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{{Short description|Municipal Corporation in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2011}}
{{Infobox legislature
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| leader2 = Rathin Kumar Mondal
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'''Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality''' (abbreviated as '''JMM''') is an urban local body of the [[South 24 Parganas]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of [[Jaynagar Majilpur]]. This civic administrative body administers an area of {{cvt|5.85|km2}}. It is divided into 14 administrative wards.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.westbengalvaluationboard.gov.in/home/municipality_corporation_details/UC9vR2ZjbFZoQzh3QWNDZkp3eFFFbFdQa0NLWlBneUVoUEd5UTVpWmJVNm1BRHJSLzlGc2ZuaS91d1pEZzRpUVVVNUM2cTE1cldrSjlnVG41a1RIR3c9PQ== | title = Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality | work = West Bengal Valuation Board | publisher = Government of West Bengal | access-date = 18 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wbdma.gov.in/HTM/DIS/MUNI_ULB_Joynagar-Mozilpur.htm|title=Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality|work=Department of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs|publisher=Government of West Bengal|accessdate=18 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421011803/http://wbdma.gov.in/HTM/DIS/MUNI_ULB_Joynagar-Mozilpur.htm|archive-date=21 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbdma.gov.in/HTM/index.html|title=West Bengal Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Department|work=Department of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs|publisher=Government of West Bengal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929002231/http://www.wbdma.gov.in/HTM/index.html|accessdate=21 May 2015|archive-date=29 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmdaonline.com/profile.html|title=Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority|work=KMDA|publisher=Government of West Bengal|accessdate=1 September 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928000038/http://www.cmdaonline.com/profile.html|archivedate=28 September 2007}}</ref>

==Geography==
Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality is on the [[State Highway 1 (West Bengal)|State Highway 1]]. It is located at {{coord|22.1749766|N|88.4200881|E|format=dms}} and has an average elevation of {{convert|8|m}}.<ref name="google">Google maps</ref>

==History==
As per the ''Town Development Act 1850'', Jaynagar Town Committee was established. It was responsible for the statutory planning and development of greater Jaynagar. According to the ''Bengal Municipal Improvement Act 1864'', the town committee was awarded to municipality status and the name was finally set to Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality on 1 April 1869. It is one of the oldest municipalities in India. Harananda Vidyasagar, the father of the famous philosopher [[Sivanath Sastri]], was the first chairman of this municipality.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/24-parganas/jaynagar-majilpur-municipality-celebrates-its-150-years-1.974243|title=Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality Celebrates Its 150 Years|work=Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality|publisher=Anandabazar Patrika|accessdate=2 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sudawb.org/wbdma_oldversion/HTM/MUNI_MED_DEPT.htm|title=West Bengal Municipal Affairs and Urban Development Department|work=Department of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs|publisher=Government of West Bengal|accessdate=21 April 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background-color:#cccccc;" |Chairman
! style="background-color:#cccccc;" |Vice Chairman
|-
|
* Harananda Vidyasagar (1869–1882)
* Haridas Dutta (1882–1886)
* Ananda Chandra Ghosh (1886–1900)
* Jogindra Nath Mitra (1900–1902)
* Biraj Krishna Dutta (1902–1903)
* Binoy Krishna Dutta (1903–1904)
* Bipin Bihari Dey (1904–1916)
* Khetra Nath Mitra (1916–1919)
* Nakuleshwar Basu (1919–1924)
* Surendra Nath Mitra (1924–1929)
* Bhutnath Chakraborty (1929–1935)
* Rampada Chatterjee (1935–1936)
* Paramananda Dutta (1936–1939)
* Sudhir Krishna Dutta (1939–1958)
* Birendra Nath Bhattacharya (1958–1959)
* Hirendra Nath Mitra (1959–1964)
* Sudhir Krishna Dutta (1964–1966)
* Prasun Kumar Ghosh (1966–1968)
* Monoranjan Dutta (1968–1981)
* Prashanta Sarkhel (1981–2002)
* Jalal Uddin Khan (2002–2005)
* Prashanta Sarkhel (2005–2010)
* Farida Begum Shaikh (2010–2015)
* Sujit Sarkhel (2015–2022)
* Sukumar Halder (2022–Present)
|
* Shibaprasanna Chatterjee (1887–1888)
* Kalinath Dutta (1888–1898)
* Binoy Krishna Dutta (1898–1900)
* Shibaprasanna Chatterjee (1900–1904)
* Ramdas Banerjee (1904–1906)
* Binoy Krishna Dutta (1906–1908)
* Khetra Nath Mitra (1908–1915)
* Priyanath Mitra (1915–1917)
* Sahayaram Ghosh (1917–1919)
* Ramtaran Chatterjee (1919–1924)
* Moulabi Anayat Rashul (1924–1929)
* Binoy Krishna Bhattacharya (1929–1935)
* Debprasad Dutta (1935–1936)
* Sushil Gopal Dutta (1936–1939)
* Fani Bhusan Dey (1939–1942)
* Jnanendra Nath Mitra (1942–1944)
* Manindra Nath Basu (1944–1949)
* Prafulla Kumar Mitra (1949–1953)
* Manindra Nath Basu (1953–1956)
* Hirendra Nath Mitra (1956–1968)
* Kanailal Pal (1968–1981)
* Asit Brahmachari (1981–1986)
* Ismail Khan (1986–1990)
* Sukumar Mitra (1990–1995)
* Nanigopal Mondal (1995–2000)
* Jalal Uddin Khan (2000–2002)
* Bholanath Sinha (2002–2005)
* Mihir Ganguly (2005–2010)
* Prabir Baidya (2010–2015)
* Tushar Kanti Roy (2015–2022)
* Rathin Kumar Mondal (2022–Present)
|}

