Ward No. 9, Kolkata Municipal Corporation

Ward No. 9
Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Ward No. 9

Location in Kolkata

Coordinates: 22°35′45.2″N 88°21′55.1″E / 22.595889°N 88.365306°E / 22.595889; 88.365306Coordinates: 22°35′45.2″N 88°21′55.1″E / 22.595889°N 88.365306°E / 22.595889; 88.365306
Country  India
State West Bengal
City Kolkata
Neighbourhoods covered Shobhabazar, Kumortuli
Parliamentary constituency Kolkata Uttar
Assembly constituency Shyampukur
Burough 1
Population (2011)
  Total 16,420
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 700 004
Area code(s) +91 33

Ward No. 9, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 1, covering parts of Shobhabazar, Kumortuli and the firnges Shyambazar neighbourhoods 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: Kumartuli Street, Durga Charan Banerjee Street, Raja Nabakrishna Street and Shyambazar Street are to the north. Sobhabazr Street and Sri Aurobindo Sarani are to the east. Jyotindra Mohan Avenue, Rabindra Sarani and Gopeswar Paul Avenue are to the south. The Hooghly River is to the west.[2][3]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Ward No. 9, Kolkata Municipal Corporation had a total population of 16,420, of which 8,573 (52%) were males and 7,847 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,033. The total number of literates in Ward No. 9 was 14,094 (91.60 % of the population over 6 years).[4]

Election highlights

Election YearConstituencyName of CouncilorParty
2005Ward No. 9Mahua MallickCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
2010Mitali SahaAll India Trinamool Congress[6]
2015Mitali SahaAll India Trinamool Congress[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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