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 |
| 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 (until 1999, 2002–present) |
| Other political affiliations | All India Trinamool Congress (1999-2002) |
| Spouse | Arundhati Bhattacharya |
| Children | 1 son |
| Source: [1] | |