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Administrative divisions of Kolkata

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The Kolkata Municipal Corporation is divided into 144 administrative wards that are grouped into 16 boroughs.[1]

Each of these wards elects a councillor to the KMC. Each borough has a committee consisting of the councillors elected from the respective wards of the boroughs. The Corporation, through the borough committees, maintains government-aided schools, hospitals and municipal markets and partakes in urban planning and road maintenance.[2] The corporation as the apex body discharges its function through the Mayor-in-Council, consisting of a mayor, assisted by a deputy mayor, and ten other elected members of the KMC. The Councillors are responsible for the overall functioning of their respective wards and has a tenure of five years.[3]

List of Wards

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References

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  1. ^ "Kolkata Statistics". Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  2. ^ "007 Kolkata (India)" (PDF). World Association of the Major Metropolises. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. ^ "About Kolkata Municipal Corporation". Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 26 April 2006.
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