Tarakeswar Municipality is the civic body that governs Tarakeswar and its surrounding areas in the Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
Tarakeswar Municipality | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | Uttam Kundu |
Vice Chairman | prabir chandra |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 15 |
Political groups | AITC: 15 seats |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2022 |
Next election | 2025 |
| Website | |
| www | |
History edit
Geography edit
Tarakeswar Municipality covers an area of 3.88 sq km and has a total population of 31,344 (2011).[3] Tarakeswar Municipality is bounded by Bhanjipur gram panchayat on the north, Baligori I gram panchayat on the east, Ramnagar gram panchayat on the south and Sontoshpur gram panchayat on the west. It is located in the centre of Tarakeswar CD Block.[1]
Elections edit
In the 2015 municipal elections for Tarakeswar Municipality Trinamool Congress won all the 15 seats.[4]
In the 2010 municipal elections for Tarakeswar Municipality Trinamool Congress won 10 seats and CPI (M) 5 seats.[5]
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)."[6]
In the 2005 municipal elections for Tarakeswar Municipality, CPI (M) won 11 seats and Marxist Forward Bloc 4 seats.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "Tarakeswar Town". About us. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Tarakeswar Municipality". JNNURM. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Baidyabati Municipality". Urban Local Bodies. Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections 2015. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections yearwise. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ Burke, Jason (29 May 2010). "India's Communist party faces defeat in West Bengal heartland". The Guardian, International Edition, 30 May 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Municipal General Elections 2005". District Hooghly. Hooghly district administration. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
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