Tarakeswar Municipality

Tarakeswar Municipality
Type
Type	Municipality
History
Founded	1975;46 years ago (1975)
Leadership
Chairman	Swapan Samanta
Vice Chairman	Uttam Kundu
Structure
Seats	15
Political groups	AITC: 15 seats
Elections
Last election	2015
Next election	2020
Website
www.tarakeswarmunicipality.in

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

History

Tarakeswar Municipality was established in 1975. ^{[1] [2]}

Geography

Tarakeswar Municipality covers an area of 3.88 sq km and has a total population of 31,344 (2011). ^[3] Tarakeswar Municipality is bounded by Bhanjipur gram panchayat on the north, Baligori I gram panchayat on the east, Ramnagar gram panchayat on the south and Sontoshpur gram panchayat on the west. It is located in the centre of Tarakeswar CD Block. ^[1]

Elections

In the 2015 municipal elections for Tarakeswar Municipality Trinamool Congress won all the 15 seats. ^[4]

In the 2010 municipal elections for Tarakeswar Municipality Trinamool Congress won 10 seats and CPI (M) 5 seats. ^[5]

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)." ^[6]

In the 2005 municipal elections for Tarakeswar Municipality, CPI (M) won 11 seats and Marxist Forward Bloc 4 seats. ^[7]

References

1. "Tarakeswar Town". About us. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
2. "Tarakeswar Municipality". JNNURM. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
3. "Baidyabati Municipality". Urban Local Bodies. Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
4. "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections 2015. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
5. "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections yearwise. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
6. "India's Communist party faces defeat in West Bengal heartland". The Guardian, International Edition, 30 May 2010. theguardian. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
7. "Municipal General Elections 2005". District Hooghly. Hooghly district administration. Retrieved 19 July 2017.