Konnagar Municipality is the civic body that governs Konnagar and its surrounding areas in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
Konnagar Municipality | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1944 |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | Swapan Kumar Das |
Vice Chairman | Goutam Das |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 20 |
Political groups | AITC: 17 seats
INC: 1 seat CPI(M): 1 seat
Independent: 1 seat |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2015 |
Next election | 2020 |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
editKonnagar 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 settled in Konnagar.[1]
Geography
editKonnagar 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
editKonnagar Matri Sadan O Sishu Mangal Pratisthan, with 43 beds, is located in the Konnagar Municipality area.[4]
List of councillors
edit(2022-present)
| Ward | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monalisa Nag | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2 | Suchitra Das | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 3 | K. Baby | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 4 | Goutam Das | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 5 | Asit Chakraborty | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 6 | Anjali Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 7 | Sk. Abdul Gaffar | Communist Party of India | |
| 8 | Sukanta Chakraborty | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 9 | Madhumita Das | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 10 | Tanmoy Deb | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 11 | Swapan Kumar Das | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 12 | Jonaki Bag | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 13 | Arunagshu Majumdar | Indian National Congress | |
| 14 | Soutir Chatterjee | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 15 | Soma Mitra | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 16 | Subhasis Chowdhury | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 17 | Biswarup Chakraborty | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 18 | Rina Pandey | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 19 | Chandan Mondal | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 20 | Bablu Paul | Indipendent | |
Elections
editIn 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]
References
edit- ^ "Konnagar Municipality". Konnagar Municipality. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Konnagar Municipality". Urban Local Bodies. Department of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections 2015. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections yearwise. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Municipal General Elections 2005". District Hooghly. Hooghly district administration. Retrieved 19 July 2017.