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{{Short description|Civic body}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Bishnupur Municipality
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| coa_pic = File:Bishnupur_Municipality_Logo.png
| coa_res = 200px
| coa_alt = Logo of Bishnupur Municipality
| coa_caption = [[Seal (emblem)|Seal]] of Bishnupur Municipality
| house_type = [[Municipal corporation (India)|Municipality]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1873}}
| disbanded =
| preceded_by =
| succeeded_by =
| leader1_type = Chairman
| leader1 = Goutam Goswami
| party1 = [[Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| leader2_type = Vice Chairman
| leader2 = Mahabir Agarwala
| party2 = [[Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| seats = 19<ref name="election">{{cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/west-bengal-municipality-elections/ |title=West Bengal Municipality Election Results 2022 |access-date= 29 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816130414/https://www.oneindia.com/west-bengal-municipality-elections/ |archive-date=16 August 2022 |website=[[Oneindia]]}}</ref>
| structure1 = India Bishnupur (Bankura), West Bengal Municipality 2022.svg
| structure1_res = 250px
| political_groups1 =
'''Government (13)'''
*{{color box|#20C646}} [[Trinamool Congress|AITC]] (13)
'''Opposition (3)'''
*{{color box|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (2)
*{{color box|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (1)
'''Others (3)'''
*{{color box|#B2B2B2}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (3)
| session_room =
| session_res =
| meeting_place =
| last_election1 = 2022
| next_election1 = 2027
| motto =
| website = {{URL|https://bishnupurmunicipality.com/}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Bishnupur Municipality''' is the civic body that governs [[Bishnupur, Bankura|Bishnupur]] and its surrounding areas in [[Bishnupur subdivision]] of [[Bankura district|Bankura]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==History==
Bishnupur Municipality, established in 1873, is one of the oldest municipalities in West Bengal. It was created to manage the civic needs of Bishnupur town, which had become an important cultural and historical center due to its legacy under the Malla dynasty.<ref>{{cite news|last=বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় |first=রাজদীপ
|title=পরিকাঠামোয় পিছিয়ে একদা মল্ল-রাজধানী |trans-title=Once the Malla-capital lags behind in infrastructure |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/purulia-birbhum-bankura/bishnupur-is-lagging-behind-infrastructural-developments/cid/1462668 |access-date=29 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829064419/https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/purulia-birbhum-bankura/bishnupur-is-lagging-behind-infrastructural-developments/cid/1462668 |archive-date=29 August 2024 |location=[[Bishnupur, Bankura|Bishnupur]] |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Banerjee|first=Falguni |date=2 August 2020
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/malla-family-heir-shoots-self-at-bishnupur-rajbari/articleshow/77309764.cms|title=Malla family heir shoots self at Bishnupur Rajbari
|access-date=29 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829064512/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/malla-family-heir-shoots-self-at-bishnupur-rajbari/articleshow/77309764.cms |archive-date=29 August 2024 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The municipality was set up during the British colonial period, a time when urban governance was being introduced in various parts of India to ensure better management of sanitation, public health, and infrastructure in growing towns.

In 2023, Bishnupur Municipality celebrated its 150th anniversary, marking a significant milestone in its history.<ref>{{cite news |last=দে | first=অরিজিৎ |url=https://eisamay.com/west-bengal-news/others/bankura-bishnupur-municipality-area-facing-problem-on-dumping-ground-and-waste-management/articleshow/102717588.cms |title=Bishnupur Bankura : জঞ্জালের স্তূপে ডুবে মন্দিরের শহর! TMC পরিচালিত পুরসভার বিরুদ্ধে ক্ষোভে 'অস্থির' স্থানীয়রা |trans-title=Bishnupur Bankura: City of temples sunk in piles of garbage! Locals 'unsettled' in anger against TMC-run municipality |quote=বিষ্ণুপুর পুরসভা ইতিমধ্যেই ১৫০ বছর অতিক্রম করেছে। |trans-quote=Bishnupur Bankura: City of temples sunk in piles of garbage! Locals 'unsettled' in anger against TMC-run municipality |date=14 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829035358/https://eisamay.com/west-bengal-news/others/bankura-bishnupur-municipality-area-facing-problem-on-dumping-ground-and-waste-management/articleshow/102717588.cms |archive-date=29 August 2024 |website=[[Ei Samay Sangbadpatra|Ei Samay]] |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bishnupurmunicipality.com/notice/programme-schedule-for-celebration-of-150-years-of-bishnupur-municipality/ |title=Programme Schedule for Celebration of 150 years of Bishnupur Municipality |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829071935/https://bishnupurmunicipality.com/notice/programme-schedule-for-celebration-of-150-years-of-bishnupur-municipality/ |archive-date=29 August 2024}}</ref>

