Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC) is the civic body that governs Asansol in Asansol Sadar subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India.

History Union Committees were established in Asansol, Raniganj, Katwa and Kalna, according to a notification issued on 29 October 1850. These Union Committees carried out the functions of municipalities. Asensole (now Asansol) Municipality was established on 1 July 1885, according to a notification dated 23 April 1885. Initially, the municipality covered the Railway Colony, the English area, Budhdanga village, Bastin’s Bazar, Pucca Bazar, Munshi Bazar, and Talpukur Chati areas. The first committee was formed with seven government officials as ex-officio members and twelve nominated members.Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), , Vol I, page 380, 2001, Radical Impression.

Over the years, Asansol experienced considerable growth due to coal mining, railway development, and the establishment of IISCO’s steel plant at Burnpur. Asansol municipal corporation was formed in 1994, with the addition of Burnpur Notified Area Authority, some rural parts of Asansol community development block, and some colliery areas.

According to the Kolkata Gazette notification of 3 June 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation. As of now, Asansol Municipal Corporation administers an area of 326 km2 (126 sq mi).

Geography The mouzas included in Asansol Municipal Corporation, as per 2015 Gazette notification, were as follows:

Jamuria: Jhila, Shibpur, Nandi, Damodarpur, Jamuria, Kaithi, Pariharpur, Sripur, Kundlia, Joba, Khokula, Ninga, Chanda, Bogra, Banali, Mithapur, Satgram, Katagora, Bijpur, Balanpur, Mandalpur, Ikra, Sekpur, Mamudpur and Sarthakpur. Raniganj: Raniganj, Searsole, Amrasota, Ronal, Kumar Bazar and Mangalpur. Kulti: Debipur, Duburdi, Indkata, Damagoria, Jamaldi, Chanpatria, Digari, Sabanpur, Baria, Lalbazar, Ramnagar, Manberia, Balitora, Kendua, Petna, Kulti, Lachmanpur, Rampur, Calbalpur, Dedi, Kultora, Pupuri, Badirachak, Mahutdi, Shipur, Kuldi, Namagarapara, Gangutia, Raydi, Barakar, Chungaria, Mahatadi, Boldi, Narayanchak, Hatinal, Para, Jasaldi, Sanctoria, Dishergarh, Shitalpur, Manoharchak, Chota Demua, Sodepur, Radhanagar, Asanbani, Bhanrra, Kalikapur, Sitarampur, Belrui, Lachipur, Kumardiha, Neamatpur, Bamundiha, Alladi, Mithani, Kamalpur, Henrelgaria, Bejdi, Paidi and Chinakuri.

Amongst the collieries in Asansol Municipal Corporation are: Damra, Ajay Second, Khusadanga, Girmint, Kakor Danga, C.M. Ghushik, 3 No. Ghushik, Mohishila Hattola, Narshamuda, Dhemomain and K.D. Sim.

Demographics The 2011 Census of India was carried out well before the reorganisation of Asansol Municipal Corporation in 2015. Census data for the area, which is part of Asansol Municipal Corporation since 2015, is given below:

Name Total PopulationMale Population % of TotalFemale Population % of TotalPopulation above 6 yearsTotal LiteratesLiterates as % of Population above 6 years Asansol municipal corporation563,91752%48%503,734419,59183.30%Jamuria municipality145,27652%48%126,27890,85471.95%Raniganj municipality129,44152%48%113,72088,29977.65%Kulti municipality313,80952%48%278,424209,95275.41%Total1,152,44352%48%1,022,156808,69679.12%

Asansol urban agglomeration

As of the 2011 census, the urban agglomeration (UA) centred upon Asansol had a population of 1,243,414. In addition to the erstwhile municipalities of Kulti, Jamuria, and Raniganj subsequently incorporated into the AMC, the agglomeration included the census towns of Amkula, Baktarnagar, Ballavpur, Bhanowara, Domohani, Egara, Jemari, Majiara, Murgathaul, Raghunathchak, Sahebganj and Topsi, and also Charanpur, an outgrowth of Jamuria.

