Dankuni Municipality Explained

Dankuni Municipality
Coa Res:	300px
Coa Alt:	Logo of Dankuni Municipality
Coa Caption:	Coat of Arms
House Type:	Municipality
Leader1 Type:	Chairman
Leader1:	Hasina Sabnam
Leader2 Type:	Vice Chairman
Leader2:	Prakash Raha
Seats:	21
Structure1 Res:	300px
Session Res:	300px
Last Election1:	2015
Next Election1:	2022

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

Geography

Dankuni Municipality covers an area of 19.5 sq km and has a total population of 95,966 (2011).^[1]

Dankuni Municipality is located in the south-eastern part of Chanditala II CD Block.^[2]

Elections

In the 2015 municipal elections for Dankuni Municipality Trinamool Congress won 11 seats, CPI (M) 8 seats, INC 1 seat and Independent 1 seat.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dankuni Municipality . Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal . Urban Local Bodies . 11 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180928223458/http://wbdma.gov.in/HTM/MUNI_municipality.htm . 28 September 2018 . dead .
2. Web site: District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA . Map of Hooghly district with Municipalities (on the fifth page) . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 1 June 2017 .
3. Web site: Municipal General Election Results . Results of Municipal General Elections 2015 . West Bengal State Election Commission . 11 July 2017 .