==Geography==
Bishnupur Municipality covers an area of 14.64 km<sup>2</sup> and has a total population of 67783 (2011).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://sudawb.org/uploads/digitaldoc/PMAY/DPR/BISHNUPUR%202018-2019/CP_01.pdf | title = PMAY, HFA for Bishnupur Municipality for 2018-19 |publisher = State Urban Development Agency - West Bengal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829071135/https://sudawb.org/uploads/digitaldoc/PMAY/DPR/BISHNUPUR%202018-2019/CP_01.pdf |archive-date=29 August 2024 |accessdate = 29 August 2024}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Healthcare facilities in Bishnupur municipality<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/Directory_Medical_Inst.pdf | title = DIRECTORY OF MEDICAL INSTITUTIONSWEST BENGAL(as on 31.03.2018) | publisher = [[Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (West Bengal)]] | accessdate = 29 August 2024 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
! Hospital / PHC / Private Hospital
! Seat Capacity
|-
| Bishnupur District Hospital
| 300
|-
| Bishnupur Super Speciality Hospital
| 100
|-
| Ajodhya PHC
| 6
|-
| Bhora PHC
| 10
|-
| Kankila PHC
| 6
|-
| Bishnupur Nursing Home & Diagnostic
| 35
|-
| Lakeview Nursing Home
| 15
|-
| Lifeline Nursing Home
| 20
|}

==Elections==
In the 2022 municipal elections for Bishnupur Municipality [[All India Trinamool Congress|TMC]] won 13 seats, [[Independent politician|Independent candidates]] won 3 seats, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] won 2 seats, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] 1 seat and Independents 2 seats.<ref name="election" />

== List of councillors==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width:120px" | Ward
! style="width:180px" | Name
! colspan=2|Party
|-
| 1
| Sunil Kumar Das
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|color=#3CB371}}
|-
| 2
| Dayal Patra
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|color=#3CB371}}
|-
| 3
| Ipsita Bose
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|color=#3CB371}}
|-
| 4
| Srikanta Banerjee
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|color=#00BFFF}}
|-
| 5
| Ajay Kshetrapal
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|color=#3CB371}}
|-
| 6
| Shankhajit Ray
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|color=#F4C430}}
|-
| 7
| Rita Bandyopadhyay
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|color=#3CB371}}
|-
| 8
| Sanjay Mukherjee
| {{Full party name with color|Independent politician|color=#DCDCDC}}
|-
| 9
| Mahabir Agarwala
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|color=#3CB371}}
|-
| 10
| Shukla Chatterjee
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|color=#F4C430}}
|-
| 11
| Debjit Kundu
| {{Full party name with color|Independent politician|color=#DCDCDC}}
|-
| 12
| Hiralal Dutta
| {{Full party name with color|Independent politician|color=#DCDCDC}}
|-
| 13
| Vacant
| {{Full party name with color|Independent politician|color=#DCDCDC}}
|-
| 14
| Priyanka Karnga
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|color=#3CB371}}
|-
| 15
| Siddhartha Nag
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|color=#3CB371}}
|-
| 16
| Tumpa Das Mahanta Saha
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|color=#3CB371}}
|-
| 17
| Goutam Goswami
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|color=#3CB371}}
|-
| 18
| Sujata Ganguli
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|color=#3CB371}}
|-
| 19
| Atanu Mondal
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|color=#3CB371}}
|}

==References==
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{{Bankura District}}

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[[Category:Municipalities of West Bengal]]
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MadelaineStanfie at 10:39, 28 February 2026