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{{Infobox legislature<br />
| name = Konnagar Municipality<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| coa_pic = <br />
| coa_res = 300px<br />
| coa_alt = Logo of Konnagar Municipality<br />
| coa_caption = Coat of Arms<br />
| house_type = [[Municipal corporation (India)|Municipality]]<br />
| foundation = {{start date and age|1944}}<br />
| disbanded = <br />
| preceded_by = <br />
| succeeded_by = <br />
| leader1_type = Chairman<br />
| leader1 = Swapan Kumar Das <br />
| party1 = [[Trinamool Congress|AITC]]<br />
| leader2_type = Vice Chairman<br />
| leader2 = Goutam Das<br />
| party2 = [[Trinamool Congress|AITC]]<br />
| seats = 20<br />
| structure1 = India Konnagar, West Bengal Municipality 2022.svg<br />
| structure1_res = 250px<br />
| political_groups1 = <br />
'''Government (17)'''<br />
*{{colorbox|#20C646}} [[Trinamool Congress|AITC]] (17)<br />
'''Opposition (2)'''<br />
*{{colorbox|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}}} [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] (1)<br />
*{{colorbox|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (1)<br />
'''Others (1)'''<br />
*{{colorbox|#B2B2B2}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (1)<br />
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| session_res = 300px<br />
| meeting_place = <br />
| last_election1 = 2022<br />
| next_election1 = 2027<br />
| motto = <br />
| website = {{URL|www.konnagarmunicipality.org}}<br />
| footnotes = <br />
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'''Konnagar Municipality''' is the civic body that governs [[Konnagar]] and its surrounding areas in [[Srirampore subdivision]] of [[Hooghly district]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]].<br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:House of Abanindranath Tagore in Konnagar 28.jpg|left|thumb|Nrishinha Das Basu, Founder and first Chairman of the Municipality]]<br />
Konnagar Municipality was established in 1944. Nrishinha Das Basu was the founder and first Chairman of the Municipality. Sib Chandra Deb contributed tirelessly towards the development of Konnagar. After independence, a large number of displaced persons from East Pakistan settled in Konnagar.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.konnagarmunicipality.org/Default.aspx?PageId=65 | title = Konnagar Municipality | publisher = Konnagar Municipality | access-date = 4 July 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
Konnagar Municipality covers an area of 4.67 sq km and has a total population of 76,152 (2011).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbdma.gov.in/HTM/MUNI_municipality.htm | title = Konnagar Municipality | publisher = Department of Municipal Affairs | work = Urban Local Bodies | access-date = 4 July 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180928223458/http://wbdma.gov.in/HTM/MUNI_municipality.htm | archive-date = 28 September 2018 | url-status = dead }}</ref><br />
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In 1981, 27.09% of the total population formed main workers and 72.91% were non-workers in Konnagar Municipality and 49.26% 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 [[Commuting|commuters]] and migrants find employment in the area.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/68558/14/14_chapter%205.pdf | title = Chapter V Industrial set up of the study area | work = Table 16, page 232, Table 17, Page 233, Table 18, Page 236 | publisher = Shodhganga | access-date = 4 July 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Healthcare==<br />
Konnagar Matri Sadan O Sishu Mangal Pratisthan, with 43 beds, is located in the Konnagar Municipality area.<ref name=medical>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work = Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal | access-date = 15 July 2017 | archive-date = 28 October 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211028134305/https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-99a499ee367f0c1530476c81086270c8 | url-status = dead }}</ref><br />
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==List of councillors==<br />
(2022-present)<br />
* Swapan Kumar Das - [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]] (Chairman)<br />
* Goutam Das - [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]] (Deputy Chairman)<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! style="width:120px" | Ward<br />
! style="width:180px" | Name<br />
! colspan=2|Party<br />
|-<br />
| 1<br />
| Monalisa Nag<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|Suchitra Das<br />
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|K. Baby<br />
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|Goutam Das<br />
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|Asit Chakraborty<br />
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|Anjali Banerjee<br />
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|Sk. Abdul Gaffar<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|Sukanta Chakraborty<br />
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|Madhumita Das<br />
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|Tanmoy Deb<br />
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|Swapan Kumar Das<br />
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|Jonaki Bag<br />
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|Arunagshu Majumdar<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|Soutir Chatterjee<br />
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|Soma Mitra<br />
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|Subhasis Chowdhury<br />
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|17<br />
|Biswarup Chakraborty<br />
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|18<br />
|Rina Pandey<br />
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|19<br />
|Chandan Mondal<br />
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|20<br />
|Bablu Paul<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Independent}}<br />
|}<br />
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==Elections==<br />
In 2022 municipal election once again [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] got the majority and formed the Konnagar municipality Board. <br />
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In the 2015 municipal elections for Konnagar Municipality [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] won 11 seats, [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI (M)]] 4 seats and [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] 5 seats.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wbsec.gov.in/(S(ok51ajaejr1ty3qg43xq0kf1))/Municipal/FinalResult_All_Mun.aspx |title = Municipal General Election Results | work= Results of Municipal General Elections 2015 |publisher= West Bengal State Election Commission | access-date = 4 July 2017 }}</ref><br />
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In the 2010 municipal elections for Konnagar Municipality [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] won 10 seats, [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI (M)]] 7 seats and [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] won 3 seats.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wbsec.gov.in/(S(x5feom55drnpkn55tfuthm55))/Municipal/Detailed_Mun_Yearwise.aspx |title = Municipal General Election Results | work= Results of Municipal General Elections yearwise |publisher= West Bengal State Election Commission | access-date = 11 July 2017 }}</ref><br />
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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)."<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/may/30/west-bengal-elections-communists | title = India's Communist party faces defeat in West Bengal heartland. | work = The Guardian, International Edition, 30 May 2010 | date = 29 May 2010 | access-date = 14 July 2017 | last1 = Burke | first1 = Jason }}</ref><br />
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In the 2005 municipal elections for Konnagar Municipality, [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI (M)]] won 12 seats, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] 3 seats, [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] 2 seats and others 2 seats.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://hooghly.nic.in/Municpal_elec/Result_glance.htm | title = Municipal General Elections 2005 | work= District Hooghly | publisher = Hooghly district administration |access-date = 19 July 2017}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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