Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation | |
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 Seal of the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
| Founded | 2015; 11 years ago (2015) |
| Leadership | |
Mayor | |
Deputy Mayor | Anita Mondal, AITC since 12 February 2022 |
Chairperson | |
| Structure | |
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Political groups | Government (39)
Opposition (2) |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 12 February 2022 |
Next election | February 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Headquarters of the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation is thelocal government responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration ofSalt Lake and surrounding areas (Rajarhat,Gopalpur,Kestopur,Baguiati,Kaikhali,Teghoria) inGreater Kolkata.[1]
Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation was headed by Administrator Pawan Kadyan, IAS till elections were held in October 2015 after delimitation into 41 wards (Ward No.s 1 to 26 from Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality, Ward No. 27 from Mahishbathan II Gram Panchayat and Ward No.s 28 to 44 from Bidhannagar Municipality).[2] This constituted its first Board of Councillors and Mayor-in-Council with Pawan Kadyan, IAS transitioning into the role of Municipal Commissioner.[3] BMC consists of 41 wards (grouped in 6 boroughs).[2] The Corporation is under administrative jurisdiction ofBidhannagar subdivision in the district ofNorth 24 Parganas and police jurisdiction ofBidhannagar City Police. The current Municipal Commissioner is Sujay Sarkar, IAS, who has been in the post since 29 April 2022.[4]
This civic administrative body administers an area of 60.5 square kilometres (23.4 sq mi) which is approximately 3.2% of the Total Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA).[2] The jurisdiction of BMC includesSalt Lake (a planned satellite town ofKolkata and previously under "Bidhannagar Municipality"), Mahishbathan II Gram Panchayat (which consisted of Tarulia, Mahisgote and Thakdari) andRajarhat (previously under "Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality" which consisted ofKestopur, Chandiberia,Baguiati, Udayan Pally, Santosh Pally, Jagatpur, Ashwini Nagar, Narayantala, Raghunathpur, Arjunpur,Teghoria, Jyangra, Helabottala, Noapara, Adarsha Pally, Pramodgarh, Jyoti Nagar,Hatiara,Kaikhali, Chinar Park, Atghara, Dasadrone, Salua, Bablatala, Narayanpur, Beraberi, Bidisha Pally, Sarada Pally, Ganti and part ofNSCBI Airport).[5]Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation bordersMadhyamgram Municipality in the north,Rajarhat block in the south,New Town in the east andSouth Dum Dum in the west
Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation is divided into 41 wards. The 41 wards are arranged into 6 boroughs.[2] Each ward elects a councillor. The mayor is responsible for the overall functioning of the BMC and has a tenure of five years. At present, theAll India Trinamool Congress holds the power in the BMC.
As of 2020, the budget of thecity government is fund surplus with a budget of₹424.8 crore (US$50 million) while its total revenue stands at₹425 crore (US$50 million). A lot of funds were allocated for disaster management and covid relief while an allocation of₹150 crore (US$18 million) was made for a road repairing scheme to have the transport infrastructure upgraded.[6]
As per 2011 census, total population under Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation is 632,107. Total number ofScheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are 121,761 and 10,950 respectively. Among the 41 wards, Wards no 20 has the highest population with 20,981 residents while ward no 23 has the lowest population with 11,639 residents. Total number of households in BMC is 153,661.[2]
| No. | Name | Term | Ward | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||
| 1 | Sabyasachi Dutta | 2015 | 2019 | Ward No. 31 | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2 | Krishna Chakraborty | 2019 | Incumbent | Ward No. 29 | ||
Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation has a total of 41 members or councillors, who are directly elected after a term of 5 years. The council is led by the Mayor. The latest elections were held in12 February 2022. The current mayor of Bidhannagar is Krishna Chakraborty of theTrinamool Congress. The current deputy mayor is Anita Mondal of theTrinamool Congress.
| Mayor: Krishna Chakraborty | ||||
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| Deputy Mayor: Anita Mondal | ||||
| Ward No. | Name of Councillor | Party | Remarks | |
| 1 | Pinaki Nandi | Trinamool Congress | ||
| 2 | Rahima Bibi | |||
| 3 | Aratrika Bhattacharjee | |||
| 4 | Shahnawaz Ali Mondal | |||
| 5 | Nandini Banerjee | |||
| 6 | Samrat Barua | |||
| 7 | Debraj Chakraborty | |||
| 8 | Suparna Ghosh Paul | |||
| 9 | Samaresh Chakraborty | |||
| 10 | Pranay Kumar Ray | |||
| 11 | Anita Biswas | |||
| 12 | Momota Hossain Mondal | Independent | ||
| 13 | Mohammad Sirajul Haque | Trinamool Congress | ||
| 14 | Gita Sardar | Indian National Congress | ||
| 15 | Sujit Mondal | Trinamool Congress | ||
| 16 | Jayashri Bagui | |||
| 17 | Ashutosh Nandi | |||
| 18 | Indranath Bagui | |||
| 19 | Piyali Sarkar | |||
| 20 | Prosenjit Nag | |||
| 21 | Monoranjan Ghosh | |||
| 22 | Atindra Prasad Sana | |||
| 23 | Jhunku Mondal | |||
| 24 | Manish Mukherjee | |||
| 25 | Purnima Naskar | |||
| 26 | Susobhan Mondal | |||
| 27 | Binu Mondal | |||
| 28 | Prabir Sardar | |||
| 29 | Krishna Chakraborty | |||
| 30 | Anita Mondal | |||
| 31 | Sabyasachi Dutta | |||
| 32 | Kakali Saha | |||
| 33 | Banibrata Banerjee | |||
| 34 | Ranjan Podder | |||
| 35 | Jaydev Naskar | |||
| 36 | Chamili Naskar | |||
| 37 | Minu Das Chakraborty | |||
| 38 | Alo Dutta | |||
| 39 | Rajesh Chirimar | |||
| 40 | Tulsi Sinha Roy | |||
| 41 | Ratna Bhaumik | |||