Baranagar Municipality
Baranagar Municipality | |
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AITC: 32 seats CPI(M): 2 seats | |
Elections | |
Last election | 2022 |
Next election | TBD |
Meeting place | |
Baranagar Municipality Headquarters | |
Website | |
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Baranagar Municipality is the civic body that governs
in West Bengal, India.History
Baranagar, an ancient region of artisan people, is situated adjacent to
Hooghly. Portuguese colonies at first established their business camp here which was in existence till 1862.[3] 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.[4]
Healthcare
Baranagar Municipality has two hospitals named "Baranagar Matri Sadan"[5] for women and "Eskag Sanjeevani Multispeciality Hospital".[6] There is also a government hospital named "Baranagar State General Hospital"[7] in Baranagar.
Elections
Baranagar Municipality has 34 wards (seats).
2022 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 2022 municipal elections for Baranagar Municipality,
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,
2010 West Bengal Municipality election
In the 2010 municipal elections for Baranagar Municipality,
See also
References
- ^ "Baranagar Municipality". Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Vice – Chairperson of Baranagar Municipality". Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "History of Baranagar Municipality". Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Baranagar Municipality – Right to Information Act". Baranagar Municipality. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Baranagar Matri Sadan".
- ^ "ESKAG SANJEEVANI MULTISPECIALITY HOSPITAL". Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Baranagar State General Hospital".
- ^ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections 2022. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections 2015. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections 2010. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
External links
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