==Structure==
The municipality refers to the Board of Councillors, with one Councillor being elected from each of the 14 administrative wards of [[Jaynagar Majilpur]] city. The Board of Councillors elects a chairman from among its elected members.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wb.gov.in/departments-details.aspx?id=D171020190026414&page=Urban-Development-and-Municipal-Affairs|title=Department of Municipal Affairs and Urban Development|work=West Bengal Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Department|publisher= Government of West Bengal|accessdate=18 May 2015}}</ref>

According to the ''West Bengal Municipal Act 1993'', Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality is run by the Chairman-in-Council system of governance and consists of the chairman, Vice Chairman and chief executive officer. The Chairman is the executive head of the municipality and the municipal administration is under his control. The Chairman nominates the Chairman-in-Council and distributes the various functions of the municipality. The Chairman presides over the meetings of the Chairman-in-Council as well as the Board of Councillors and in his absence the Vice Chairman chairs the meetings. The administrative functions of the municipalities are dealt through the committees and are headed by the Chairman-in-Council.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wburbanservices.gov.in|title=Department of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs|work=West Bengal Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Department|publisher=Government of West Bengal|accessdate=18 May 2015}}</ref>

==Election==
According to the 2022 municipal election, Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality is currently under the control of the [[All India Trinamool Congress]]. In that municipal election, the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] won in 12 wards out of the total 14 wards of Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality. Besides, [[Indian National Congress]] and [[Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)]] won in the other 2 wards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wbsec.gov.in/results/municipal_election_detailed_result/ZmxCQlY2RFNwcWExN29GOURXK1NRNzdNdURZUk5ZbnpkTmNZMzF4WHZwNklid0haVFkrZEorSlVLeGxFZFlqM1JTZGpCRDdFUitJL2RvTkJRSncrdHFOSE92Y2tmWllWRUx0NE5lejg1MUZVUWpUdnRZOHJ2b2JhQjl1WWRuMVE1RTJlTGJ6dTl4QWk5UE1ubDA3Zmk1MVJIL29PUnd6Ny9DeWE5R0VjWjZ0UnlHcFJBRnQzSFl2VlRGTUxlZGdtY2ExbVlKNmc2Z0hOSnAxMWEyVFZpOE9zcVFrd3FmWVRmZTZpbTVSYnpPRGwvSU04SzYzYnhuSVJXeW9iSVlFNHVqYVdLRWk2Qk1kSm1ueGdnS1J6RDU0dHFWeHdKK3M1cytzQzVpd0tsNEcwanNkdHJYS2Y3M0FTanRqcTk1ang5SkxHa2l5NHUwTkpQMHlTTE1HNmVidURrSUQyeFV2TjhISkpkdz09|title=Municipal General Election Results|work=Results of Municipal General Elections 2015|publisher=West Bengal State Election Commission|accessdate=4 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbsec.gov.in/results/municipal_election_detailed_result/Z0daOWZaTUVnRHh6WmhHN0pZYy9qSTVoRXptNVhyWS9GTlRxNFJ3ZGY1WUNzcFVaU1MyOVRCR0VORUtCTlIwZEptdlJBWW5QalZSTGFQNk4zbXZaaTlxQVRTWTFJdUJhK2Y3UlZWN0Q0anRFTHZ6N1Q4UFUzVE1uVS9leVh6UEthZzduZm9CVXhwaW1nTVNJZjVlUzlwWjNOaVg5YjZNVVVVTzVPWDV2RElSMlhUZUJwN29hZWxLQldXWFJZaS9lQXdVdEJHR1REYzZjUkhEeGg3Z2hUWmVMRGJQR3Z3cUwvSEd2cjlITFIzemtxL3cvM3pwUTcwdTdWMTVDaTZxUlBaZXVqZnpzSWYwYlRoVkNjbUo1V1F2Ty8rUmRtcGN2QnkrMjVKSTMzZW1EYjZ2M1JwQ2tVRW9CdWZaMFlsSTN3ZzVvOFN4Q1pBZVdWVUdjOWFLdndrcldQRDlvM2ZlcXRXeHMwZz09|title=Municipal General Election Results|work=Results of Municipal General Elections 2010|publisher=West Bengal State Election Commission|accessdate=11 July 2010}}</ref>

