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Baidyabati Municipality is the civic body that governs Baidyabati and its surrounding areas (Sheoraphuli and partly Chatra) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
Baidyabati Municipality | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | Raja Girindrachandra 1869 |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | Pintu Mahato |
Vice Chairman | Brahmadas Biswas |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 23 |
Political groups | |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2015 |
Next election | 2020 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Baidyabati Municipality was established in 1869,[1] under the leadership of Raja Girindrachandra of Sheoraphuli Rajbari. He was succeeded by Raja N.C Ghosh of Sheoraphuli Rajbari, the longest serving municipal head (33 years). The Sheoraphuli-Tarakeshwar line was constructed on debuttar property in 1885 and was inspected by Lord Dufferin and Raja Girindrachandra.[2]
Baidyabati Municipality covers an area of 12.03 km2 and has a population of 121,110 (2011).[3]
In 1981, 25.00% of the total population formed main workers and 75.00% were non-workers in Baidyabati Municipality and 27.00% 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.[4]
In the 2015 municipal elections for Baidyabati Municipality Trinamool Congress won 13 seats, CPI (M) 1 seat, Forward Bloc 3 seats, Congress 3 seats and Independents 3 seats.[5]
In the 2010 municipal elections for Baidyabati Municipality Trinamool Congress won 12 seats, CPI (M) 4 seats, Forward Bloc 3 seats and Congress won 3 seats.[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 Baidyabati Municipality, CPI (M) won 8 seats, Forward Block 4 seats, Congress 6 seats and Trinamool Congress 4 seats.[8]
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