Bankura Municipality
Bankura Municipality | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1865 |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | Aloka Sen Majumder, AITC |
Vice Chairman | Hiralal Chattaraj, AITC |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 24 |
Political groups | Government (19)
Opposition (3) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
| Website | |
| bankuramunicipality | |
Bankura Municipality is the civic body that governs Bankura city of Bankura Sadar subdivision in Bankura district, West Bengal, India.
History
Bankura municipality was established in 1865.[2]
Geography
Bankura Municipality covers an area of 19.01 km2 and has a total population of 137,386 (2011).[3]
Current members
Bankura Municipality has a total of 24 members or councillors, who are directly elected after a term of 5 years. The council is led by the chairperson. The latest elections were held on 12 February 2022. The current chairman of Bankura Municipality is Aloka Sen Majumdar of the Trinamool Congress. The current vice chairman is Hiralal Chattaraj of the Trinamool Congress.
| Chairman: Aloka Sen Majumdar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vice Chairman: Hiralal Chattaraj | ||||
| Ward No. | Name of Councillor[4] | Party | Remarks | |
| 1 | Debasish Laha | Independent | ||
| 2 | Rajib Dey | Trinamool Congress | ||
| 3 | Jhilli Dutta Das | |||
| 4 | Amrita Garai Kundu | |||
| 5 | Swarna Das | |||
| 6 | Rekha Das Rajak | |||
| 7 | Dilip Agarwal | Independent | ||
| 8 | Mamata Bagdi | Trinamool Congress | ||
| 9 | Bhramar Chowdhury | |||
| 10 | Daripa Shampa | |||
| 11 | Aloka Sen Majumdar | |||
| 12 | Tapas Kumar Banerjee | |||
| 13 | Barun Kumar Sen | |||
| 14 | Aparna Chatterjee | |||
| 15 | Pinki Chakraborty | |||
| 16 | Sonai Ghoshal | |||
| 17 | Bandana Lohar | |||
| 18 | Ananya Roy Chakraborty | Bharatiya Janata Party | Elected as Independent; later joined BJP[1] | |
| 19 | Sheikh Azizul Rahaman | Trinamool Congress | ||
| 20 | Avijit Datta | |||
| 21 | Amit Ruidas | |||
| 22 | Raju Lohar | |||
| 23 | Itu Das | |||
| 24 | Hiralal Chattaraj | |||
Elections
2022
| Party | Won | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 21 | ||
| Independents | 3 | ||
| Total | 24 | ||
References
- ^ a b "Ananya Roy Chakraborty is BJP candidate for Taldangra by-election". Bankura 24x7 (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "History of Bankura Municipality". Bankura Municipality. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "Bankura Municipality Demographics". Census2011. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "2022 WB local election results". SEC West Bengal. Retrieved 29 August 2025.