Bikash Bhattacharya or Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya (Bengali

Bengali language

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India

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n politician. He served as mayor of Kolkata

Kolkata

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 2005-2010, heading the Kolkata municipal corporation

Kolkata Municipal Corporation

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, in the state of West Bengal

West Bengal

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Short biography

Bikash Bhattacharya hails from the Kalighat region of Kolkata. He joined the Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

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 as a student. He is a lawyer by profession. He took over the reins of Kolkata from the outgoing Mayor Subroto Mukherjee of Trinamool Congress party.