This urban agglomeration was rated the second most populous in West Bengal (after Kolkata), and the 39th most populous in India. The expanding Asansol UA has been listed by a European research institute as the eleventh fastest growing urban area in India, and the 42nd fastest growing in the world.

Elections All India Trinamool Congress swept the first election after expansion of Asansol Municipal Corporation, held in 2015.

Boroughs Borough No LocationWardsName of ChairmanParty 1 Jamuria1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 Sk Sandar AITMC 2 Raniganj32,33,34,35,36,37,88,89,90,91,92,93Mozammil Hussain TMC 3 Railpar, Asansol13,14,15,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31 4 Sukanta Maidan, SB Gorai Road, Asansol40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49 5 BNR More, G.T. Road20,21,22,23,50,51,52,53,54,55,76 6 Kalipahari38,39,80,82,83,84,85,86,87 7 Tribeni More, Burnpur56,57,75,77,78,79,81,94,95,96,97,98,106 8 Kulti16,18,19,58,59,60,61,73,74,99 9 Kulti67,69,72,100,101,102,103,104,105 10 Kulti17,62,63,64,65,66,68,70,71

Wards Details of wards are as follows:

Ward No Vidhan SabhaPolice StationNeighbourhood1Total ElectorsSeat TypeCouncillorParty 1 JamuriaJamuriaNandi8,372NoneMridul ChakrabortyAITC 2 JamuriaJamuriaJamuria Hat9,256WomenShrabani MandalAITC 3 JamuriaJamuriaSripur8,689NoneAbdul HouseAITC 4 JamuriaJamuriaJamuria Hat10,157NoneSk SandarAITC 5 JamuriaJamuriaJamuria Hat8,764WomenBandana RuidasAITC 6 JamuriaJamuriaJamuria Hat10,006NoneSanjoy Kumar BanerjeeAITC 7 JamuriaJamuriaJamuria Hat9,346SCSusmita BauriAITC 8 JamuriaJamuriaSatgram9,355NoneSubrata AdhikaryAITC 9 JamuriaJamuriaJamuria Hat7,804SC WomenBaishakhi BauriAITC 10 JamuriaJamuriaSripur8,711WomenUsha PaswanAITC 11 JamuriaJamuriaSripur8,219NoneMd Arif AliAITC 12 JamuriaJamuriaSripur8,498NoneSamarjit GoswamiAITC 13 Asansol UttarAsansol NorthDhadka9,537WomenRina MukherjeeAITC 14 Asansol UttarAsansol NorthMajiara10,540NoneUtpal SinghaAITC 15 Asansol UttarAsansol NorthKalla9,801NoneShyam SarenAITC 16 KultiKultiDebipur7,122WomenMoonmoon MukherjeeAITC 17 KultiKultiBoria9,682SCLalan MehraBJP 18 KultiKultiSitarampur8,243NoneAmit Kumar TulsyanBJP 19 KultiKultiNeamatpur8,101SCUsha Kumari RajakAITC 20 Asansol UttarAsansol NorthKanyapur7,258NoneArjun MajiAITC 21 Asansol UttarAsansol NorthKalyanpur Housing Estate8,492WomenShraboni MondalAITC 22 Asansol UttarAsansol NorthKalyanpur Housing Estate9,061NoneAnirban DasAITC 23 Asansol UttarAsansol NorthKalyanpur Housing Estate8,198NoneCK Reshma RamakrishnanAITC 24 Asansol UttarAsansol NorthQuraishi Mahalla10,732WomenFansabi BegumAITC 25 Asansol UttarAsansol NorthQuraishi Mahalla13,991NoneSM