Baranagar Municipality

Baranagar Municipality is the civic body that governs Baranagar and its surrounding areas (Deshapriya Nagar, Bonhooghly, Sadhan Pally, Noapara, Palpara, Dunlop and Alambazar) in Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India.

Baranagar Municipality
Coat of Arms
Type
Type
History
Founded1869 (1869)
Leadership
Chairman
Aparna Moulik[1]
(AITC)
Vice chair
Jayanta Roy[2]
(AITC)
Structure
Seats34
Political groups
  AITC: 32 seats
  CPI(M): 2 seats
Elections
Last election
2015
Next election
TBD[3]
Meeting place
Baranagar Municipality Headquarters
Website
www.baranagarmunicipality.org

History

Baranagar, an ancient region of artisan people, is situated adjacent to Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC). The place is situated on the bank of the river Hooghly. Portuguese colonies at first established their business camp here which was in existence till 1862.[4] Portuguese settlement became the seat of a Dutch trading station and an important anchorage for Dutch shipping. The Dutch had homes here in the seventeenth century. There was a hog factory where about 3,000 hogs a year were slaughtered and salted for export. Later it became the centre for the extensive jute trade, manufacturing gunny bags. In 1795, it was ceded to the British. Constituted as the Municipality of "North Suburban" in 1869, the Municipality was renamed "Baranagar" in 1889.[5]

Healthcare

Baranagar Municipality has one hospital named "Baranagar Matri Sadan"[6] for women. There is also a government hospital named "Baranagar State General Hospital"[7] in Baranagar.

Elections

Baranagar Municipality has 34 wards (seats).

2015 West Bengal Municipality election
32 2
AITC CPI(M)
Party AITC CPI(M)
Seats 32 (94.12%) 2 (5.88%)
32 / 34
2 / 34

In the 2015 municipal elections for Baranagar Municipality, AITC won 32 seats, and CPI(M) 2 seats.[8]

2010 West Bengal Municipality election

In the 2010 municipal elections for Baranagar Municipality, AITC won 20 seats, CPI(M) 11 seats, INC 2 seats, and CPI 1 seat.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Baranagar Municipality". Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. "Vice – Chairperson of Baranagar Municipality". Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. "Municipal polls in Bengal to be postponed aagin due to Assembly election in March: Report". The Statesman. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. "History of Baranagar Municipality". Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  5. "Baranagar Municipality – Right to Information Act". Baranagar Municipality. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  6. "Baranagar Matri Sadan".
  7. "Baranagar State General Hospital".
  8. "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections 2015. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  9. "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections 2010. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 19 November 2019.

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