Ward No. 59, Kolkata Municipal Corporation

Ward No. 59
Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Ward No. 59

Location in Kolkata

Coordinates (dms): 22°32′25.2″N 88°22′38.1″E / 22.540333°N 88.377250°E / 22.540333; 88.377250Coordinates: 22°32′25.2″N 88°22′38.1″E / 22.540333°N 88.377250°E / 22.540333; 88.377250
Country  India
State West Bengal
City Kolkata
Neighbourhoods Park Circus
Parliamentary constituency Kolkata Uttar
Assembly constituency Entally
Borough 7
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 700 017
Area code(s) +91 33

Ward No. 59, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 7, covering parts of Park Circus neighbourhood in central Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal. It forms a city municipal corporation council electoral constituency and is a part of Entally (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[1]

Overview

The boundaries of the ward are: Christopher Road is in the north. Gobinda Chandra Khatick Road and Topsia Road (south) are to the east. Guriapara Road, Topsia Road (south), Tiljola Road and Gorachand Road are to the south. Topsia Road (south), Tiljola Road and Dr. Sundari Mohan Avenue are to the west.[2][3]

Election highlights

Election
year
ConstituencyName of councillorParty affililiation
2005Ward No. 59Snehansu RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[4]
2010Debansu RayCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
2015Jolly BoseAll India Trinamool Congress[6]
 Kolkata Municipal Corporation election 2015 summary
Party Seats won Seat change
All India Trinamool Congress 116 Increase19
Left Front 15 Decrease18
Bharatiya Janata Party 5 Increase2
Indian National Congress 5 Decrease5
Independents 3 Increase3

Source: DNA West Bengal Municipal Election Results, 28th April 2015
Results of Kolkata Municipal Corporation Election, 2010


References

  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. Kolkata: Detail Maps of 141 Wards with Street Directory. D.P.Publications & Sales Concern, 66 Colarelege Street, Kolkata-700073, 4th edition 2003.
  3. "Municipal Wards". Yellow Pages.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. Search the web for COUNCILLORS OF KOLKATA MUNICITIPAL CORPORATION. In the search list click on this. On clicking one gets an option for “List of KMC Councillors” at the bottom of the page. Press <Open> to get to Adobe Acrobat file.
  5. "Kolkata Municipal Corporation General Election Results 2010". Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  6. Prabahat Khabar, Hindi newspaper, print edition, 29 April, 2015
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