Serampore Municipality
Serampore Municipality | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1865 |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | Giridhari Saha |
Vice Chairman | Uttam Nag |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 29 |
Political groups | AITC: 25 seats CPI(M): 1 seats IND: 2 seats INC: 1 seats |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Serampore Municipality is the civic body that governs Serampore and its surrounding areas (Mahesh, Tin Bazar, Battala and partly Chatra) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
History
[edit]Serampore is the first town in Bengal to voluntarily adopt the Municipal Act of 1850 Sec XX16.[1] It is not clear when Serampore Municipality was established.
Serampore is a pre-colonial town on the west bank of the Hooghly. It was part of Danish India, when it was called Fredericksnagore, from 1755 to 1845.[2]
Geography
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Serampore Municipality covers an area of 17.60 km2 and has a total population of 183,339 (2011).[3]
In 1981, 29.44% of the total population formed main workers and 70.56% were non-workers in Serampore Municipality and 54.25% 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.[4]
Healthcare
[edit]Serampore Walsh Super Speciaity (Subdivisional) Hospital, with 266 beds, Serampore TB Hospital, with 55 beds, Serampore ESI Hospital, with 216 beds, are located in the Serampore Municipality area.[5]
Elections
[edit]In the 2015 municipal elections for Serampore Municipality Trinamool Congress won 22 seats, CPI(M) 4 seats, Congress 1 seat and Independents 2 seats.[6]
In the 2010 municipal elections for Serampore Municipality Trinamool Congress won 13 seats, Congress 5 seats, CPI (M) 6 seats and Independents 5 seats.[7]
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)."[8]
In the 2005 municipal elections for Serampore Municipality, Congress won 14 seats, CPI (M) 4 seats, CPI 2 seats, Trinamool Congress 4 seats and others 1 seat.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Uttarpara Municipality". uttarpara.com. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Serampore Municipality". About us. Serampore Municipality. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Serampore Municipality". Urban Local Bodies. Department of Municipal Affairs. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Chapter V Industrial set up of the study area" (PDF). Table 16, page 232, Table 17, Page 233, Table 18, Page 236. Shodhganga. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections 2015. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections yearwise. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ Burke, Jason (29 May 2010). "India's Communist party faces defeat in West Bengal heartland". The Guardian, International Edition, 30 May 2010. theguardian. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Municipal General Elections 2005". District Hooghly. Hooghly district administration. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
