Samik Bhattacharya

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| office1 = Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly

| term_start1 = 26 September 2014

| term_end1 = 19 May 2016

| predecessor1 = Narayan Mukherjee

| successor1 = Dipendu Biswas

| constituency1 = Basirhat Dakshin

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|11|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Calcutta, West Bengal, India

| image =

| caption = In a press conference

| alma_mater = Calcutta University (1988)

| occupation = Politician

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| education = B.A. (Pass)

| known_for =

| office = Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

| constituency = West Bengal

| term_start = 3 April 2024

| predecessor = Abhishek Singhvi

}}

Samik Bhattacharya (born 5 November 1963) is an Indian politician from West Bengal, who is serving as member of Rajya Sabha from West Bengal since 3 April 2024. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party,{{Cite web |date=2023-09-11 |title=State Education Policy: Oppn attacks Bengal govt, says it has money to hike salary of ministers but little to spend on education |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/state-education-policy-oppn-attacks-bengal-govt-money-hike-salary-ministers-8935162/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} Bhattacharya was the first member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from the Basirhat Dakshin constituency from 2014 until 2016. He was also the chief spokesperson of the BJP West Bengal 2020 to 2024.{{Cite web |title=Bypoll results: West Bengal Assembly now has a BJP MLA |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bjp-west-bengal-samik-bhattacharya-general-secretary-292790-2014-09-16 |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=India Today |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=BJP workers demand district chief ouster |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/bjp-workers-demand-district-chief-ouster/cid/1957684 |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}

Samik Bhattacharya was nominated as Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate for the Rajya Sabha polls in 2024.{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |date=11 February 2024 |title=Trinamool names Sagarika Ghose, Sushmita Dev, and two others for Rajya Sabha |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/tmc-announces-candidature-of-sagarika-ghose-sushmita-dev-2-others-for-rs-polls/article67834933.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211171055/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/tmc-announces-candidature-of-sagarika-ghose-sushmita-dev-2-others-for-rs-polls/article67834933.ece |archive-date=11 February 2024 |access-date=11 February 2024 |language=en-IN}} Samik Bhattacharya took oath on 4 April as new Rajya Sabha MP.