Agartala Municipal Corporation

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Agartala Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
Leadership
Mayor
Dipak Majumdar, BJP [1]
Deputy Mayor
Smt. Manika Das Datta, BJP
Municipal Commissioner
Dr. Shailesh Kumar Yadav, IAS [2]
Structure
Seats51
India Agartala Municipal Corporation 2021.svg
Political groups
Government (51)
  •   BJP (51)
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
November 2021
Next election
2026
Meeting place
Agartala, Tripura
Website
agartalacity.tripura.gov.in

The Agartala Municipal Corporation or AMC is the municipal body which governs and maintains the city of Agartala, the capital of the Indian state of Tripura and is the Third-largest develop city after Imphal and Guwahati metropolitan in North-east India. Formed in the year 1871 the oldest municipal body in Northeast India, AMC had a vital role in developing & modernizing the state and managing in its various activities. This civic administrative body administers an area of 76.5 sq km. AMC is headed by Dipak Majumdar the present Mayor of Agartala.

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Objective

The Municipal Corporation consists of councillors elected by the residents of the city. The city is divided into municipal wards and each ward elects a councillor to the Council.

The current majority of AMC belongs to the BJP. [3]

The municipal area was 16.012 km² with a population of 1,89,329 at the 2001 census. The Urban Development Department Notification No.F.2(2)–UDD /2003 dated 2 July 2004 the Agartala Municipal Council has further been extended taking 16 No. of Grams of Dukli R.D.Block, 7 No. of Grams of Mohanpur R.D. Block and 2 No. of Grams of Jirania R.D. Block with an area of 42.83 square kilometers and a population of 178,495. [4] The present municipal building is located near the City center of Agartala location namely Paradise Chowhamani.

YearPopulationArea
196154,8783 square miles (8 km2)
1971100,2643 square miles (8 km2)
1981132,18610.94 km2
1991157,35815.81 km2
2001188,54016.02 km2
2004367,82258.84 km2
2011399,68858.84 km2 (Greater Agartala Planning Area: 512,264 and 92 km2)

An estimated value of the population of Agartala in each decades as shown here from 1961 along with its size in area.

Members of the Mayor-in-Council

S.NoNameDesignationDepartmentsParty
1.Dipak MajumdarMayor
  • General Administration
  • Revenue
  • Market Development (including shopping complex)
  • Other affairs not allocated to Members
BJP
2.Smt. Manika Das DattaDeputy Mayor
  • Accounts and Cash
  • Slum Development
  • Cultural affairs
BJP
Mayor-in-Council
3.Hiralal DebnathMember
  • Vehicle
  • PWD
BJP
4.Tushar Kanti BhattacharjeeMember
  • Public Health (excluding SWM)
  • Drinking Water
BJP
5.Smt. Himani DebbarmaMember
  • ST Development
  • ICDS
BJP
6.Hari Sadhan DebnathMember
  • Poverty alleviation (Housing Scheme)
  • Sports
BJP
7.Uday Bhaskar ChakrabortyMember
  • Electric
  • SWM
BJP
8.Jagadish DasMember
  • Municipal Properties
  • Literacy
BJP
9.Smt. Sampa Sarkar SenMember
  • School Education
  • NULM
BJP
10.Bapi DasMember
  • TUEP
  • SC Development
BJP

Election

Date: 25 November 2021

Result: 28 November 2021

Total Seats : 51

Winning Party : BJP with 51 seats.

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