Baranagar Municipality is the civic body that governs

Baranagar Baranagar (Bengali language, Bengali: বরানগর) is a city and a municipality in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area ...

and its surrounding areas (Deshapriya Nagar, Bonhooghly, Sadhan Pally, Noapara, Palpara, Dunlop and Alambazar) in

Barrackpore subdivision Barrackpore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History In 1757, the East India Company obtained the ''zamindari'' or land-holders rights of the 24 Parganas Zaminda ...

North 24 Parganas district North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and ...

in West Bengal, India.

History

Baranagar, an ancient region of artisan people, is situated adjacent to

Kolkata Municipal Corporation Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is the local government of the Indian city of Kolkata, the List of Indian state and union territory capitals, state capital of West Bengal. This civic administrative body administers an area of . Its motto, ' ...

(KMC). The place is situated on the bank of the river Hooghly. Portuguese colonies at first established their business camp here which was in existence till 1862. Portuguese settlement became the seat of a Dutch trading station and an important anchorage for Dutch shipping. The Dutch had homes here in the seventeenth century. There was a hog factory where about 3,000 hogs a year were slaughtered and salted for export. Later it became the centre for the extensive jute trade, manufacturing gunny bags. In 1795, it was ceded to the British. Constituted as the Municipality of "North Suburban" in 1869, the Municipality was renamed "Baranagar" in 1889.

Healthcare

Baranagar Municipality has two hospitals named "Baranagar Matri Sadan" for women and "Eskag Sanjeevani Multispeciality Hospital". There is also a government hospital named "Baranagar State General Hospital" in

Elections

Baranagar Municipality has 34 wards.

2022 West Bengal Municipality election

In the 2022 municipal elections for Baranagar Municipality, AITC won 32 seats, and

CPI(M) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)) is a communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electoral seats, and one of the six national parties of India. ...

2 seats.

2015 West Bengal Municipality election

In the 2015 municipal elections for Baranagar Municipality, AITC won 32 seats, and

2 seats.

2010 West Bengal Municipality election

In the 2010 municipal elections for Baranagar Municipality, AITC won 20 seats,

11 seats, INC 2 seats, and CPI 1 seat.

List of Councillors

Following is the list of councillors of Baranagar Municipality at present:

References

External links

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