Education
University of Calcutta.
University of Calcutta.
He served as mayor of Kolkata 2005-2010, heading the Kolkata municipal corporation, in the state of West Bengal. Bikash Bhattacharya hails from the Kalighat region of Kolkata. He joined the Communist Party of India (Marxist) 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.He was appointed Advocate General, Tripura for 5 years.