Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality is the civic body that governs Hugli-Chuchura and its surrounding areas (Bandel) in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
History Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality was established in 1865. It was formed by the amalgamation of the Hooghly and Chinsurah towns, primarily with the objective of local governance and tax collection. Cockrell was its first Chairman and G.S. Park its first Vice Chairman. Brajendranath De, ICS, was its first Indian Chairman.
As the ancient port city of Satgaon declined, Hooghly was founded by the Portuguese in 1537. It was later acquired by the British. Chinsurah was developed as a Dutch settlement in the 17th century. It passed into British hands in exchange for their possessions in Sumatra.
Notable residents
Hazi Md Mahashin Bhudev Mukherjee Ramgati Nayaratna Kaji Nazrul Islam Joytish Ch Ghosh Gopesh Chandra Mallick (Freedom Fighter) Bijoy Modak U.L. Brahmachari (Scientist) Sambhunath Dey Narayan Ch Ghosh (Mathematician) Manoranjan Porel (Athlete) Dr. Murari Mukherjee Akshay Chandra Sarkar Ganga charan sarkar Dinanath dhar Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Geography
Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality covers an area of 17.29 sq km and has a total population of 177,833 (2011).
In 1981, 24.72% of the total population formed main workers and 75.28% were non-workers in Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality and 25.49% 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.
Healthcare Hugli District Hospital with 550 beds, Chunchura Police Hospital with 98 beds and Hugli Jail Hospital with 27 beds are located in the Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality area.
Elections In the 2022 municipal elections for Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality, Trinamool Congress won 29 seats, CPI(M) 1 seat.
In the 2015 municipal elections for Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality, Trinamool Congress won 25 seats, CPI(M) 3 seats, Forward Bloc 1 seat and Congress 1 seat.
In the 2010 municipal elections for Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality, Trinamool Congress won 24 seats, CPI (M) 3 seats, Forward Bloc 2 seats and Congress won 1 seat.
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)."
In the 2005 municipal elections for Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality, CPI (M) won 15 seats, RSP 2 seats, Forward Bloc 1 seat, Congress 3 seats and Trinamool Congress 9 seats.
Wards Details of the wards, with 2022 municipal election results, are as follows: Ward No Neighbourhood1Total ElectorsSeat TypeCouncillorParty 1 Jhappukur, Keota Colony, Patrapukur, Sahaganj7,263GeneralBiplab DasCPI (M) 2 Netaji Nagar, Sahaganj7,816GeneralRanjan RahaTrinamool Congress 3 Sahaganj, Shyamsundarpur, Balagarh, Tyrebagan10,534GeneralAnindita Rajbanshi (Mondal)Trinamool Congress 4 Bandel, Milan Park7,552GeneralSaraswati PalTrinamool Congress 5 Gandhi Colony4,699WomanMousumi SahaTrinamool Congress 6 Chawk Bazar7,552GeneralJhantu Kumar BiswasTrinamool Congress 7 Roy Bazar Colony, Baralgali, Kapasdanga5,115GeneralRita DuttaTrinamool Congress 8 Kapasdanga9,877WomanNirmal ChakrabortyTrinamool Congress 9 Imambazar Road, Hooghly3,366GeneralSuparna SenTrinamool Congress 10 Chawk Bazar4,241WomenMousumi Majhi (Mampi)Trinamool Congress 11 Ghutiyabazar2,674WomanMousumi Basu ChatterjeeTrinamool Congress 12 Ghutiabazar, Tamlipara1,961GeneralArup Banerjee BJP 13 Shilbagan, Hooghly2,818GeneralJaydeb AdhikariTrinamool Congress 14 Hooghly3,465WomanChandrima Sarkar(Bhattacharya)Trinamool Congress 15 Khagrajole, Mearber 9,144General Indrajit Dutta (Bota)Trinamool Congress 16 Dharampur, Sriguru Nagar8,418GeneralArpita SahaTrinamool Congress 17 Chinsurah6,241WomenRatna AdhikariCongress 18 Suripara, Chinsurah4,373WomanSudipa MitraTrinamool Congress 19 Taldanga3,827SC WomanSanjita DharTrinamool Congress 20 Mogaltuli2,886GeneralSamir SarkarTrinamool Congress 21 Barabazar2,587WomenMita ChatterjeeTrinamool Congress 22 Satyapirtala, Pratapgarh5,887GeneralVacantVacant 23 Chinsurah2,970GeneralDibyendu AdhikariTrinamool Congress 24 Chinsurah3,342GeneralSrabani DasTrinamool Congress 25 Ghatakpara, Hooghly2,377GeneralAmit RayTrinamool Congress 26 Sandeswartala, Hooghly2,591WomanPartha SahaTrinamool Congress 27 Hooghly2,453GeneralShyama Prasad MukherjeeTrinamool Congress 28 Kanakshali4,285SCDebjani DuttaTrinamool Congress 29 Hooghly6,037GeneralGourikanta Mukherjee (Bhajan)Trinamool Congress 30 Boro Mitra Bagan5,109GeneralSoumitra Ghosh (Pilte)Trinamool Congress This is a broad indication of the neighbourhood covered, not a full description
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