Jayanta Bhattacharya is an Indian Politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Tamluk in West Bengal in 1996. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha as an independent candidate backed by the Trinamool Congress but he rejoined the Congress in 2002.[1][2][3][4][5]
Jayanta Bhattacharya | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1996-1998 | |
| Preceded by | Satyagopal Misra |
| Succeeded by | Lakshman Chandra Seth |
| Constituency | Tamluk, West Bengal |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 2000-2006 | |
| Constituency | West Bengal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1947 Kanchrapara, 24 Parganas, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress Before 1999 (Rejoined In 2002 |
| Other political affiliations | All India Trinamool Congress (1999-2002) |
| Spouse | Arundhati Bhattacharya |
| Children | 1 son |
| Source: [1] | |
References edit
- ^ "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Somen echoes Mamata". The Telegraph. 26 June 2005. Archived from the original on 14 May 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Trinamul MP Jayanta Bhattacharya rejoins Cong". The Times of India. 5 September 2002. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ The Journal of Parliamentary Information. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 2004. p. 6. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ India. Parliament. House of the People; India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (1997). Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 247. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
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