| Ward No. 29 | |
| 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: | Neighbourhood covered |
| Subdivision Name3: | Narkeldanga |
| Subdivision Type4: | Reservation |
| Subdivision Name4: | Open |
| Subdivision Type5: | Parliamentary constituency |
| Subdivision Name5: | Kolkata Uttar |
| Subdivision Type6: | Assembly constituency |
| Subdivision Name6: | Beleghata |
| Seat Type: | Borough |
| Seat: | 3 |
| Government Type: | Mayor-Council |
| Governing Body: | KMC |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Leader Name: | Iqbal Ahmed |
| Leader Title1: | Political Party |
| Leader Name1: | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 53,782 |
| Timezone: | IST |
| Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
| Coordinates: | 22.5793°N 88.3798°W |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 700 011 |
| Area Code: | +91 33 |
Ward No. 29, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 3, covering parts of Narkeldanga neighbourhood in North Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Attempts were made to establish a municipal corporation at Kolkata from the middle of the 19th century. The electoral system was introduced for the first time in 1847, and 4 of the 7 board members were elected by the rate payers. In 1852 the board was replaced by a new one and in 1863 a new body was formed. As per old records, in 1872 there were 25 wards in Kolkata (spellings as in use at that time) – 1. Shyampukur, 2. Kumartuli, 3. Bartala, 4. Sukea Street, 5. Jorabagan, 6. Jorasanko, 7. Barabazar, 8. Kolutola, 9. Muchipara, 10. Boubazar, 11. Padmapukur, 12. Waterloo Street, 13. Fenwick Bazar, 14. Taltala, 15. Kalinga, 16. Park Street, 17. Victoria Terrace, 18. Hastings, 19. Entali, 20. Beniapukur, 21. Baliganj-Tollyganj, 22. Bhabanipur, 23. Alipur, 24.Ekbalpur and 25. Watganj. A new municipal corporation was created in 1876, wherein 48 commissioners were elected and 24 were appointed by the government. With the implementation of the Municipal Consolidation Act of 1888 the area under the jurisdiction of the municipal corporation was enlarged. Certain areas were already there but more parts of them were added (current spellings) - Entally, Manicktala, Beliaghata, Ultadanga, Chitpur, Cossipore, Beniapukur, Ballygunge, Watganj and Ekbalpur, and Garden Reach and Tollygunj. The Calcutta Municipal Act of 1923 brought about important changes. It liberalised the constitution along democratic lines.[1] [2]
The state government superseded the Corporation in 1948 and the Calcutta Municipal Act of 1951 came into force. Adult franchise was introduced in municipal elections in 1962. With the addition of certain areas in the southern parts of the city, the number of wards increased from 75 to 144.[3]
Ward No. 29 is bordered on the north by Satin Sen Sarani, Upendra Chandra Banerjee Road, Sastitala Road and Narkeldanga North Road; on the east by C.I.T. Road and Upendra Banerjee Road; on the south by Dhyan Debi Khanna Road and Motilal Sen Lane; and on the west by the Circular Canal.[4] [5] The ward is served by Narkeldanga police station of Kolkata Police.[6] [7] [8]
Ultadanga Women police station covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Suburban division of Kolkata Police, i.e Beliaghata, Beniapukur, Entally, Maniktala, Narkeldanga, Ultadanga and Phoolbagan.[6]
As per 2011 Census of India Ward No. 29, Kolkata Municipal Corporation, had a total population of 53,782, of which 28,942 (54%) were males and 28,840 (46%) were females. Population below 6 years was 5,550. The total number of literates in Ward No. 29 was 34,094 (70.69% of the population over 6 years).[9]
Kolkata is the second most literate district in West Bengal.[10] The literacy rate of Kolkata district has increased from 53.0% in 1951 to 86.3% in the 2011 census.[11]
See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate
Census data about mother tongue and religion is not available at the ward level. For district level information see Kolkata district.
According to the District Census Handbook Kolkata 2011, 141 wards of Kolkata Municipal Corporation formed Kolkata district. (3 wards were added later).[12]
The ward forms a city municipal corporation council electoral constituency and is a part of Beleghata (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[13]
| Election year | Name of councillor | Party affililiation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Subodh Kumar Dey | All India Forward Bloc | [14] | |
| 2010 | Subodh Kumar Dey | All India Forward Bloc | [15] | |
| 2015 | Prakash Upadhyay | Indian National Congress | [16] | |
| 2022 | Iqbal Ahmed | Trinamool Congress |