Arambagh Municipality
Arambagh Municipality | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | AITC: 18 seats |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Arambagh Municipality is the civic body that governs
.History
Arambagh Municipality was established in 1886.[1]
Geography
Arambagh Municipality covers an area of 117.20 sq km and has a total population of 66,175 (2011).[2][3]
Healthcare
Arambagh Subdivisonal Hospital, with 250 beds, is located in the Arambagh Municipality area.[4]
Elections
In the 2022 municipal elections for Arambagh Municipality
In the 2015 municipal elections for Arambagh Municipality
In the 2010 municipal elections for Arambagh Municipality Trinamool Congress won 9 seats, CPI (M) 7 seats, Forward Bloc 1 seat and Independent 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 Arambagh Municipality, CPI (M) won 11 seats, CPI 1 seat, Forward Bloc 3 seats and others 3 seats.[8]
References
- ^ "Arambagh Municipality". JNNURM. Retrieved 14 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Arambagh Municipality". Hooghly district information. Hooghly district authorities. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "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 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.
