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{{Short description|Local civic body in Siliguri, West Bengal, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
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{{Infobox legislature
{{Infobox legislature
| name              = Siliguri Municipal Corporation
| name              = Siliguri Municipal Corporation
| native_name      =শিলিগুড়ি পৌর নিগম
| coa_pic          =
| native_name_lang  =
| coa_res          = 150px
| coa_pic          =  
| coa_alt          = Logo of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation
| coa_res          = 300px
| coa_caption      = [[Seal (emblem)|Seal]] of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation
| coa_alt          = Logo of Siliguri Municipal Corporation
| coa_caption      = Coat of Arms
| house_type        = [[Municipal corporation (India)|Municipal Corporation]]
| house_type        = [[Municipal corporation (India)|Municipal Corporation]]
| foundation        = {{start date and age|1994}}
| foundation        = {{start date and age|1994}}
| term_limits      = 5 years
| disbanded        =  
| disbanded        =  
| preceded_by      =  
| preceded_by      =  
| succeeded_by      =  
| succeeded_by      =  
| leader1_type      = Mayor
| leader1_type      = Mayor  
| leader1          = (vacant)
| leader1          = [[Goutam Deb]]
| party1            = [[Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| election1        = 22 February 2022
| leader2_type      = Deputy Mayor
| leader2_type      = Deputy Mayor
| leader2          = (vacant)
| leader2          = Ranjan Sarkar
| party2            = [[Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| election2        = 22 February 2022
| leader3_type      = Leader of the Opposition
| leader3          = Amit Jain
| party3            = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| election3        = February 2022<ref name="LoP SMC Siliguri">{{cite web|url=https://www.siligurismc.in/opposition-leader.php|title=Leader of Opposition, Siliguri Municipal Corporation|work=SMC Siliguri|accessdate=8 March 2025}}</ref>
| leader4_type      = Chairperson
| leader4          = Pratul Chakraborty
| party4            = [[Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| election4        = 22 February 2022
| seats            = 47
| seats            = 47
| structure1        = India_Siliguri Municipal Corporation_as of May_2021.svg
| structure1        = 2022 Siliguri Municipal Corporation election result.svg
| structure1_res    = 300px
| structure1_res    = 300px
| political_groups1 = {{legend|#FF0000|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]: 23 seats}} {{legend|#3CB371|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]: 17 seats}} {{legend|#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 4 seats}} {{legend|#FF9900|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 2 seats}} {{legend|#DCDCDC|[[Independent politician|IND]]: 1 seats}}
| political_groups1 =
| session_room      =  
'''Government (37)'''
:*{{Color box|#20C646}} [[Trinamool Congress|AITC]] (37)
'''Official Opposition (5)'''
:*{{Color box|#FF9933}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (5)
'''Other Opposition (5)'''
:*{{Color box|#CC0D0D}} [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] (4)
:*{{Color box|#00BBFF}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (1)
| session_room      = Siliguri Municipal Corporation 03.jpg
| session_res      = 300px
| session_res      = 300px
| meeting_place    =  
| meeting_place    = [[Siliguri]], [[West Bengal]]
| last_election1    = [[2015 Siliguri Municipal Corporation election|2015]]
| voting_system1    = [[First-past-the-post voting|First past the post]]
| next_election1    = 2021
| last_election1    = [[2022 Siliguri Municipal Corporation election|12 February 2022]]
| next_election1    = February 2027
| motto            =  
| motto            =  
| website          = {{URL|www.siligurismc.in}}
| website          = {{url|www.siligurismc.in}}
| footnotes        =  
| footnotes        =  
}}
}}
[[File:Siliguri Municipality - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Siliguri Municipal Corporation office]]
 
'''Siliguri Municipal Corporation''' or '''SMC''' was established in the year 1994 and has been responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of [[Siliguri]].
'''Siliguri Municipal Corporation''' or '''SMC''' was established in the year 1994 and has been responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of [[Siliguri]].


