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{{Short description|Municipality in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Baranagar Municipality
| coa_pic = Baranagar Municipality logo.png
| coa_res = 300px
| coa_alt = Logo of Baranagar Municipality
| coa_caption = Coat of Arms
| house_type = [[Municipal corporation (India)|Municipality]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1869}}
| disbanded =
| preceded_by = North Suburban Municipality
| succeeded_by =
| leader1_type = Chairman
| leader1 = Aparna Moulik<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wbdma.gov.in/HTM/DIS/MUNI_ULB_Baranagar.htm|title=Baranagar Municipality|access-date=6 May 2021|archive-date=28 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928215900/http://wbdma.gov.in/HTM/DIS/MUNI_ULB_Baranagar.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{small|([[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]])}}
| leader2_type = Vice Chairman
| leader2 = Dilip Narayan Bose<ref>{{cite web|url=http://baranagarmunicipality.org/vice-chairman/|title=Vice – Chairperson of Baranagar Municipality|access-date=6 May 2021|archive-date=20 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920145037/http://baranagarmunicipality.org/vice-chairman/|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{small|([[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]])}}
| seats = 34
| structure1 = Baranagar Municipality Ward-Wise Ruling Party.jpg
| structure1_res = 300px
| political_groups1 = '''Government (32)'''
:{{legend|{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]] 32}}
'''Opposition (2)'''
:{{legend|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] 2}}
| session_room = Baranagar (M).jpg
| session_res = 300px
| meeting_place = Baranagar Municipality Headquarters
| last_election1 = 2022
| next_election1 = TBD
| motto =
| website = {{URL|www.baranagarmunicipality.org}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Baranagar Municipality''' is the civic body that governs [[Baranagar]] areas ([[Alambazar]], [[Bonhooghly]], [[Noapara, Baranagar|Noapara]] and [[Dunlop, Kolkata|Dunlop]]) in the [[Barrackpore subdivision]] of [[North 24 Parganas district]] in West Bengal, India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barrackpore.gov.in/home/baranagar_municipality|title=Baranagar Municipality|publisher=Barrackpore sub-division|access-date=22 September 2025}}</ref>

==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 River|Hooghly]]. Portuguese colonies at first established their business camp here which was in existence till 1862.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://baranagarmunicipality.org/|title=History of Baranagar Municipality|access-date=15 August 2019|archive-date=17 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617114156/https://baranagarmunicipality.org/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name=Baranagar>{{cite web|url=http://baranagarmunicipality.org/right-to-information-act/|title=Baranagar Municipality – Right to Information Act|publisher=Baranagar Municipality|access-date=6 December 2019|archive-date=3 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103000816/http://baranagarmunicipality.org/right-to-information-act/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
Baranagar Municipality has two hospitals named "Baranagar Matri Sadan"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mobida.in/address/87-desh-bandhu-rd-baranagar-matri-sadan-qtr-700035|title=Baranagar Matri Sadan|access-date=14 August 2019|archive-date=14 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614154926/https://mobida.in/address/87-desh-bandhu-rd-baranagar-matri-sadan-qtr-700035|url-status=dead}}</ref> for women and "Eskag Sanjeevani Multispeciality Hospital".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eskagsanjeevani.com/contact-us/|title=ESKAG SANJEEVANI MULTISPECIALITY HOSPITAL|access-date=3 March 2022}}</ref> There is also a government hospital named "Baranagar State General Hospital"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tabletwise.com/hospitals/baranagar-state-general-hospital-barrackpur-ii|title=Baranagar State General Hospital|access-date=14 August 2019|archive-date=3 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703132139/https://www.tabletwise.com/hospitals/baranagar-state-general-hospital-barrackpur-ii|url-status=dead}}</ref> in [[Baranagar]].

==Elections==
Baranagar Municipality has '''34''' [[Ward (electoral subdivision)|wards]].

===2022 West Bengal Municipality election===
{| style="width:65%; text-align:center;"
| style="background:{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}; width:94.12%;" |'''32'''
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}; width:5.88%;" |'''2'''
|-
|'''AITC'''
|'''CPI(M)'''
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Party
![[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
![[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|-
| style="background:{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}};" |
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};" |
|-
! rowspan="2" |Seats
|-
|{{Composition bar|32|34|hex={{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}}}
|{{Composition bar|2|34|hex={{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}}}
|}
In the 2022 municipal elections for Baranagar Municipality, [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]] won 32 seats, and [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] 2 seats.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://portal.wbme.org/|title=Municipal General Election Results|work=Results of Municipal General Elections 2022|publisher=[[West Bengal State Election Commission]]|access-date=3 March 2022}}</ref>

