Arambagh Municipality | |
Coa Res: | 300px |
Coa Alt: | Logo of Arambagh Municipality |
Coa Caption: | Coat of Arms |
House Type: | Municipality |
Leader1 Type: | Chairman |
Leader1: | Samir Bhandari |
Leader2 Type: | Vice Chairman |
Leader2: | Mamata Mukherjee |
Seats: | 19 |
Structure1 Res: | 300px |
Session Res: | 300px |
Last Election1: | 2022 |
Next Election1: | 2027 |
Arambagh Municipality is the civic body that governs Arambag and its surrounding areas in Arambagh subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
Arambagh Municipality was established in 1886.[1]
Arambagh Municipality covers an area of 117.20 sq km and has a total population of 66,175 (2011).[2] [3]
Arambagh Subdivisonal Hospital, with 250 beds, is located in the Arambagh Municipality area.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
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)."[7]
In the 2005 municipal elections for Arambagh Municipality, CPI (M) won 11 seats, CPI 1 seat, Forward Bloc 3 seats and others 3 seats.[8]