==History==
==History==
Siliguri Municipality was established in the year 1949. The first municipality office was set up in Hill Cart road. It was
Siliguri Municipality was established in the year 1949. The first municipality office was set up in Hill Cart Road. It was
a wooden construction. The first chairman of Siliguri Municipality was the then Sub Divisional Officer [SDO] Sachindra Mohan Guha.
a wooden construction. The first chairman of Siliguri Municipality was the then Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) Sachindra Mohan Guha.
In the year 1994 Siliguri Municipality was awarded Corporation status.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.siligurismc.com/history.html |title = Milestone| publisher= SMC|access-date = 2013-05-28 }}</ref>
In the year 1994, Siliguri Municipality was awarded Corporation status.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.siligurismc.com/history.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130425231053/http://www.siligurismc.com/history.html | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 25 April 2013 |title = Milestone| publisher= SMC|access-date = 2013-05-28 }}</ref>


==Area Coverage==
==Area Coverage==
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==Councillors==
==Current members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
Siliguri Municipal Corporation has a total of 47 members or councillors, who are directly elected after a term of 5 years. The council is led by the Mayor. The latest elections were held in [[2022 Siliguri Municipal Corporation election|12 February 2022]]. The current mayor of Siliguri is [[Goutam Deb]] of the [[Trinamool Congress]]. The current deputy mayor is Ranjan Sarkar of the [[Trinamool Congress]].
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!style="background-color:#20C646; color:white" colspan=5|Mayor: Goutam Deb
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!style="background-color:#20C646; color:white" colspan=5|Deputy Mayor: Ranjan Sarkar
|-
|-
! Ward Number
! Ward No.
!Councillor's Name
! Name of Councillor
!Area Covered
! colspan="2" | Party
! Remarks
|-
|-
| 1 || || --
| 1 || Sanjay Pathak || {{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=3}}
|
|-
|-
| 2  
| 2 || Gargi Chatterjee
| || --
|
|-
|-
| 3  
| 3 || Ram Bhajan Mahato
| || --
|
|-
|-
| 4  
| 4 || Vivek Singh || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
| || --
|
|-
|-
| 5  
| 5 || Anita Mahato
| || --
|
|-
|-
| 6  
| 6 || Alam Khan || {{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=2}}
| || --
|
|-
|-
| 7 || || --
| 7 || Pintu Ghosh
|
|-
|-
| 8 || || --
| 8 || Shalini Dalmia || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
|
|-
|-
| 9  
| 9 || Amit Jain
| || --
| [[Leader of the Opposition (India)|Leader of Opposition]]<ref name="LoP SMC Siliguri"/>
|-
|-
| 10  
| 10 || Kamal Agarwal || {{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress}}
| || --
|
|-
|-
| 11  
| 11 || Manjushree Paul || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| || --
|  
|-
|-
| 12  
| 12 || Basudeb Ghosh || {{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=4}}
| || --
|
|-
|-
| 13  
| 13 || Manik Dey
| || --
|  
|-
|-
| 14  
| 14 || Srabani Dutta
| || --
|
|-
|-
| 15  
| 15 || Ranjan Sarkar
| || --
|Deputy Mayor
|-
|-
| 16  
| 16 || Sujoy Ghatak || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| || --
|
|-
|-
| 17  
| 17 || Mili Seal Sinha || {{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=2}}
| || --
|
|-
|-
| 18  
| 18 || Sanjay Sharma
| || --
|
|-
|-
| 19  
| 19 || Mousumi Hazra || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}
| || --
|
|-
|-
| 20  
| 20 || Abhaya Bose || {{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=2}}
| || --
|  
|-
|-
| 21  
| 21 || Kuntal Roy
| || --
|  
|-
|-
| 22  
| 22 || Dipto Karmakar || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}
| || --
|
|-
|-
| 23  
| 23 || Lakshmi Paul || {{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=6}}
| || --
|
|-
|-
| 24  
| 24 || Pratul Chakraborty
| || --
|Chairperson
|-
|-
| 25  
| 25 || Jayanta Saha
| || --
|
|-
|-
| 26  
| 26 || Sikta Dey Basu Ray
| || --
|  
|-
|-
| 27  
| 27 || Prasanta Chakraborty
| || --
|
|-
|-
| 28  
| 28 || Samprita Das
| || --
|  
|-
|-
| 29  
| 29 || Saradindu Chakraborty || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}
| || --
|
|-
|-
| 30  
| 30 || Sathi Das || {{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=15}}
| || --
|  
|-
|-
| 31  
| 31 || Moumita Mondal
| || --
|
|-
|-
| 32  
| 32 || Tapas Chatterjee
| || --
|
|-
|-
| 33  
| 33 || [[Goutam Deb]]
| || --
|Mayor
|-
|-
| 34  
| 34 || Biman Chandra Tapadar
| || --
|
|-
|-
| 35  
| 35 || Sampa Nandi
| || --
|
|-
|-
| 36  
| 36 || Ranjan Sil Sharma
| || --
|
|-
|-
| 37  
| 37 || Alak Bhakta
| || --
|  
|-
|-
| 38  
| 38 || Dulal Dutta
| || --
|  
|-
|-
| 39  
| 39 || Pinki Saha
| || --
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|-
|-
| 40  
| 40 || Rajesh Prasad Sah
| || --
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|-
| 41  
| 41 || Shivika Mittal
| || --
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|-
| 42  
| 42 || Shobha Subba
| || --
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|-
|-
| 43  
| 43 || Sukhdeo Mahato
| || --
|  
|-
|-
| 44  
| 44 || Pritikana Biswas
| || --
|  
|-
|-
| 45  
| 45 || Munshi Nurul Islam || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}
| || --
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|-
|-
| 46  
| 46 || Dilip Barman || {{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=2}}
| || --
|
|-
|-
| 47  
| 47 || Amar Ananda Das
| || --
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|}
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[[Category:Gorkhaland]]
==External links==
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* {{Commons category-inline|Siliguri Municipal Corporation}}
[[Category:Jalpaiguri district]]
 