{| style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
|+
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}; width:85.72%;" | '''12'''
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}; width:7.14%;" | '''1'''
| style="background:{{party color|Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)}}; width:7.14%;"| '''1'''
|-
| '''AITC'''
| '''INC'''
| '''SUCI(C)'''
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Ward Number
!Councillor
!Political Party
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|1
|Farida Begum Shaikh
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|2
|Rakhi Bhattacharya
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|3
|Rathin Kumar Mondal
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|4
|Indira Das
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|5
|Prabir Kumar Roy
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|6
|Abul Kahar Molla
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|7
|Chinmay De
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|8
|Modhumita Pal
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|9
|Labanya Prava Halder
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|10
|Sukumar Halder
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|11
|Naba Gopal Ganguly
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|12
|Bijali Mondal
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|13
|Prashanta Bhandari
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)}}"|
|14
|Panchu Gopal Mistri
|[[Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)]]
|-
|}

==Department==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Sl. No.
!Department
|-
|1
|Advertisement
|-
|2
|Amusement
|-
|3
|Assessment & Collection
|-
|4
|Building
|-
|5
|Bustee Services
|-
|6
|Car Parking
|-
|7
|Central Records
|-
|8
|Ch. VS Department
|-
|9
|Education
|-
|10
|Election Office
|-
|11
|Electricity
|-
|12
|Engineering (Civil)
|-
|13
|Estate
|-
|14
|Finance & Accounts
|-
|15
|Health
|-
|16
|Info. & Public Relations
|-
|17
|Information Technology
|-
|18
|Institute of Urban Management
|-
|19
|Internal Audit
|-
|20
|Law
|-
|21
|License
|-
|22
|Lighting
|-
|23
|Market
|-
|24
|Municipal Secretary's Department
|-
|25
|Municipal Service Commission
|-
|26
|Parks & Squares
|-
|27
|Personnel
|-
|28
|Planning & Development
|-
|29
|Printing
|-
|30
|Environment & Heritage Department
|-
|31
|Roads & Asphaltum
|-
|32
|Sewerage & Drainage
|-
|33
|Social Welfare & Urban Poverty Alleviation Department
|-
|34
|Solid Waste Management
|-
|35
|Supply
|-
|36
|City Planning Department
|-
|37
|Treasury Department
|-
|38
|Vigilance
|-
|39
|Water Supply
|}

==Service==
The Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.
* Water purification and supply
* Sewage treatment and disposal
* [[Garbage disposal]] and street cleanliness
* Food Inspection: Through JMM Food Inspectors
* [[Solid waste management]]
* Building and maintenance of roads, streets and flyovers
* [[Street lighting]]
* Maintenance of [[parks]] and open spaces
* [[Cemeteries]] and Crematoriums
* Registering of births and deaths
* Conservation of heritage sites
* Disease control, including [[immunisation]]
* Public municipal schools etc.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons-inline}}

{{South 24 Parganas}}
{{South 24 Parganas topics}}

[[Category:Municipalities of West Bengal]]
[[Category:1869 establishments in British India]]
[[Category:Government of Jaynagar Majilpur]]

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