Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality

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Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality
Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality (emblem).jpg
Seal of the Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1869;155 years ago (1869-04-01)
Leadership
Chairman
Sukumar Halder, AITC
since 2022
Vice Chairman
Rathin Kumar Mondal, AITC
since 2022
Structure
Seats14
India Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality 2022.svg
Political groups
 Government (12)
   AITC 12

Opposition (2)

   SUCI(C) 1
   INC 1
Elections
Last election
2022
Next election
2027
Meeting place
Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality.jpg
Headquarters of the Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality
Website
www.jaynagar-majilpur-municipality.com

Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality (abbreviated as JMM) is an urban local body of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Jaynagar Majilpur. This civic administrative body administers an area of 5.85 km2 (2.26 sq mi). It is divided into 14 administrative wards. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Geography

Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality is on the State Highway 1. It is located at 22°10′30″N88°25′12″E / 22.1749766°N 88.4200881°E / 22.1749766; 88.4200881 and has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 ft). [5]

History

As per the Town Development Act 1850, Jaynagar Town Committee was established. It was responsible for the statutory planning and development of greater Jaynagar. According to the Bengal Municipal Improvement Act 1864, the town committee was awarded to municipality status and the name was finally set to Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality on 1 April 1869. It is one of the oldest municipalities in India. Harananda Vidyasagar, the father of the famous philosopher Sivanath Sastri, was the first chairman of this municipality. [6] [7]

ChairmanVice Chairman
  • Harananda Vidyasagar (1869–1882)
  • Haridas Dutta (1882–1886)
  • Ananda Chandra Ghosh (1886–1900)
  • Jogindra Nath Mitra (1900–1902)
  • Biraj Krishna Dutta (1902–1903)
  • Binoy Krishna Dutta (1903–1904)
  • Bipin Bihari Dey (1904–1916)
  • Khetra Nath Mitra (1916–1919)
  • Nakuleshwar Basu (1919–1924)
  • Surendra Nath Mitra (1924–1929)
  • Bhutnath Chakraborty (1929–1935)
  • Rampada Chatterjee (1935–1936)
  • Paramananda Dutta (1936–1939)
  • Sudhir Krishna Dutta (1939–1958)
  • Birendra Nath Bhattacharya (1958–1959)
  • Hirendra Nath Mitra (1959–1964)
  • Sudhir Krishna Dutta (1964–1966)
  • Prasun Kumar Ghosh (1966–1968)
  • Monoranjan Dutta (1968–1981)
  • Prashanta Sarkhel (1981–2002)
  • Jalal Uddin Khan (2002–2005)
  • Prashanta Sarkhel (2005–2010)
  • Farida Begum Shaikh (2010–2015)
  • Sujit Sarkhel (2015–2022)
  • Sukumar Halder (2022–Present)
  • Shibaprasanna Chatterjee (1887–1888)
  • Kalinath Dutta (1888–1898)
  • Binoy Krishna Dutta (1898–1900)
  • Shibaprasanna Chatterjee (1900–1904)
  • Ramdas Banerjee (1904–1906)
  • Binoy Krishna Dutta (1906–1908)
  • Khetra Nath Mitra (1908–1915)
  • Priyanath Mitra (1915–1917)
  • Sahayaram Ghosh (1917–1919)
  • Ramtaran Chatterjee (1919–1924)
  • Moulabi Anayat Rashul (1924–1929)
  • Binoy Krishna Bhattacharya (1929–1935)
  • Debprasad Dutta (1935–1936)
  • Sushil Gopal Dutta (1936–1939)
  • Fani Bhusan Dey (1939–1942)
  • Jnanendra Nath Mitra (1942–1944)
  • Manindra Nath Basu (1944–1949)
  • Prafulla Kumar Mitra (1949–1953)
  • Manindra Nath Basu (1953–1956)
  • Hirendra Nath Mitra (1956–1968)
  • Kanailal Pal (1968–1981)
  • Asit Brahmachari (1981–1986)
  • Ismail Khan (1986–1990)
  • Sukumar Mitra (1990–1995)
  • Nanigopal Mondal (1995–2000)
  • Jalal Uddin Khan (2000–2002)
  • Bholanath Sinha (2002–2005)
  • Mihir Ganguly (2005–2010)
  • Prabir Baidya (2010–2015)
  • Tushar Kanti Roy (2015–2022)
  • Rathin Kumar Mondal (2022–Present)

Structure

The municipality refers to the Board of Councillors, with one Councillor being elected from each of the 14 administrative wards of Jaynagar Majilpur city. The Board of Councillors elects a chairman from among its elected members. [8]

According to the West Bengal Municipal Act 1993, Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality is run by the Chairman-in-Council system of governance and consists of the chairman, Vice Chairman and chief executive officer. The Chairman is the executive head of the municipality and the municipal administration is under his control. The Chairman nominates the Chairman-in-Council and distributes the various functions of the municipality. The Chairman presides over the meetings of the Chairman-in-Council as well as the Board of Councillors and in his absence the Vice Chairman chairs the meetings. The administrative functions of the municipalities are dealt through the committees and are headed by the Chairman-in-Council. [9]

Election

According to the 2022 municipal election, Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality is currently under the control of the All India Trinamool Congress. In that municipal election, the All India Trinamool Congress won in 12 wards out of the total 14 wards of Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality. Besides, Indian National Congress and Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) won in the other 2 wards. [10] [11]

1211
AITCINCSUCI(C)
Ward NumberCouncillorPolitical Party
1Farida Begum Shaikh All India Trinamool Congress
2Rakhi Bhattacharya All India Trinamool Congress
3Rathin Kumar Mondal All India Trinamool Congress
4Indira Das All India Trinamool Congress
5Prabir Kumar Roy All India Trinamool Congress
6Abul Kahar Molla All India Trinamool Congress
7Chinmay De All India Trinamool Congress
8Modhumita Pal Indian National Congress
9Labanya Prava Halder All India Trinamool Congress
10Sukumar Halder All India Trinamool Congress
11Naba Gopal Ganguly All India Trinamool Congress
12Bijali Mondal All India Trinamool Congress
13Prashanta Bhandari All India Trinamool Congress
14Panchu Gopal Mistri Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)

Department

Sl. No.Department
1Advertisement
2Amusement
3Assessment & Collection
4Building
5Bustee Services
6Car Parking
7Central Records
8Ch. VS Department
9Education
10Election Office
11Electricity
12Engineering (Civil)
13Estate
14Finance & Accounts
15Health
16Info. & Public Relations
17Information Technology
18Institute of Urban Management
19Internal Audit
20Law
21License
22Lighting
23Market
24Municipal Secretary's Department
25Municipal Service Commission
26Parks & Squares
27Personnel
28Planning & Development
29Printing
30Environment & Heritage Department
31Roads & Asphaltum
32Sewerage & Drainage
33Social Welfare & Urban Poverty Alleviation Department
34Solid Waste Management
35Supply
36City Planning Department
37Treasury Department
38Vigilance
39Water Supply

Service

The Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.

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References

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  5. ↑ Google maps
  6. ↑ "Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality Celebrates Its 150 Years". Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality. Anandabazar Patrika. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
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