Ward No. 143, Kolkata Municipal Corporation Explained

Ward No. 143
Settlement Type:Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Pushpin Map:India Kolkata
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kolkata
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Kolkata
Subdivision Type3:Neighbourhoods
Subdivision Name3:Joka, Haridevpur
Subdivision Type4:Reservation
Subdivision Name4:Women(Open)
Subdivision Type5:Parliamentary constituency
Subdivision Name5:Kolkata Dakshin
Subdivision Type6:Assembly constituency
Subdivision Name6:Behala Purba
Seat Type:Borough
Seat:16
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2011
Timezone:IST
Utc Offset:+5:30
Coordinates:22.4566°N 88.3212°W
Postal Code Type:PIN
Area Code:+91 33

Ward No. 143, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 16,[1] covering parts of the Joka[2] and some parts of Haridevpur neighbourhood in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

Wards No. 142, 143 and 144, in Joka, were created in 2012 and subsequently brought under Borough No. 16. The area of the newly created wards was earlier part of Joka I and Joka II gram panchayats.[3]

Election highlights

The ward forms a city municipal corporation council electoral constituency and is a part of Behala Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Website of Kolkata Municipal Corporation . Official Web site of KOLKATA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION . 2021-09-10.
  2. Web site: Joka to come under KMC in 2 months: Mayor - Indian Express. archive.indianexpress.com. 2021-09-10.
  3. Web site: Assembly clears borough bill . https://web.archive.org/web/20150724224718/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150528/jsp/calcutta/story_22540.jsp. dead. 24 July 2015. The Telegraph . 28 May 2015. 29 March 2018.
  4. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 . 4 June 2015. West Bengal. Election Commission.
  5. Prabahat Khabar, Hindi newspaper, print edition, 29 April 2015