Ward No. 7, Kolkata Municipal Corporation

Ward No. 7
Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Ward No. 7

Location in Kolkata

Coordinates: 22°36′19.8″N 88°21′56.9″E / 22.605500°N 88.365806°E / 22.605500; 88.365806Coordinates: 22°36′19.8″N 88°21′56.9″E / 22.605500°N 88.365806°E / 22.605500; 88.365806
Country  India
State West Bengal
City Kolkata
Neighbourhood covered Bagbazar
Parliamentary constituency Kolkata Uttar
Assembly constituency Shyampukur
Burough 1
Population (2011)
  Total 19,180
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 700 003
Area code(s) +91 33

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

Overview

The boundaries of the ward are as follows: The Circular Canal is to the north. Bagbazar Street, Bosepara Lane, Nivedita Lane, Ramkanta Bose Street and Sarkarbari Lane are to the east. Bidhan Sarani, Sachin Mitra Lane and Girish Avenue is to the south. The Hooghly River is to the west.[2][3]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Ward No. 7, Kolkata Municipal Corporation had a total population of 19,180, of which 9,942 (52%) were males and 9,238 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 961. The total number of literates in Ward No. 7 was 15,969 (87.65 % of the population over 6 years). [4]

Election highlights

Election
year
ConstituencyName of councillorParty affililiation
2005Ward No. 7Dr. Goutam DasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
2010Manjusree ChaudhuriAll India Trinamool Congress[6]
2015Bapi GhoshBharatiya Janata Party[7]
 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 8 April 2015.
  2. Kolkata: Detail Maps of 141 Wards with Street Directory. D.P.Publications & Sales Concern, 66 College Street, Kolkata-700073, 4th edition 2003.
  3. "Municipal Wards". Yellow Pages.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  4. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. 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.
  6. "Kolkata Municipal Corporation General Election Results 2010". Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  7. Prabahat Khabar, Hindi newspaper, print edition, 29 April, 2015
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