MustafaINC 26 Asansol UttarAsansol NorthRailpar10,312NoneMd Wasimul HaqueAITC 27 Asansol UttarAsansol NorthRailpar7,721WomenChaitali TiwariBJP 28 Asansol UttarAsansol NorthRailpar7,551NoneGhulam SarwarINC 29 Asansol UttarAsansol NorthRailpar7,035NoneGourab GuptaBJP 30 Asansol UttarAsansol NorthRailpar9,167SC WomenGopa RoyAITC 31 Asansol UttarAsansol NorthRailpar7,894WomenAsha PrasadAITC 32 JamuriaJamuriaJamuria Hat6,795SCBhola Kumar HelaAITC 33 RaniganjRaniganjSearsole8,649NoneNaran BauriCPI(M) 34 RaniganjRaniganjSearsole11,583NoneRanjit SinghAITC 35 RaniganjRaniganjRonai Haji Para9,014WomenAkhtari KhatoonAITC 36 RaniganjRaniganjSearsole9,816SCDibyendu BhakatAITC 37 RaniganjRaniganjDamoda Colliery8,290NoneRupesh Kumar YadavAITC 38 Asansol DakshinAsansol NorthUshagram8,823ST WomenMeena Kumari HansdaAITC 39 Asansol DakshinAsansol NorthUshagram8,664NoneJyoti Sankar KarmakarAITC 40 Asansol UttarAsansol NorthUshagram8,209WomenMoumita BiswasAITC 41 Asansol UttarAsansol NorthNuruddin Road8,858WomenRanbir Singh BhararaAITC 42 Asansol UttarAsansol NorthOld Hospital8,800NoneDr Amitava BasuAITC 43 Asansol UttarAsansol NorthOld Hospital9,116WomenAmna KhatoonCPI(M) 44 Asansol UttarAsansol NorthSubdivisional Hospital7,118NoneAmarnath ChatterjeeAITC 45 Asansol UttarAsansol NorthAsansol Village6,677NoneUtpal RayAITC 46 Asansol UttarAsansol SouthHutton Road7,642WomenShikha GhatakAITC 47 Asansol UttarAsansol SouthMaster Para8,405NoneRajesh TiwariAITC 48 Asansol UttarAsansol SouthBudha8,823NoneGurudas ChatterjeeAITC 49 Asansol UttarAsansol SouthChelidanga8,182WomenShampa DawnAITC 50 Asansol UttarAsansol SouthChelidanga, Hill View Park8,745NoneAbhijit GhatakAITC 51 Asansol UttarAsansol SouthSree Pally8,055NoneAnanta MajumdarAITC 52 Asansol UttarAsansol SouthCourt Morh6,483WomenMousumi BoseAITC 53 Asansol UttarAsansol SouthBurnpur Road Morh7,083NoneTapan BanerjeeAITC 54 Asansol UttarAsansol SouthSarada Pally Road7,099SCDilip BaralAITC 55 Asansol UttarAsansol SouthGopalpur New Colony9,357NoneDipa ChakrabortyAITC 56 Asansol DakshinAsansol SouthRabindranagar9,443WomenShrabani BiswasAITC 57 Asansol DakshinAsansol SouthNarsamuda11,437SCSamit MajiAITC 58 KultiAsansol SouthDhemo Main Colliery9,068NoneSanjay NoniaAITC 59 KultiKultiNeamatpur11,552NoneMd Zakir HussainINC 60 KultiKultiNeamatpur8,942WomenIndrani MishraAITC 61 KultiKultiNeamatpur8,536NoneAdinath PuitandiAITC 62 KultiKultiUpper Kulti8,807NoneKhoma MondalAITC 63 KultiKultiUpper Kulti88,51NoneMd Salim Akhtar AnsariAITC 64 KultiKultiKulti Town8,636WomenPoonam DeviAITC 65 KultiKultiUpper Kulti8,997NoneNadim AkhtarIND 66 KultiKultiBarakar9,885NoneAshok Kumar PaswanAITC 67 