Dankuni Municipality is the civic body that governs Dankuni and its surrounding areas in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
Dankuni Municipality | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | Hasina Sabnam |
Vice Chairman | Prakash Raha |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 21 |
Political groups | AITC: 11 seats CPI(M): 8 seats INC: 1 seats IND: 1 seats |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2015 |
Next election | 2022 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Geography
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Dankuni Municipality covers an area of 19.5 sq km and has a total population of 95,966 (2011).[1]
Dankuni Municipality is located in the south-eastern part of Chanditala II CD Block.[2]
Elections
editIn the 2015 municipal elections for Dankuni Municipality Trinamool Congress won 11 seats, CPI (M) 8 seats, INC 1 seat and Independent 1 seat.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Dankuni Municipality". Urban Local Bodies. Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Map of Hooghly district with Municipalities (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections 2015. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
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