 
[[Category:Municipal corporations in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Municipal corporations in West Bengal]]
[[Category:1994 establishments in West Bengal]]
[[Category:1994 establishments in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Siliguri]]

Latest revision as of 18:01, 18 April 2026


Siliguri Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Founded1994; 32 years ago (1994)
Leadership
Mayor
Goutam Deb, AITC
since 22 February 2022
Deputy Mayor
Ranjan Sarkar, AITC
since 22 February 2022
Leader of the Opposition
Amit Jain, BJP
since February 2022[1]
Chairperson
Pratul Chakraborty, AITC
since 22 February 2022
Structure
Seats47
Political groups
Government (37)
  •   AITC (37)

Official Opposition (5)

Other Opposition (5)

Elections
First past the post
Last election
12 February 2022
Next election
February 2027
Meeting place
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Siliguri, West Bengal
Website
www.siligurismc.in

Siliguri Municipal Corporation or SMC was established in the year 1994 and has been responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Siliguri.

History[edit | edit source]

Siliguri Municipality was established in the year 1949. The first municipality office was set up in Hill Cart Road. It was a wooden construction. The first chairman of Siliguri Municipality was the then Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) Sachindra Mohan Guha. In the year 1994, Siliguri Municipality was awarded Corporation status.[2]

Area Coverage[edit | edit source]

Siliguri Municipal Corporation areas include both in Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri district. Out of 47 wards of SMC, 14 are in Jalpaiguri district. It administers an area of 41.90 km2 (16.18 sq mi).[3]

Departments[edit | edit source]

Name of the Department Work / Activities
Education & Culture
  • Maintenance Charges of SC / ST Students of Darjeeling & Jalpaiguri District.
  • Mid-day-Meal Programme.
  • Felicitation programme for meritorious students of Madhyamik & Higher Secondary Exam.[4]
Assessment & Mutation
  • Correction of Mutation
  • Assessment(Issue of new holding number)
Vacant Land
Land with building
Property on Railway land/Vest land[5]
Electricity
  • Maintenance and Development of Street Light and Project Work with in SMC Area.[6]
Public Works Department
  • Repairing and widening of roads.
  • Construction of drains and roads.[7]
Accounts
  • Carry out account activity of Corporation.
  • Handling of treasury.[8]
General
  • All types of computer related works and maintaining all types of files and records..
  • Maintaining telephone/mobile register of Councillors and to dispatch Govt. letters to Mayor/Deputy Mayor/Commissioner /Secretary.[9]
Birth and Death
  • Issue of Birth & Death Certificate
  • Maintain of Vital Statistics by Age, Sex & Religion.[10]
Trade Licence
  • Issuance & Renewal of Certificate of Enlistment.
  • Advertisement related works.
  • Cycle Rickshaw & Cycle Rickshaw Van related works.[11]
Building
  • Approval of the building plan.[12]
U.P.E. Section
  • Slum Improvement.[13]
Water Supply
  • Registration of water supply connection house and commercial establishment.[14]
Estlablishment
  • Pension Matter and Staff salary.[15]
Public Health and Hospital
  • Regular immunization program.
  • Health check-up.
  • Awareness program on vector-borne diseases like Malaria, Dengue and Encephalitis.
  • Prevent prenatal sex determination of foetus and to maintain the sex ratio between male & female.[16]
Vehicle
  • Manages and control vehicle carrying water tank and garbage.[17]
Market
  • Improvement of commercial establishment.[18]
Conservancy Section
  • Collection and disposal of garbage.[19]
Tax
  • Property tax collection.[20]
Cash Section
  • Parking Fee and Site Planning Fee.[21]
Law Section
  • To look after various day to day court cases of SMC and give legal opinion if needed.[22]
Sports
  • Co-ordanating sports activities and events organised by SMC.[23]
Guest House Booking Cell
  • Looks after bookings of guest house owned by SMC.[24]

