BHATTACHARYA, SHRI JAYANTA
CONGRESS (I)- TAMLUK (WEST BENGAL)

Fathers Name   :Shri Ranjit Bhattacharya

Date of Birth  :15 March 1947

Place of Birth :Kanchrapara in Distt. North 24 Parganas 
(West Bengal)

Marital Status :Married on 8 February 1975

Spouse's Name  :Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya

Children       :One son

Educational Qualifications :
M.Com., LL.B. 
Educated at Calcutta University, Calcutta 
(West Bengal)

Profession :
Advocate, Management Consultant, Political and Social Worker 
and Sportsman

Permanent Address :
A-25, C.I.T. Building, Singhee Bagan, Calcutta 
(West Bengal)
Tel. (033) 2394461

Positions Held :

    1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
All India General Secretary, NSUI
Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee, West Bengal

Special Interests :
Reading books and sports

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Outdoor and indoor games and travelling

Sports and Clubs :
Member, East Bengal Club, Calcutta

Countries Visited :
 Germany and former U.S.S.R.

Other Information :
President (i) West Bengal Chhatra Parishad; 
(ii) Calcutta Chhatra Parishad (law)

Election result of :

Tamluk Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,45,585
Total votes polled 9,38,889
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Jayanta Bhattacharya (I.N.C.)4,50,473
(2) Shri Lakshman Chandra Seth [C.P.I.(M)]4,42,563
(3) Ms. Saswati Bag (B.J.P.)  19,475