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==History==
==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>
[[File:House of Abanindranath Tagore in Konnagar 28.jpg|left|thumb|Nrishinha Das Basu, Founder and first Chairman of the Municipality]]
Konnagar Municipality was established in 1944. Nrishinha Das Basu was the founder and first Chairman of the Municipality. Sib Chandra Deb contributed tirelessly towards the development of Konnagar. After independence, a large number of displaced persons from East Pakistan 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==
==Geography==
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==Healthcare==
==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>
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 | archive-date = 28 October 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211028134305/https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-99a499ee367f0c1530476c81086270c8 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
 
==List of councillors==
(2022-present)
* Swapan Kumar Das - [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]] (Chairman)
* Goutam Das - [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]] (Deputy Chairman)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width:120px" | Ward
! style="width:180px" | Name
! colspan=2|Party
|-
| 1
| Monalisa Nag
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|2
|Suchitra Das
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|3
|K. Baby
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|4
|Goutam Das
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|5
|Asit Chakraborty
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|6
|Anjali Banerjee
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|7
|Sk. Abdul Gaffar
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
|8
|Sukanta Chakraborty
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|9
|Madhumita Das
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|10
|Tanmoy Deb
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|11
|Swapan Kumar Das
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|12
|Jonaki Bag
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|13
|Arunagshu Majumdar
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|14
|Soutir Chatterjee
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|15
|Soma Mitra
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|16
|Subhasis Chowdhury
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|17
|Biswarup Chakraborty
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|18
|Rina Pandey
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|19
|Chandan Mondal
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|20
|Bablu Paul
|{{Full party name with color|Independent}}
|}


==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>


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>
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 news | 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  | date = 29 May 2010 | access-date =  14 July 2017 | last1 = Burke | first1 = Jason }}</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>
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>

Latest revision as of 02:36, 28 June 2025

Konnagar Municipality
Type
Type
History
Founded1944; 82 years ago (1944)
Leadership
Chairman
Swapan Kumar Das, AITC
Vice Chairman
Goutam Das, AITC
Structure
Seats20
Political groups
Government (17)
  •   AITC (17)

Opposition (2)

Others (1)

Elections
Last election
2022
Next election
2027
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.

History[edit | edit source]

Nrishinha Das Basu, Founder and first Chairman of the Municipality

Konnagar Municipality was established in 1944. Nrishinha Das Basu was the founder and first Chairman of the Municipality. 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

List of councillors[edit | edit source]

(2022-present)

  • Swapan Kumar Das - AITC (Chairman)
  • Goutam Das - AITC (Deputy Chairman)
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 Independent

Elections[edit | edit source]

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]

References[edit | edit source]

  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. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. 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. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Municipal General Elections 2005". District Hooghly. Hooghly district administration. Retrieved 19 July 2017.

 

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