burdwan University The University of Burdwan (also known as Burdwan University or B. U.) is a public state university located in Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, India. It was established by the West Bengal Government as a teaching and affiliating university on ...

in 1998.

Career

Teaching career

Bhattacharya joined Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College as teaching clerk in 1998. At the same time during Left Front Administration, he was promoted to Principal in that college. He retired after entering politics. In 2023, during a trial on West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment scam at

Calcutta High Court The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It is located at Esplanade Row West, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal. It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. T ...

, the University Grant Commission and the State Government submitted an affidavit, admitting that the appointment of Bhattacharya as the principal had flouted all norms.

Political career

He joined Trinamool Congress in 2011, and contested from Palashipara seat but lost to his rival and then legislator S. M. Sadi of

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As President of State Primary Education Board

Following his defeat in 2011 elections, the State Government appointed him as State Primary Education Board President in 2011. In August 2022, he was removed from this post following his arrest on SSC scam by

Enforcement Directorate The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is a law enforcement and economic intelligence agency of the Government of India. Established on 1 May 1956, it is responsible for enforcing economic laws and combating financial crimes. The ED operates under th ...

(ED) and replaced by

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Controversies

Manik Bhattacharya was arrested by the

on 11 October 2022 in connection with

. During SLST Examination 2016, he was the president of WBBPE. In late 2023, he was admitted to SSKM Hospital, citing chest pains. 1 During SLST Examination 2016, he was the president of WBBPE. In late 2023, he was admitted to SSKM Hospital, citing chest pains.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhattacharya, Manik Living people Year of birth missing (living people) West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026 Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal University of Calcutta alumni