Champdani Municipality is the civic body that governs

Champdani Champdani is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is under Bhadreswar police station in Chandannagore subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (K ...

and its surrounding areas in

Chandannagore subdivision Chandannagore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview A major portion of Chandannagore subdivision is part of the Hooghly- Damodar Plain, the agriculturally rich alluvia ...

Hooghly district Hooghly district () is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. It can alternatively be spelt ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli''. The district is named after the Hooghly River. The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsurah (' ...

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History

Champdany Municipality was established in 1917.

Geography

Champdany Municipality covers an area of 6.59 sq km and has a total population of 111,251 (2011). Champdany Municipality is bounded by

Bhadreswar Municipality Bhadreswar Municipality is the civic body that governs Bhadreswar and its surrounding areas in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. History Bhadreswar Municipality was established in 1869. Geography Bhadreswar M ...

on the north,

Hooghly River The Hooghly River (, also spelled ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli'') is the westernmost distributary of the Ganges, situated in West Bengal, India. It is known in its upper reaches as the Bhagirathi. The Bhagirathi splits off from the main branch of the G ...

on the east,

Baidyabati Municipality Baidyabati Municipality is the civic body that governs Baidyabati and its surrounding areas ( Sheoraphuli and partly Chatra) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. History Baidyabati Municipality was established in ...

on the south and

Singur (community development block) Singur is a Community development block in India, community development block that forms an administrative division in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Overview The ...

on the west. In 1981, 31.92% of the total population formed main workers and 68.08% were non-workers in Champdany Municipality and 78.69% 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

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and migrants find employment in the area.

Education

There are 26 primary, 10 secondary and 12 higher secondary schools (all including municipal schools) in Champdani municipal area. There are a number of schools with facilities for teaching in the Hindi-medium, as for example Champdani Ram Dulari Hindi High School, Jai Hind Hindi School, Angus Hindi Junior High School, Angus Khanpukur Hindi Primary School, Saraswati Sishu Vidyamandir etc. Amongst the Urdu-medium schools are: The Adabi Society High Madrasa, Moulana Abdul Wali School, Champdani BISS Free Primary School, Anees Academy SSK Urdu, Champdani Urdu Girls’ Junior High, Haji Shakur Memorial Primary School, Iqra Model Academy SSK, Mujahid-e-Millat etc. Chamdani Odia GSFP School teaches in the Odiya-medium. There also are Bengali and English medium schools.

Healthcare

Gourhati ESI Hospital, with 216 beds, is located in the Champdany Municipality area.

Elections

In the 2015 municipal elections for Champdany Municipality

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won 13 seats, CPI (M) 1 seat,

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2 seats, BJP 2 seats and Independents 4 seats. In the 2010 municipal elections for Champdany Municipality

won 11 seats, CPI (M) 4 seats,

3 seats, and Independents 4 seats. About the 2010 municipal elections,

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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 Champdany Municipality, CPI (M) won 4 seats, CPI 2 seats,

2 seats,

6 seats and others 8 seats.

References

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