===2015 West Bengal Municipality election===
{| style="width:65%; text-align:center;"
| style="background:{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}; width:94.12%;" |'''32'''
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}; width:5.88%;" |'''2'''
|-
|'''AITC'''
|'''CPI(M)'''
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Party
![[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
![[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|-
| style="background:{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}};" |
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};" |
|-
! rowspan="2" |Seats
|-
|{{Composition bar|32|34|hex={{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}}}
|{{Composition bar|2|34|hex={{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}}}
|}
In the 2015 municipal elections for Baranagar Municipality, [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]] won 32 seats, and [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] 2 seats.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wbsec.gov.in/results/municipal_election_detailed_result/TURSdUtwTm0xZnowTFFmeDhaRVcrQWJDSVFtMWVPN0N1dDFsNDFYYWR3ZTRiNjcxL1kvaTBKaS95Y1NhMXVNeFh0VWVNTTIrM1hsRkhNdWRFOHFmT01sU0xLWTUrOXljVW5XRUViWXcwTFhSZkFOdUt4b2F6SFdnZXJUTjB0WUhuRkdFVWo0U0Z3eHBYeUlWY0pCd3plb25CWTZ1Zm9VY01KaDVGYWQyRmNuN1gxZGdqVm1NYkM1dnJac3pyS2Q5aHBIdW9UQUwvczFteFVaSFlWclVPNVVFTFA5VGpHUW9ZTHpOUU9qTERrd2k1djhnYkZmQ1dudmJGV0NsS1ZxcWJicWNGWW1QMWtBZTBHVzFnTjZUYjdZNHA5b0t1SWk4WXh4Mk56b2Q5UlB0MGxyQXJUblpKMk1xLzc1VXZPMG9vZHJMQnhwWTZSQ1VzWFY2d25LUzVLOXJJQTBuWHNlNXJRL1B3Zz09|title=Municipal General Election Results|work=Results of Municipal General Elections 2015|publisher=[[West Bengal State Election Commission]]|access-date=4 July 2017}}</ref>

===2010 West Bengal Municipality election===
{| style="width:65%; text-align:center;"
| style="background:{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}; width:58.8%;" |'''20'''
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}; width:32.3%;" |'''11'''
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}; width:5.8%;" |'''2'''
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}}; width:2.9%;" |'''1'''
|-
|'''AITC'''
|'''CPI(M)'''
|'''INC'''
|'''CPI'''
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Party
![[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
![[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
![[Indian National Congress|INC]]
![[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
|-
| style="background:{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}};" |
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};" |
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};"|
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}};"|
|-
! rowspan="2" |Seats
|-
|{{Composition bar|20|34|hex={{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}}}
|{{Composition bar|11|34|hex={{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}}}
|{{Composition bar|2|34|hex={{party color|Indian National Congress}}}}
|{{Composition bar|1|34|hex={{party color|Communist Party of India}}}}
|}
In the 2010 municipal elections for Baranagar Municipality, [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]] won 20 seats, [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] 11 seats, [[Indian National Congress|INC]] 2 seats, and [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] 1 seat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbsec.gov.in/results/municipal_election_detailed_result/YWdGNnMzbVk3SjRBdjZrMkhpQ0kvQ2JFSkVWTFE3RzdWeTd0dEtzR1l6ZS9CaHR2YmxDRTF5ck1HVStiUzVyRStpZ0lLQTdxNng2OFRieWRIdFM4NnB4WnV6b0krbXhnRHlubTUwS2ZhV0w0Nmo4aDJwLzA2NVJBWHhmUUxjeXFxaFVZKzNycytiTUxRN2xsM0hTdzZyWEI4NnlzWHdtY2VLUyt1MVEwM0RiVlpFTGcvNmRNcGt6dnJ4aEtZL1RxMUhNVmQycDNES2ZYNU01WnZ6bnZwTVNqYzdmOUpNNTcxYzgwWFV0bi95VUlEVzUvdmJkcUJYSkozZ2FGbmZiWnN3UFh0T0tsVThpbVBOY1NJL2dRSi9SSndzQ3EzZitTbktRdzdjMVRzSFRRWUlYaUVubklQWEZ0VmZlSFoyc1NyUkNxbHJ1cFpBOEtyRktLZk1sTExRdjZPTS9uMEV4UEt6SUxsdz09|title=Municipal General Election Results|work=Results of Municipal General Elections 2010|publisher=[[West Bengal State Election Commission]]|access-date=19 November 2019}}</ref>

== List of Councillors ==
Following is the list of councillors of Baranagar Municipality at present: <ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Councillor Municipal Election 2022 |url=http://baranagarmunicipality.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/List-of-Councillors-2022.pdf}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Ward No.
!Name of Councillor
! colspan="2"|Party
|-
|1
|Usha Bera
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|2
|Sagarika Banerjee
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|3
|Sudhangshu Awon
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|4
|Pritha Mukherjee
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|5
|Arif Hussain
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|6
|Puspa Roy
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|7
|Nilu Gupta
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|8
|Gour Jana
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|9
|Ramkrishna Paul
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|10
|Titli Patra Majumdar
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|11
|Ashoke De
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|12
|Sanchita Dey
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|13
|Dalia Mukherjee
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|14
|Santanu Majumder
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|15
|Aparna Moulik
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|16
|Sampa Chandra
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|17
|Anjan Paul
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|18
|Sunath Biswas
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|19
|Sampa Kundu
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|20
|Netai Saha
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|21
|Dilip Narayan Bose
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|22
|Swati Das
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|
|-
|23
|Subiman Ghosh
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|24
|Ashim Kumar Ganguly
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|25
|Susmita Chatterjee
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|26
|Alpana Naha
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|27
|Biswajit Bardhan
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|28
|Ruma Dutta
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|29
|Anindya Chaudhuri
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|30
|Jayanta Roy
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|31
|Nivedita Basak
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|32
|Sumitra Biswas
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|33
|Amar Paul
|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|-
|34
|Sisir Bhattacharya
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|
|}

==See also==
* [[List of municipal corporations in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official|http://baranagarmunicipality.org/}}

{{Baranagar}}
{{North 24 Parganas District}}
{{North 24 Parganas topics}}
{{Kolkata neighbourhoods}}
{{Municipalities of West Bengal}}

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