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Priyadarshini Bhattacharya
(IAS | West Bengal | 2018)
Joint Secretary, Bankura
Priyadarshini Bhattacharya, born on 20 March 1991, is an Indian Administrative Service officer of the 2018 batch, assigned to the West Bengal cadre. She holds a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Delhi and an M.Sc. in Sociology from the University of London. Bhattacharya has served in various capacities including Assistant Collector and Magistrate, Sub Divisional Officer, Additional District Magistrate, and ADM. She is currently the Joint Secretary at Bankura, a position she has held since 30 March 2026. She has received the London School of Economics Hobhouse Memorial Award for Academic Excellence and the LSE Master's Award for 2012/13.
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