Bansberia Municipality | |
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Coa Alt: | Logo of Bansberia Municipality |
Coa Caption: | Coat of Arms |
House Type: | Municipality |
Leader1 Type: | Chairman/Commissioner |
Leader1: | Aditya Neogi |
Leader2 Type: | Vice Chairperson |
Leader2: | Silpi Chatterjee |
Seats: | 22 |
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Session Res: | 300px |
Last Election1: | 2022 |
Next Election1: | 2025 |
Bansberia Municipality is the civic body that governs Bansberia and its surrounding areas (Tribeni) in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
Bansberia Municipality was established in 1869.[1]
Bansberia Municipality covers an area of 9.072 sq km and has a total population of 103,799 (2011).[2]
In 1981, 32.39% of the total population formed main workers and 67.61% were non-workers in Bansberia Municipality and 57.97% 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.[3]
Bandel Thermal Power Station Hospital, with 10 beds, and a primary health centre with 5 beds are located in the Bansberia Municipality area.[4]
In the 2015 municipal elections for Bansberia Municipality Trinamool Congress won 17 seats, CPI (M) 1 seat, Forward Bloc 1 seat, BJP 1 seats and Independents 2 seats.[5]
In the 2010 municipal elections for Bansberia Municipality Trinamool Congress won 17 seats, CPI (M) 2 seats, Forward Bloc 1 seat and Congress 2 seats.[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 Bansberia Municipality, CPI (M) won 14 seats, Forward Bloc 1 seat, Congress 5 seats, Trinamool Congress 1 seat and others 1 seat.[8]