| Jayanta Bhattacharya | |
| Birth Date: | 15 March 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Kanchrapara, 24 Parganas, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Constituency: | Tamluk |
| Office: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| Term: | 1996-1998 |
| Predecessor: | Satyagopal Misra |
| Successor: | Lakshman Chandra Seth |
| Constituency2: | West Bengal |
| Office2: | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
| Term2: | 2000-2006 |
| Party: | Indian National Congress (until 1999, 2002–present) |
| Otherparty: | All India Trinamool Congress (1999-2002) |
| Spouse: | Arundhati Bhattacharya |
| Children: | 1 son |
| Source: | https://loksabha.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3664.htm |
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]