Siddhartha Bhattacharya (born 10 June 1961) is a

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

from the state of Assam.He is the son of former Leader of Opposition,Assam, Gaurishankar Bhattacharyya. He was a Cabinet Minister of Education of Assam and a Member of the

Assam Legislative Assembly The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral Assam Legislature, legislature of the List of states and union territories of India, Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Dispur, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present L ...

from

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...

. He had joined

in 1995 and was party President of Assam unit in 2014 but was replaced by Sarbananda Sonowal ahead of 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election. He is a National Spokesperson for the

for the North Eastern region. Bhattacharya was defeated from Gauhati East constituency seat in 2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election with margin of 3,997 votes by Robin Bordoloi of

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

. But, he won Gauhati East constituency in 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election by defeating Bobeeta Sharma of

by a record margin of 96,637 votes.BJP candidates win by highest and lowest margins in Assam
/ref> Bhattacharya is maternal uncle of Indian journalist Arnab Goswami.

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Personal Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhattacharya, Siddhartha 1961 births Living people Assam MLAs 2016–2021 Politicians from Guwahati Cotton College, Guwahati alumni Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Assam Assam MLAs 2021–2026 State cabinet ministers of Assam