Konnagar Municipality
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{{Infobox legislature
| name = Konnagar Municipality
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| coa_alt = Logo of Konnagar Municipality
| coa_caption = Coat of Arms
| house_type = Municipality
| foundation = {{start date and age|1944}}
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| leader1_type = Chairman
| leader1 = Swapan Kumar Das
| party1 = AITC
| leader2_type = Vice Chairman
| leader2 = Goutam Das
| party2 = AITC
| seats = 20
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Government (17)
- {{colorbox|#20C646}} AITC (17)
Opposition (2)
- {{colorbox|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}}} CPI(M) (1)
- {{colorbox|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}}} INC (1)
Others (1)
- {{colorbox|#B2B2B2}} IND (1)
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| last_election1 = 2022
| next_election1 = 2027
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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 settled in Konnagar.{{cite web | url = http://www.konnagarmunicipality.org/Default.aspx?PageId=65 | title = Konnagar Municipality | publisher = Konnagar Municipality | access-date = 4 July 2017}}
Geography
Konnagar Municipality covers an area of 4.67 sq km and has a total population of 76,152 (2011).{{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 }}
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.{{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}}
Healthcare
Konnagar Matri Sadan O Sishu Mangal Pratisthan, with 43 beds, is located in the Konnagar Municipality area.{{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}}
List of councillors
(2022-present)
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! 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
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.{{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 }}
In the 2010 municipal elections for Konnagar Municipality Trinamool Congress won 10 seats, CPI (M) 7 seats and Congress won 3 seats.{{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 }}
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)."{{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 }}
In the 2005 municipal elections for Konnagar Municipality, CPI (M) won 12 seats, Congress 3 seats, Trinamool Congress 2 seats and others 2 seats.{{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}}
References
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