Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality is the civic body that governs Uttarpara Kotrung and its surrounding areas (Bhadrakali and Hind Motor) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. It is the oldest municipality in the state of West Bengal.
Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1853 |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | Dilip Yadav |
Vice Chairman | Khokan Mandal |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 24 |
Political groups | AITC: 19 seats CPI(M): 3 seats IND: 1 seat INC: 1 seat |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
editUttarpara Municipality was founded on 14 April 1853 after the second appeal by zamindar Joykrishna and others for a municipality to the Government of Bengal, the first appeal made by them in 1851 was rejected.[1][2] Uttarpara was only the second town in Bengal to voluntarily adopt the Municipal Act of 1850 Sec XX16 – Serampore was the first town to adopt it. However, while in Serampore European residents pushed the issue through, in Uttarpara it was the zamindar Joy Krishna Mukherjee who played the pivotal role and made Uttarpara Municipality the first in the state by establishing it in 1853, 12 years before Serampore Municipality and 23 years before Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Kotrung was merged with Uttarapara Municipality in 1964 and it was renamed Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality. Makhla was merged with Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality in 1991.[3]
Geography
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The boundaries of Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality are as follows: Konnagar Municipality to the north, Hooghly River to the east and Bally Khal to the south. Earlier the railway track was the western limit, but subsequently areas such as Makhla and Hindmotor have been added beyond the railway track.[3]
Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality covers an area of 11.75 sq km and has a population of 159,413 (2011).[4]
In 1981, 27.47% of the total population formed main workers and 72.53% were non-workers in Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality and 37.98% 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.[5]
Healthcare
editUttarpara General Hospital, with 204 beds, Female Vagrants Home and primary health centre with 5 beds at Bhadrakali are located in the Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality area.[6]
Elections
editIn the 2015 municipal elections for Uttarpara Kotrung municipality Trinamool Congress won 15 seats, CPI(M) 4 seats, Congress 2 seats and Independents 3 seats.[7]
In the 2010 municipal elections for Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality Trinamool Congress won 22 seats, CPI (M) 1 seat and Independent 1 seat.[8]
Wards
editDetails of the wards, with 2022 municipal election results, are as follows:[9][10]
| Ward No | Neighbourhood1 | Total Electors | Seat Type | Councillor | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kotrung | 3,883 | General | Partha Mazumder | Trinamool Congress |
| 2 | Kotrung | 6,217 | General | Sandip Kumar Das | Trinamool Congress |
| 3 | Kotrung | 5,651 | Woman | Arati Biswas | CPI (M) |
| 4 | Kotrung | 5,563 | General | Prabir Kangsabanik (Sanu) | CPI (M) |
| 5 | Kotrung | 4,037 | General | Pinaki Dhamali | Independent |
| 6 | Kotrung | 5,182 | Woman | Putul Rani Ghosh | Trinamool Congress |
| 7 | Kotrung/Bhadrakali | 12,019 | General | Ajay Singh | Trinamool Congress |
| 8 | Bhadrakali | 4,305 | General | Tapash Mukherjee (Buro) | Trinamool Congress |
| 9 | Bhadrakali | 5,275 | Woman | Mitali Bej | Trinamool Congress |
| 10 | Bhadrakali | 7,056 | Woman SC | Sarathi Golder | Trinamool Congress |
| 11 | Bhadrakali | 5,170 | General | Amitava Mukherjee | Trinamool Congress |
| 12 | Bhadrakali | 4,228 | General | Dilip Yadav | Trinamool Congress |
| 13 | Bhadrakali | 5,310 | Woman | Mousumi Biswas | Trinamool Congress |
| 14 | Uttarpara | 4,358 | General | Utpaladitya Banerjee (Pintu) | Trinamool Congress |
| 15 | Uttarpara | 5,339 | Woman | Susmita Sarkar (Boni) | CPI (M) |
| 16 | Uttarpara | 4,173 | Woman | Dolly Ghosh Yadav | Trinamool Congress |
| 17 | Uttarpara | 5,782 | General | Subrata Mukherjee | Trinamool Congress |
| 18 | Uttarpara | 3,850 | General | Sumit Chakraborty (Tukai) | Trinamool Congress |
| 19 | Uttarpara | 5,767 | Woman | Aditi Kundu | Trinamool Congress |
| 20 | Makhla | 5,682 | General | Indrajit Ghosh (Paba) | Trinamool Congress |
| 21 | Makhla | 8,858 | General | Khokan Mandal | Trinamool Congress |
| 22 | Makhla | 7,475 | Woman | Manashi Singha | Trinamool Congress |
| 23 | Makhla | 7,230 | General | Arnab Roy(Raja) | Trinamool Congress |
| 24 | Hindmotor | 1,369 | General | Kamakhaya Narayan Singh | Congress |
This is a broad indication of the neighbourhood covered, not a full description.
References
edit- ^ "Uttarpara-Kotrung Municipality". uttarparamunicipality.in.
- ^ "Chairman's message" (PDF). Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Uttarpara Municipality". uttarpara.com. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Uttarpara-Kotrung Municipality". Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections 2015. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections yearwise. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Municipal General Election Results: Uttarpara Kotrang". West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality: Infrastructure" (PDF). Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality. Retrieved 4 July 2017.