Baranagar Municipality

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Baranagar Municipality
Baranagar Municipality logo.png
Coat of Arms
Type
Type
History
Founded1869;154 years ago (1869)
Leadership
Chairman
Aparna Moulik [1]
(AITC)
Vice chairman
Dilip Narayan Bose [2]
(AITC)
Structure
Seats34
Political groups
   AITC : 32 seats
   CPI(M): 2 seats
Elections
Last election
2022
Next election
TBD
Meeting place
Baranagar Municipality 1.jpg
Baranagar Municipality Headquarters
Website
www.baranagarmunicipality.org

Baranagar Municipality is the civic body that governs Baranagar and its surrounding areas (Deshapriya Nagar, Bonhooghly, Sadhan Pally, Noapara, Palpara, Dunlop and Alambazar) in Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India.

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History

Baranagar, an ancient region of artisan people, is situated adjacent to Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC). The place is situated on the bank of the river Hooghly. Portuguese colonies at first established their business camp here which was in existence till 1862. [3] Portuguese settlement became the seat of a Dutch trading station and an important anchorage for Dutch shipping. The Dutch had homes here in the seventeenth century. There was a hog factory where about 3,000 hogs a year were slaughtered and salted for export. Later it became the centre for the extensive jute trade, manufacturing gunny bags. In 1795, it was ceded to the British. Constituted as the Municipality of "North Suburban" in 1869, the Municipality was renamed "Baranagar" in 1889. [4]

Healthcare

Baranagar Municipality has two hospitals named "Baranagar Matri Sadan" [5] for women and "Eskag Sanjeevani Multispeciality Hospital". [6] There is also a government hospital named "Baranagar State General Hospital" [7] in Baranagar.

Elections

Baranagar Municipality has 34 wards (seats).

2022 West Bengal Municipality election

322
AITCCPI(M)
Party AITC CPI(M)
Seats32 (94.12%)2 (5.88%)
32 / 34
2 / 34

In the 2022 municipal elections for Baranagar Municipality, AITC won 32 seats, and CPI(M) 2 seats. [8]

2015 West Bengal Municipality election

322
AITCCPI(M)
Party AITC CPI(M)
Seats32 (94.12%)2 (5.88%)
32 / 34
2 / 34

In the 2015 municipal elections for Baranagar Municipality, AITC won 32 seats, and CPI(M) 2 seats. [9]

2010 West Bengal Municipality election

In the 2010 municipal elections for Baranagar Municipality, AITC won 20 seats, CPI(M) 11 seats, INC 2 seats, and CPI 1 seat. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Baranagar Municipality". Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Vice – Chairperson of Baranagar Municipality". Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "History of Baranagar Municipality". Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Baranagar Municipality – Right to Information Act". Baranagar Municipality. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Baranagar Matri Sadan".
  6. ↑ "ESKAG SANJEEVANI MULTISPECIALITY HOSPITAL" . Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Baranagar State General Hospital".
  8. ↑ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections 2022. West Bengal State Election Commission . Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections 2015. West Bengal State Election Commission . Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections 2010. West Bengal State Election Commission . Retrieved 19 November 2019.

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