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	==Elections==		==Elections==
	In the 2015 municipal elections for Konnagar Municipality [[All India Trinamool Congress\|Trinamool Congress]] won 11 seats, [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)\|CPI (M)]] 4 seats and [[Indian National Congress\|Congress]] 5 seats.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://wbsec.gov.in/(S(ok51ajaejr1ty3qg43xq0kf1))/Municipal/FinalResult_All_Mun.aspx \|title = Municipal General Election Results \| work= Results of Municipal General Elections 2015 \|publisher= West Bengal State Election Commission \| access-date = 4 July 2017 }}</ref>		In 2022 municipal election once again [[All India Trinamool Congress\|Trinamool Congress]] got the majority and formed the Konnagar municipality Board. In the 2015 municipal elections for Konnagar Municipality [[All India Trinamool Congress\|Trinamool Congress]] won 11 seats, [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)\|CPI (M)]] 4 seats and [[Indian National Congress\|Congress]] 5 seats.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://wbsec.gov.in/(S(ok51ajaejr1ty3qg43xq0kf1))/Municipal/FinalResult_All_Mun.aspx \|title = Municipal General Election Results \| work= Results of Municipal General Elections 2015 \|publisher= West Bengal State Election Commission \| access-date = 4 July 2017 }}</ref>

	In the 2010 municipal elections for Konnagar Municipality [[All India Trinamool Congress\|Trinamool Congress]] won 10 seats, [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)\|CPI (M)]] 7 seats and [[Indian National Congress\|Congress]] won 3 seats.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://wbsec.gov.in/(S(x5feom55drnpkn55tfuthm55))/Municipal/Detailed_Mun_Yearwise.aspx \|title = Municipal General Election Results \| work= Results of Municipal General Elections yearwise \|publisher= West Bengal State Election Commission \| access-date = 11 July 2017 }}</ref>		In the 2010 municipal elections for Konnagar Municipality [[All India Trinamool Congress\|Trinamool Congress]] won 10 seats, [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)\|CPI (M)]] 7 seats and [[Indian National Congress\|Congress]] won 3 seats.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://wbsec.gov.in/(S(x5feom55drnpkn55tfuthm55))/Municipal/Detailed_Mun_Yearwise.aspx \|title = Municipal General Election Results \| work= Results of Municipal General Elections yearwise \|publisher= West Bengal State Election Commission \| access-date = 11 July 2017 }}</ref>

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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Konnagar Municipality
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| coa_alt = Logo of Konnagar Municipality
| coa_caption = Coat of Arms
| house_type = [[Municipal corporation (India)|Municipality]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1944}}
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| leader1_type = Chairman
| leader1 = Bappaditya Chatterjee
| leader2_type = Vice Chairman
| leader2 = Goutam Das
| seats = 20
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| last_election1 = 2015
| next_election1 = 2020
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| website = {{URL|www.konnagarmunicipality.org}}
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'''Konnagar Municipality''' is the civic body that governs [[Konnagar]] and its surrounding areas in [[Srirampore subdivision]] of [[Hooghly district]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.konnagarmunicipality.org/Default.aspx?PageId=65 | title = Konnagar Municipality | publisher = Konnagar Municipality | access-date = 4 July 2017}}</ref>

==Geography==
Konnagar Municipality covers an area of 4.67 sq km and has a total population of 76,152 (2011).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbdma.gov.in/HTM/MUNI_municipality.htm | title = Konnagar Municipality | publisher = Department of Municipal Affairs | work = Urban Local Bodies | access-date = 4 July 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180928223458/http://wbdma.gov.in/HTM/MUNI_municipality.htm | archive-date = 28 September 2018 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

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 [[Commuting|commuters]] and migrants find employment in the area.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/68558/14/14_chapter%205.pdf | title = Chapter V Industrial set up of the study area | work = Table 16, page 232, Table 17, Page 233, Table 18, Page 236 | publisher = Shodhganga | access-date = 4 July 2017}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
Konnagar Matri Sadan O Sishu Mangal Pratisthan, with 43 beds, is located in the Konnagar Municipality area.<ref name=medical>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 15 July 2017}}</ref>

==Elections==
In the 2015 municipal elections for Konnagar Municipality [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] won 11 seats, [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI (M)]] 4 seats and [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] 5 seats.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wbsec.gov.in/(S(ok51ajaejr1ty3qg43xq0kf1))/Municipal/FinalResult_All_Mun.aspx |title = Municipal General Election Results | work= Results of Municipal General Elections 2015 |publisher= West Bengal State Election Commission | access-date = 4 July 2017 }}</ref>

In the 2010 municipal elections for Konnagar Municipality [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] won 10 seats, [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI (M)]] 7 seats and [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] won 3 seats.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wbsec.gov.in/(S(x5feom55drnpkn55tfuthm55))/Municipal/Detailed_Mun_Yearwise.aspx |title = Municipal General Election Results | work= Results of Municipal General Elections yearwise |publisher= West Bengal State Election Commission | access-date = 11 July 2017 }}</ref>

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)."<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/may/30/west-bengal-elections-communists | title = India’s Communist party faces defeat in West Bengal heartland. | work = The Guardian, International Edition, 30 May 2010 | publisher = theguardian | access-date = 14 July 2017}}</ref>

In the 2005 municipal elections for Konnagar Municipality, [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI (M)]] won 12 seats, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] 3 seats, [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] 2 seats and others 2 seats.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://hooghly.nic.in/Municpal_elec/Result_glance.htm | title = Municipal General Elections 2005 | work= District Hooghly | publisher = Hooghly district administration |access-date = 19 July 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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