Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality

Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality is the civic body that governs Hugli-Chuchura and its surrounding areas (Bandel) in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.

Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality
Municipal Area Map
AbbreviationHCM
Formation1865 (1865)
TypeMunicipality
HeadquartersChinsurah
Official language
Bengali, English
Chairman
Gourikanta Mukherjee
Vice Chairman
Amit Ray
Websitewww.hcm.net.in

History

Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality was established in 1865. It was formed by the amalgamation of the Hooghly and Chinsurah towns, primarily with the objective of local governance and tax collection. Cockrell was its first Chairman and G.S. Park its first vice chairman.[1]

As the ancient port city of Satgaon declined, Hooghly was founded by the Portuguese in 1537. It was later acquired by the British. Chinsurah was developed as a Dutch settlement in the 17th century. It passed into British hands in exchange for their possessions in Sumatra.[1] Hazi Md Mahashin, Bhudev Mukherjee, Kaji Nazrul Islam, Joytish Ch Ghosh, Bijoy Modak, Scientist U.L. Brahmachari, Sambhunath Dey, Mathematician Narayan Ch Ghosh, Athlete Manoranjan Porel, Dr. Murari Mukherjee are among the notable inhabitants.

Geography

Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality covers an area of 17.29 sq km and has a total population of 177,833 (2011).[2]

In 1981, 24.72% of the total population formed main workers and 75.28% were non-workers in Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality and 25.49% 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

Hugli District Hospital with 550 beds, Chunchura Police Hospital with 98 beds and Hugli Jail Hospital with 27 beds are located in the Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality area.[4]

Elections

In the 2015 municipal elections for Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality Trinamool Congress won 25 seats, CPI(M) 3 seats, Forward Bloc 1 seat and Congress 1 seat.[5]

In the 2010 municipal elections for Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality Trinamool Congress won 24 seats, CPI (M) 3 seats, Forward Bloc 2 seats and Congress won 1 seat.[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 Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality, CPI (M) won 15 seats, RSP 2 seats, Forward Bloc 1 seat, Congress 3 seats and Trinamool Congress 9 seats.[8]

Wards

Details of the wards, with 2015 municipal election results, are as follows:[9][10]

Ward NoNeighbourhood1Total ElectorsSeat TypeCouncillorParty
1Jhappukur, Keota Colony, Patrapukur, Sahaganj7,263GeneralBiplab DasCPI (M)
2Netaji Nagar, Sahaganj7,816WomanLily BiswasCPI (M)
3Sahaganj, Shyamsundarpur, Balagarh, Tyrebagan10,534GeneralSunil MalakarTrinamool Congress
4Bandel, Milan Park7,552GeneralSanjay Kumar PalTrinamool Congress
5Gandhi Colony4,699WomanMousumi SahaTrinamool Congress
6Chawk Bazar7,552GeneralJhantu Kumar BiswasTrinamool Congress
7Roy Bazar Colony, Baralgali, Kapasdanga5,115GeneralSamir MajumderCPI (M)
8Kapasdanga9,877WomanArati PalTrinamool Congress
9Imambazar Road, Hooghly3,366GeneralSuparna SenTrinamool Congress
10Chawk Bazar4,241GeneralIndrajit Dutta (Bota)Trinamool Congress
11Ghutiyabazar2,674WomanMousumi BasuTrinamool Congress
12Pratapgarh, Satyapirtala1,908GeneralSanjib Kumar Basu MajumdarTrinamool Congress
13Shilbagan, Hooghly2,818GeneralJaydeb AdhikariTrinamool Congress
14Hooghly3,465WomanSomsurya DasTrinamool Congress
15Khagrajole, Mearber9,144SC WomanBandana Das BasuTrinamool Congress
16Dharampur, Sriguru Nagar8,418GeneralArpita SahaTrinamool Congress
17Chinsurah6,241GeneralAmit Kumar DharCongress
18Suripara, Chinsurah4,373WomanSudipa MitraTrinamool Congress
19Taldanga3,827SC WomanSanjita DharTrinamool Congress
20Mogaltuli2,886GeneralJagannath GhoshForward Bloc
21Barabazar2,587GeneralGobinda DasguptaTrinamool Congress
22Satyapirtala, Pratapgarh5,887SCSoumitra MalakarTrinamool Congress
23Chinsurah2,970WomanSrabani DasTrinamool Congress
24Chinsurah3,342GeneralPartha SahaTrinamool Congress
25Ghatakpara, Hooghly2,377GeneralAmit RayTrinamool Congress
26Sandeswartala, Hooghly2,591WomanJaita AdhikariTrinamool Congress
27Hooghly2,453GeneralShyama Prasad MukherjeeTrinamool Congress
28Kanakshali4,285SCHaru DharaTrinamool Congress
29Hooghly6,037GeneralGourikanta Mukherjee (Vazan)Trinamool Congress
30Boro Mitra Bagan5,109GeneralSoumitra Ghosh (Pilte)Trinamool Congress

This is a broad indication of the neighbourhood covered, not a full description

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References
  1. "Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality". Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. "Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality". Urban Local Body profile. Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. "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.
  4. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  5. "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections 2015. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  6. "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections yearwise. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  7. "India's Communist party faces defeat in West Bengal heartland". The Guardian, International Edition, 30 May 2010. theguardian. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  8. "Municipal General Elections 2005". District Hooghly. Hooghly district administration. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  9. "Municipal General Election Results: Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality". West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  10. "Hooghly-Chinsura Municipality, Hugli district, schools list". Schools in India. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

 

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