Konnagar Municipality

Konnagar Municipality

Type	Municipality
Chairman	Swapan Kumar Das
Vice Chairman	Goutam Das
Structure	India Konnagar, West Bengal Municipality 2022.svg
Website	Template:URL

Konnagar Municipality is the civic body that governs Konnagar and its surrounding areas in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.

History

File:House of Abanindranath Tagore in Konnagar 28.jpg

Nrishinha Das Basu, Founder and first Chairman of the Municipality

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.

Geography

Konnagar Municipality covers an area of 4.67 sq km and has a total population of 76,152 (2011).

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 commuters and migrants find employment in the area.

Healthcare

Konnagar Matri Sadan O Sishu Mangal Pratisthan, with 43 beds, is located in the Konnagar Municipality area.

List of councillors

(2022-present)

• Swapan Kumar Das - AITC (Chairman)
• Goutam Das - AITC (Deputy Chairman)

Ward	Name	Party
1	Monalisa Nag	Template:Full party name with color
2	Suchitra Das	Template:Full party name with color
3	K. Baby	Template:Full party name with color
4	Goutam Das	Template:Full party name with color
5	Asit Chakraborty	Template:Full party name with color
6	Anjali Banerjee	Template:Full party name with color
7	Sk. Abdul Gaffar	Template:Full party name with color
8	Sukanta Chakraborty	Template:Full party name with color
9	Madhumita Das	Template:Full party name with color
10	Tanmoy Deb	Template:Full party name with color
11	Swapan Kumar Das	Template:Full party name with color
12	Jonaki Bag	Template:Full party name with color
13	Arunagshu Majumdar	Template:Full party name with color
14	Soutir Chatterjee	Template:Full party name with color
15	Soma Mitra	Template:Full party name with color
16	Subhasis Chowdhury	Template:Full party name with color
17	Biswarup Chakraborty	Template:Full party name with color
18	Rina Pandey	Template:Full party name with color
19	Chandan Mondal	Template:Full party name with color
20	Bablu Paul	Template:Full party name with color

Elections

In 2022 municipal election once again Trinamool Congress got the majority and formed the Konnagar municipality Board.

In the 2015 municipal elections for Konnagar Municipality Trinamool Congress won 11 seats, CPI (M) 4 seats and Congress 5 seats.

In the 2010 municipal elections for Konnagar Municipality Trinamool Congress won 10 seats, CPI (M) 7 seats and Congress won 3 seats.

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)."

In the 2005 municipal elections for Konnagar Municipality, CPI (M) won 12 seats, Congress 3 seats, Trinamool Congress 2 seats and others 2 seats.