Current members[edit | edit source]

Siliguri Municipal Corporation has a total of 47 members or councillors, who are directly elected after a term of 5 years. The council is led by the Mayor. The latest elections were held in 12 February 2022. The current mayor of Siliguri is Goutam Deb of the Trinamool Congress. The current deputy mayor is Ranjan Sarkar of the Trinamool Congress.

Mayor: Goutam Deb
Deputy Mayor: Ranjan Sarkar
Ward No. Name of Councillor Party Remarks
1 Sanjay Pathak Trinamool Congress
2 Gargi Chatterjee
3 Ram Bhajan Mahato
4 Vivek Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
5 Anita Mahato
6 Alam Khan Trinamool Congress
7 Pintu Ghosh
8 Shalini Dalmia Bharatiya Janata Party
9 Amit Jain Leader of Opposition[1]
10 Kamal Agarwal Trinamool Congress
11 Manjushree Paul Bharatiya Janata Party
12 Basudeb Ghosh Trinamool Congress
13 Manik Dey
14 Srabani Dutta
15 Ranjan Sarkar Deputy Mayor
16 Sujoy Ghatak Indian National Congress
17 Mili Seal Sinha Trinamool Congress
18 Sanjay Sharma
19 Mousumi Hazra Communist Party of India
20 Abhaya Bose Trinamool Congress
21 Kuntal Roy
22 Dipto Karmakar Communist Party of India
23 Lakshmi Paul Trinamool Congress
24 Pratul Chakraborty Chairperson
25 Jayanta Saha
26 Sikta Dey Basu Ray
27 Prasanta Chakraborty
28 Samprita Das
29 Saradindu Chakraborty Communist Party of India
30 Sathi Das Trinamool Congress
31 Moumita Mondal
32 Tapas Chatterjee
33 Goutam Deb Mayor
34 Biman Chandra Tapadar
35 Sampa Nandi
36 Ranjan Sil Sharma
37 Alak Bhakta
38 Dulal Dutta
39 Pinki Saha
40 Rajesh Prasad Sah
41 Shivika Mittal
42 Shobha Subba
43 Sukhdeo Mahato
44 Pritikana Biswas
45 Munshi Nurul Islam Communist Party of India
46 Dilip Barman Trinamool Congress
47 Amar Ananda Das

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Leader of Opposition, Siliguri Municipal Corporation". SMC Siliguri. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Milestone". SMC. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Siliguri City".
  4. ↑ "Education". SMC. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Assessment". SMC. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Electricity". SMC. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "PWD". SMC. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "Accounts". SMC. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  9. ↑ "General". SMC. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "Birth". SMC. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  11. ↑ "Trade license". SMC. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  12. ↑ "Building". SMC. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  13. ↑ "UPE". SMC. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  14. ↑ "City water supply". SMC. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  15. ↑ "Establishment". SMC. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  16. ↑ "Public health". SMC. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  17. ↑ "Vehicles". SMC. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  18. ↑ "Market". SMC. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  19. ↑ "Conservancy". SMC. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  20. ↑ "Tax". SMC. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  21. ↑ "Cash". SMC. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  22. ↑ "Law". SMC. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  23. ↑ "Sports". SMC. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  24. ↑ "Guest house". SMC. Retrieved 28 May 2013.

External links[edit | edit source]

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