Konnagar Municipality

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Konnagar Municipality
Type
Type
History
Founded1944;78 years ago (1944)
Leadership
Chairman
Swapan Kumar Das
Vice Chairman
Goutam Das
Structure
Seats20
Political groups
   AITC: 17 seats
   BJP: 1 seat
   INC: 1 seat
   CPI(M): 1 seat
Elections
Last election
2015
Next election
2020
Website
www.konnagarmunicipality.org

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

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History

Konnagar Municipality was established in 1944. Sib Chandra Deb contributed tirelessly towards the development of Konnagar. After independence a large number of displaced persons from East Pakistan came and settled in Konnagar. [1]

Geography

Konnagar Municipality covers an area of 4.67 sq km and has a total population of 76,152 (2011). [2]

In 1981, 27.09% of the total population formed main workers and 72.91% were non-workers in Konnagar Municipality and 49.26% 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]

Healthcare

Konnagar Matri Sadan O Sishu Mangal Pratisthan, with 43 beds, is located in the Konnagar Municipality area. [4]

List of councillors

(2022-present)

WardNameParty
1Monalisa Nag All India Trinamool Congress
2Suchitra Das All India Trinamool Congress
3K. Baby All India Trinamool Congress
4Goutam Das All India Trinamool Congress
5Asit Chakraborty All India Trinamool Congress
6Anjali Banerjee All India Trinamool Congress
7Sk. Abdul Gaffar Communist Party of India
8Sukanta Chakraborty All India Trinamool Congress
9Madhumita Das All India Trinamool Congress
10Tanmoy Deb All India Trinamool Congress
11Swapan Kumar Das All India Trinamool Congress
12Jonaki Bag All India Trinamool Congress
13Arunagshu Majumdar Indian National Congress
14Soutir Chatterjee All India Trinamool Congress
15Soma Mitra All India Trinamool Congress
16Subhasis Chowdhury All India Trinamool Congress
17Biswarup Chakraborty All India Trinamool Congress
18Rina Pandey All India Trinamool Congress
19Chandan Mondal Bharatiya Janata Party
20Bablu Paul All India Trinamool Congress

Elections

In 2022 municipal election once again Trinamool Congress got the majority and formed the Konnagar municipality Board.

In the 2015 municipal elections for Konnagar Municipality Trinamool Congress won 11 seats, CPI (M) 4 seats and Congress 5 seats. [5]

In the 2010 municipal elections for Konnagar Municipality Trinamool Congress won 10 seats, CPI (M) 7 seats and Congress won 3 seats. [6]

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)." [7]

In the 2005 municipal elections for Konnagar Municipality, CPI (M) won 12 seats, Congress 3 seats, Trinamool Congress 2 seats and others 2 seats. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Konnagar Municipality". Konnagar Municipality. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Konnagar 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. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections 2015. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections yearwise. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "India's Communist party faces defeat in West Bengal heartland". The Guardian, International Edition, 30 May 2010. theguardian. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Municipal General Elections 2005". District Hooghly. Hooghly district administration. Retrieved 19 July 2017.

 

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