Buniadpur Municipality is the civic body that governs Buniadpur and its surrounding areas in Gangarampur subdivision of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India.
Buniadpur Municipality | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | Akhil Chandra Barman |
Vice Chairman | Jayanta Kundu |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 14 |
Political groups | AITC: 13 seats BJP: 1 seats |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2017 |
Next election | 2022 |
| Website | |
| www | |
History edit
A municipal area for Buniadpur village was constituted with effect from 1 March 2015, as per Notification No. 98/MA/O/C-4/M-16/2011 dated 24 February 2015 of the Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal, and published in the Kolkata Gazette dated 26 February 2015. The following mouzas were included in Buniadpur municipality: Khusipur, Sherpur, Buniadpur, Narayanpur, Selimabad, Thingur, Amai, Karkha, Shibpur, Koil, Barail, Rashidpur, Aligara, Haldi, Joydebpur, Mirjapur, Math Khidirpur, Rangapukur, Surai, Malam and Chaksadulla.[1]
Geography edit
Buniadpur Municipality covers an area of 24.49 sq km.[2]
Election edit
The first election of Buniadpur Municipality was held in 2017. Trinamool Congress won in 13 out of the 14 wards, with BJP only winning in 1 ward. [3]
References edit
- ^ "Notification No. 98/MA/O/C-4/M-16/2011 dated 24 February 2015 of the Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal" (PDF). The Kolkata Gazette dated 26 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Buniadpur Municipality". Urban Local Bodies. Department of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Buniadpur Municipality Election Results". ndia WebPortal Private Limited. Retrieved 7 December 2018.