Tarakeswar Municipality











































Tarakeswar Municipality
Abbreviation TM
Formation 1975; 44 years ago (1975)
Type Municipality
Headquarters Tarakeswar
Official language

Bengali, English
Chairman
 Swapan Samanta
Vice Chairman
 Uttam Kundu
Website www.tarakeswarmunicipality.in

Tarakeswar Municipality is the civic body that governs Tarakeswar and its surrounding areas in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography


  • 3 Elections


  • 4 References





History


Tarakeswar Municipality was established in 1975.[1][2]



Geography


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


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





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  2. ^ "Tarakeswar Municipality". JNNURM. Retrieved 14 July 2017.


  3. ^ "Baidyabati Municipality". Urban Local Bodies. Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 July 2017.


  4. ^ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections 2015. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 14 July 2017.


  5. ^ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections yearwise. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2017.


  6. ^ "India's Communist party faces defeat in West Bengal heartland". The Guardian, International Edition, 30 May 2010. theguardian. Retrieved 14 July 2017.


  7. ^ "Municipal General Elections 2005". District Hooghly. Hooghly district administration. Retrieved 19 July 2017.



 











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