Konnagar Municipality

Konnagar Municipality is the civic body that governs Konnagar and its surrounding areas in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.

Konnagar Municipality
Type
Type	Municipality
History
Founded	1944; 81 years ago (1944)
Leadership
Chairman	Swapan Kumar Das, AITC
Vice Chairman	Goutam Das, AITC
Structure
Seats	20
Political groups	Government (17)   AITC (17) Opposition (2)   CPI(M) (1)   INC (1) Others (1)   IND (1)
Elections
Last election	2022
Next election	2027
Website
www.konnagarmunicipality.org

History

Nrishinha Das Basu, Founder and first Chairman of the Municipality

Konnagar Municipality was established in 1944. Nrishinha Das Basu was the founder and first Chairman of the Municipality. Sib Chandra Deb contributed tirelessly towards the development of Konnagar. After independence, a large number of displaced persons from East Pakistan settled in Konnagar.^[1]

Geography

Konnagar Municipality covers an area of 4.67 sq km and has a total population of 76,152 (2011).^[2]

In 1981, 27.09% of the total population formed main workers and 72.91% were non-workers in Konnagar Municipality and 49.26% 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.^[3]

Healthcare

Konnagar Matri Sadan O Sishu Mangal Pratisthan, with 43 beds, is located in the Konnagar Municipality area.^[4]

List of councillors

(2022-present)

• Swapan Kumar Das - AITC (Chairman)
• Goutam Das - AITC (Deputy Chairman)

Ward	Name	Party
1	Monalisa Nag		All India Trinamool Congress
2	Suchitra Das		All India Trinamool Congress
3	K. Baby		All India Trinamool Congress
4	Goutam Das		All India Trinamool Congress
5	Asit Chakraborty		All India Trinamool Congress
6	Anjali Banerjee		All India Trinamool Congress
7	Sk. Abdul Gaffar		Communist Party of India
8	Sukanta Chakraborty		All India Trinamool Congress
9	Madhumita Das		All India Trinamool Congress
10	Tanmoy Deb		All India Trinamool Congress
11	Swapan Kumar Das		All India Trinamool Congress
12	Jonaki Bag		All India Trinamool Congress
13	Arunagshu Majumdar		Indian National Congress
14	Soutir Chatterjee		All India Trinamool Congress
15	Soma Mitra		All India Trinamool Congress
16	Subhasis Chowdhury		All India Trinamool Congress
17	Biswarup Chakraborty		All India Trinamool Congress
18	Rina Pandey		All India Trinamool Congress
19	Chandan Mondal		All India Trinamool Congress
20	Bablu Paul		Independent politician

Elections

In 2022 municipal election once again Trinamool Congress got the majority and formed the Konnagar municipality Board.

In the 2015 municipal elections for Konnagar Municipality Trinamool Congress won 11 seats, CPI (M) 4 seats and Congress 5 seats.^[5]

In the 2010 municipal elections for Konnagar Municipality Trinamool Congress won 10 seats, CPI (M) 7 seats and Congress won 3 seats.^[6]

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)."^[7]

In the 2005 municipal elections for Konnagar Municipality, CPI (M) won 12 seats, Congress 3 seats, Trinamool Congress 2 seats and others 2 seats.^[8]