Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality

Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality is the civic body that governs Uttarpara Kotrung and its surrounding areas (Bhadrakali and Hind Motor) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. It's the oldest municipality in the state of West Bengal.

Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality
Type
Type
History
Founded1853 (1853)
Leadership
Chairman
Dilip Yadav
Vice Chairman
Aditi Kundu
Structure
Seats24
Political groups
  AITC: 15 seats
  CPI(M): 4 seats
  IND: 3 seats
  INC: 2 seats
Elections
Last election
2015
Next election
2020
Website
www.uttarparamunicipality.in

History

Uttarpara Municipality was founded on 14 April 1853 after the second appeal by zamindar Joykrishna and others for a municipality to the Government of Bengal, the first appeal made by them in 1851 was rejected.[1][2] Uttarpara was only the second town in Bengal to voluntarily adopt the Municipal Act of 1850 Sec XX16 – Serampore was the first town to adopt it. However, while in Serampore European residents pushed the issue through, in Uttarpara it was the zamindar Joy Krishna Mukherjee who played the pivotal role and made Uttarpara Municipality the first in the state by establishing it in 1853, 12 years before Serampore Municipality and 23 years before Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Kotrung was merged with Uttarapara Municipality in 1964 and it was renamed Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality. Makhla was merged with Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality in 1991.[3]

Geography
Map of Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality

The boundaries of Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality are as follows: Konnagar Municipality to the north, Hooghly River to the east and Bally Khal to the south. Earlier the railway track was the western limit, but subsequently areas such as Makhla and Hindmotor have been added beyond the railway track.[3]

Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality covers an area of 11.75 sq km and has a population of 159,413 (2011).[4]

In 1981, 27.47% of the total population formed main workers and 72.53% were non-workers in Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality and 37.98% 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.[5]

Healthcare

Uttarpara General Hospital, with 204 beds, Female Vagrants Home and primary health centre with 5 beds at Bhadrakali are located in the Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality area.[6]

Elections

In the 2015 municipal elections for Uttarpara Kotrung municipality Trinamool Congress won 15 seats, CPI(M) 4 seats, Congress 2 seats and Independents 3 seats.[7]

In the 2010 municipal elections for Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality Trinamool Congress won 22 seats, CPI (M) 1 seat and Independent 1 seat.[8]

Wards

Details of the wards, with 2015 municipal election results, are as follows:[9][10]

Ward NoNeighbourhood1Total ElectorsSeat TypeCouncillorParty
1Kotrung3,647GeneralPranab BagCPI (M)
2Kotrung5,385WomanPampa DasTrinamool Congress
3Kotrung4,946SCMalay BiswasCPI (M)
4Kotrung5,200GeneralPrabir Kangsabanik (Sanu)CPI (M)
5Kotrung3,583GeneralSudhir Ranjan DasIndependent (Later joined TMC)
6Kotrung4,531WomanPutul Rani GhoshTrinamool Congress
7Kotrung/Bhadrakali10,858GeneralRatna Singha RoyTrinamool Congress
8Bhadrakali3,876GeneralTapash Mukherjee (Buro)Trinamool Congress
9Bhadrakali4,963WomanMitali BejTrinamool Congress
10Bhadrakali6,529GeneralDipak KunduTrinamool Congress
11Bhadrakali4,769GeneralAmitava MukherjeeIndependent (Later joined TMC)
12Bhadrakali3,957WomanMousumi BiswasTrinamool Congress
13Bhadrakali5,015GeneralNarayan Chandra MitraCongress (Later joined TMC)
14Uttarpara4,122GeneralUtpaladitya Banerjee (Pintu)Trinamool Congress
15Uttarpara4,961WomanSusmita Sarkar (Boni)CPI (M)
16Uttarpara3,961GeneralSumit Chakraborty (Tukai)Trinamool Congress
17Uttarpara5,219GeneralSubrata MukherjeeTrinamool Congress
18Uttarpara3,574SC WomanAnjali PatraTrinamool Congress
19Uttarpara5,529WomanAditi KunduTrinamool Congress
20Makhla4,984GeneralIndrajit Ghosh (Paba)Trinamool Congress
21Makhla7,380GeneralKhokan MandalIndependent (Later joined TMC)
22Makhla6,497WomanDebi ChakrabortyTrinamool Congress
23Makhla6,334GeneralDilip YadavTrinamool Congress
24Hindmotor1,519GeneralKamakhaya Narayan SinghCongress

This is a broad indication of the neighbourhood covered, not a full description.

References
  1. "Uttarpara-Kotrung Municipality". uttarparamunicipality.in.
  2. "Chairman's message" (PDF). Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. "Uttarpara Municipality". uttarpara.com. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  4. "Uttarpara-Kotrung Municipality". Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  5. "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.
  6. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  7. "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections 2015. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  8. "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections yearwise. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  9. "Municipal General Election Results: Uttarpara Kotrang". West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  10. "Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality: Infrastructure" (PDF). Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

 

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