Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality

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Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality
Type
Type
Municipality
History
Founded1865; 157 years ago (1865)
Leadership
Chairman
Gourikanta Mukherjee
Vice Chairman
Amit Ray
Structure
Seats30
Political groups
  AITC: 25 seats
  CPI(M): 3 seats
  INC: 1 seats
  AIFB: 1 seats
Elections
Last election
2015
Next election
2020
Website
www.hcm.net.in

Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality is the civic body that governs Hugli-Chuchura and its surrounding areas (Bandel) in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.

History[]

Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality was established in 1865. It was formed by the amalgamation of the Hooghly and Chinsurah towns, primarily with the objective of local governance and tax collection. Cockrell was its first Chairman and G.S. Park its first vice chairman.[1]

As the ancient port city of Satgaon declined, Hooghly was founded by the Portuguese in 1537. It was later acquired by the British. Chinsurah was developed as a Dutch settlement in the 17th century. It passed into British hands in exchange for their possessions in Sumatra.[1] Hazi Md Mahashin, Bhudev Mukherjee, Kaji Nazrul Islam, Joytish Ch Ghosh, Bijoy Modak, Scientist U.L. Brahmachari, Sambhunath Dey, Mathematician Narayan Ch Ghosh, Athlete Manoranjan Porel, Dr. Murari Mukherjee are among the notable inhabitants.

Geography[]

Map of Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality

Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality covers an area of 17.29 sq km and has a total population of 177,833 (2011).[2]

In 1981, 24.72% of the total population formed main workers and 75.28% were non-workers in Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality and 25.49% 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.[3]

Healthcare[]

Hugli District Hospital with 550 beds, Chunchura Police Hospital with 98 beds and Hugli Jail Hospital with 27 beds are located in the Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality area.[4]

Elections[]

In the 2015 municipal elections for Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality Trinamool Congress won 25 seats, CPI(M) 3 seats, Forward Bloc 1 seat and Congress 1 seat.[5]

In the 2010 municipal elections for Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality Trinamool Congress won 24 seats, CPI (M) 3 seats, Forward Bloc 2 seats and Congress won 1 seat.[6]

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)."[7]

In the 2005 municipal elections for Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality, CPI (M) won 15 seats, RSP 2 seats, Forward Bloc 1 seat, Congress 3 seats and Trinamool Congress 9 seats.[8]

Wards[]

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

Ward No Neighbourhood1 Total Electors Seat Type Councillor Party
1 Jhappukur, Keota Colony, Patrapukur, Sahaganj 7,263 General Biplab Das CPI (M)
2 Netaji Nagar, Sahaganj 7,816 Woman Lily Biswas CPI (M)
3 Sahaganj, Shyamsundarpur, Balagarh, Tyrebagan 10,534 General Sunil Malakar Trinamool Congress
4 Bandel, Milan Park 7,552 General Sanjay Kumar Pal Trinamool Congress
5 Gandhi Colony 4,699 Woman Mousumi Saha Trinamool Congress
6 Chawk Bazar 7,552 General Jhantu Kumar Biswas Trinamool Congress
7 Roy Bazar Colony, Baralgali, Kapasdanga 5,115 General Samir Majumder CPI (M)
8 Kapasdanga 9,877 Woman Arati Pal Trinamool Congress
9 Imambazar Road, Hooghly 3,366 General Suparna Sen Trinamool Congress
10 Chawk Bazar 4,241 General Indrajit Dutta (Bota) Trinamool Congress
11 Ghutiyabazar 2,674 Woman Mousumi Basu Trinamool Congress
12 Pratapgarh, Satyapirtala 1,908 General Sanjib Kumar Basu Majumdar Trinamool Congress
13 Shilbagan, Hooghly 2,818 General Jaydeb Adhikari Trinamool Congress
14 Hooghly 3,465 Woman Somsurya Das Trinamool Congress
15 Khagrajole, Mearber 9,144 SC Woman Bandana Das Basu Trinamool Congress
16 Dharampur, Sriguru Nagar 8,418 General Arpita Saha Trinamool Congress
17 Chinsurah 6,241 General Amit Kumar Dhar Congress
18 Suripara, Chinsurah 4,373 Woman Sudipa Mitra Trinamool Congress
19 Taldanga 3,827 SC Woman Sanjita Dhar Trinamool Congress
20 Mogaltuli 2,886 General Jagannath Ghosh Forward Bloc
21 Barabazar 2,587 General Gobinda Dasgupta Trinamool Congress
22 Satyapirtala, Pratapgarh 5,887 SC Soumitra Malakar Trinamool Congress
23 Chinsurah 2,970 Woman Srabani Das Trinamool Congress
24 Chinsurah 3,342 General Partha Saha Trinamool Congress
25 Ghatakpara, Hooghly 2,377 General Amit Ray Trinamool Congress
26 Sandeswartala, Hooghly 2,591 Woman Jaita Adhikari Trinamool Congress
27 Hooghly 2,453 General Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Trinamool Congress
28 Kanakshali 4,285 SC Haru Dhara Trinamool Congress
29 Hooghly 6,037 General Gourikanta Mukherjee (Vazan) Trinamool Congress
30 Boro Mitra Bagan 5,109 General Soumitra Ghosh (Pilte) Trinamool Congress

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

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality". Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality". Urban Local Body profile. Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections 2015. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections yearwise. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  7. ^ "India's Communist party faces defeat in West Bengal heartland". The Guardian, International Edition, 30 May 2010. theguardian. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Municipal General Elections 2005". District Hooghly. Hooghly district administration. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Municipal General Election Results: Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality". West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Hooghly-Chinsura Municipality, Hugli district, schools list". Schools in India. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

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