Arambagh Municipality
Civic body that governs the town of Arambagh in Hooghly district, West Bengal, India
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Arambagh Municipality is the civic body that governs Arambagh and its surrounding areas in Arambagh subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
Arambagh Municipality | |
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| Type | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | Samir Bhandari, AITC |
Vice Chairman | Mamata Mukherjee, AITC |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 19 |
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Political groups | Government (18)
Opposition (1)
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| Elections | |
Last election | 27 February 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
Arambagh Municipality was established in 1886.[1]
Geography
Healthcare
Arambagh Subdivisonal Hospital, with 250 beds, is located in the Arambagh Municipality area.[4]
Current members
Arambagh Municipality has a total of 19 members or councillors, who are directly elected after a term of 5 years. The council is led by the Chairperson. The latest elections were held on 12 February 2022. The current chairperson of Arambagh Municipality is Samir Bhandari of the Trinamool Congress. The current deputy chairperson is Mamata Mukherjee of the Trinamool Congress.
| Chairperson: Samir Bhandari | ||||
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| Deputy Chairperson: Mamata Mukherjee | ||||
| Ward No. | Name of Councillor[5] | Party | Remarks | |
| 1 | Retun Kundu | Trinamool Congress | ||
| 2 | Soma Pandit | |||
| 3 | Biswanath Chatterjee | |||
| 4 | Mamata Mukherjee | |||
| 5 | Ram Prasad Dolui | |||
| 6 | Swapan Kumar Nandi | |||
| 7 | Aparajita Roy | |||
| 8 | Sheikh Shukur Ali | |||
| 9 | Mita Dey | |||
| 10 | Tushar Karfa | |||
| 11 | Sanjoy Ghorui | |||
| 12 | Tripti Kundu | |||
| 13 | Rathindra Nath Das | |||
| 14 | Hasan Ali | |||
| 15 | Sanjoy Das | |||
| 16 | Samir Bhandari | |||
| 17 | Ruma Karmakar | |||
| 18 | Pradip Singha Roy | |||
| 19 | Biswajit Ghosh | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
Election results
In the 2022 municipal elections for Arambagh Municipality Trinamool Congress won 18 seats and BJP won 1 seat
In the 2015 municipal elections for Arambagh Municipality Trinamool Congress won all 19 seats.[6]
In the 2010 municipal elections for Arambagh Municipality Trinamool Congress won 9 seats, CPI (M) 7 seats, Forward Bloc 1 seat and Independent 1 seat.[7]
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)."[8]
In the 2005 municipal elections for Arambagh Municipality, CPI (M) won 11 seats, CPI 1 seat, Forward Bloc 3 seats and others 3 seats.[9]