Bhadreswar Municipality

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Bhadreswar Municipality
Type
Type
History
Founded1869;155 years ago (1869)
Leadership
Chairman
Proloy Chakroborty
Vice Chairman
Firoj Khan
Structure
Seats22
Political groups
   AITC: 20 seats
   BJP: 1 seats
   IND: 1 seats
Elections
Last election
2022
Next election
2027
Website
bhadreswarmunicipality-gov.in

Bhadreswar Municipality is the civic body that governs Bhadreswar and its surrounding areas in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.

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History

Bhadreswar Municipality was established in 1869. [1]

Geography

Bhadreswar Municipality covers an area of 8.28 km2 and has a total population of 101,477 (2011). [2]

In 1981, 29.61% of the total population formed main workers and 70.30% were non-workers in Bhadreswar Municipality and 76.75% of the total main workers were industrial workers. This may be interpreted as follows: although industrial activities are prominent in the municipal areas of the region, the major portion of the population is commuters and migrants find employment in the area. [3]

Education

There are around 46 schools (including municipality schools) in Bhadreswar Municipal area. There are a number of schools with facilities for teaching in the Hindi-medium, as for example Telenipara MG Vidyapith, Jawaharlal Nehru Vidyapith, Adarsha Chhatra Sanga Pathsala, Paikpara Sarvoday Vidyamandir, Sree Hanuman Primary School, Victoria Hindi Primary School, etc. Amongst the Urdu-medium schools are: Faiz Ahmed Faiz Urdu High School, Madrasa Mohmmadia Arabia, Jawaharlal Nehru Vidyapith, Madrasah Rizia Habibia, Mohsin Primary School, Muzaffar Ahmed GSFP Primary School, Quasemul Uloom Primary School etc. Andhra Bharatiya Prathamika Vidyalayam is a Telugu-medium school. There also are Bengali and English medium schools. [4] [5] [6]

Elections

In the 2022 Municipal Election for Bhadreswar Municipality Trinamool Congress won 20 out of 22 seats, Independent 1 seat and BJP 1 seat.

In the 2015 municipal elections for Bhadreswar Municipality Trinamool Congress won 11 seats, CPI (M) 5 seats, CPI 1 seat, Congress 1 seat, BJP 2 seats and an Independent 1 seat. [7]

In the 2010 municipal elections for Bhadreswar Municipality Trinamool Congress won 13 seats, Congress won 5 seats and CPI (M) 4 seats. [8]

About the 2010 municipal elections, The Guardian wrote, "Today's municipal elections are unlike any for decades: the Communists, who have held West Bengal's main towns almost without a break since the 1970s, are facing disaster… This time defeat is likely to be definitive and could signal the beginning of the end for the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPIM)." [9]

In the 2005 municipal elections for Bhadreswar Municipality, CPI (M) won 8 seats, CPI 1 seat, Congress 5 seats, Trinamool Congress 5 seats and others 1 seat. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bhadreswar Municipality". Bhadreswar Municipality. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Bhadrewar Municipality". Urban Local Bodies. Department of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Chapter V Industrial set up of the study area" (PDF). Table 16, page 232, Table 17, Page 233, Table 18, Page 236. Shodhganga. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "List of Hindi medium schools around Bhadreswar municipality, Hooghly". Study APT. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "List of Urdu medium schools around Bhadreswar municipality, Hooghly". StudyAPT. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "List of Telugu medium schools around Bhdreswar municipality, Hooghly". StudyAPT. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections 2015. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections yearwise. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  9. ↑ Burke, Jason (29 May 2010). "India's Communist party faces defeat in West Bengal heartland". The Guardian, International Edition, 30 May 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Municipal General Elections 2005". District Hooghly. Hooghly district administration. Retrieved 19 July 2017.

 

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