KultiKultiBarakar8,029WomenTumpa ChowdharyIND 68 KultiKultiBarakar8,333NoneRadha SinghIND 69 KultiKultiBarakar9,234NoneSushanta MandalBJP 70 KultiKultiKendwa8,824SCWakil DasAITC 71 KultiKultiSimulgram7,963WomenSatabdi BhandariAITC 72 KultiKultiGangutia11,040SCChaitanya MajhiAITC 73 KultiKultiBejdih Colliery8,163SC WomenSunita BauriAITC 74 KultiKultiMithani8,135NoneUjjal ChatterjeeAITC 75 Asansol DakshinHirapurChhotodighari, New Town8,660NoneKanchan MukherjeeAITC 76 Asansol UttarHirapurBidhan Pally, Hill View Park9,731WomenBabita DasAITC 77 Asansol DakshinHirapurNarsighbandh11,643NoneGurmit SinghAITC 78 Asansol DakshinHirapurBurnpur6,950NoneAshok RudraAITC 79 Asansol DakshinHirapurSubhaspally7,099WomenSima MondalAITC 80 Asansol DakshinHirapurSantinagar, Puraniya Talao8,733NoneRakesh SharmaAITC 81 Asansol DakshinHirapurPuranahat8,751NoneSona GuptaAITC 82 Asansol DakshinHirapurRahmatnagar10,079WomenNargis Bano BegumAITC 83 Asansol DakshinAsansol SouthMohisila Colony10,523NoneMd HasratullahAITC 84 Asansol DakshinAsansol SouthIsmail9,586NoneDr Debashish SarkarAITC 85 Asansol DakshinAsansol SouthMohisila Colony11,718WomenKalyani RayAITC 86 Asansol DakshinAsansol SouthTalkuri9,414NoneManas DasAITC 87 Asansol DakshinAsansol SouthDamra8,191NoneTarun ChakrabortyAITC 88 RaniganjRaniganjRaniganj Town10,064WomenNeha ShawAITC 89 RaniganjRaniganjRaniganj Town9,434NoneMd Mozammil HussainAITC 90 RaniganjRaniganjRaniganj Town6,276SCShakti RuidasAITC 91 RaniganjRaniganjRaniganj Town10,325NoneRaju SinghAITC 92 RaniganjRaniganjRaniganj Town5,937WomenShyama UpadhyayAITC 93 RaniganjRaniganjRaniganj Town11,057NoneAlok BoseAITC 94 Asansol DakshinHirapurKalajharia7,443STGanesh OrangAITC 95 Asansol DakshinHirapurRiverside Township12,452SCSandhya DasAITC 96 Asansol DakshinHirapurBurnpur Town, Hirapur Village10,390SCShibananda BauriAITC 97 Asansol DakshinHirapurPurushattompur, Kuilapur6,813NoneAnup Maji AITC 98 Asansol DakshinHirapurDharampur, Suryanagar, Dihika9,927WomenKahkashan ReyazAITC 99 KultiHirapurBidyanandapur7,452STRabilal HembramAITC 100 KultiKultiChinakuri10,680NoneHaldar KarmakarAITC 101 KultiKultiChhoto Dhemo9,416ST WomenSabita TuduAITC 102 KultiKultiRadhanagar9,987NoneSourav MajiAITC 103 KultiKultiDishergarh(Hatinol, Rokta, Josaidi Villages)7,027SCTarak Nath DhibarAITC 104 KultiKultiDishergarh(Sanctoria Village)8,878SCAnjan MondalAITC 105 KultiKultiDishergarh Village and Town9,544WomenIndrani AcharyaBJP 106 Asansol DakshinHirapurHirapur Village, Shamdi6,134NoneAkshay GhoshAITC 1 This is a broad indication of the neighbourhood covered, not a full description

See also Durgapur Municipal Corporation

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