Berhampore Municipality
Berhampore Municipality | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1876 |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | Naru Gopal Mukherjee, AITC |
Vice Chairman | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 28 |
Political groups | Government (22)
Opposition (6)
|
| Elections | |
Last election | 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Berhampore Municipality (or Baharampur Municipality) is the civic body that governs Berhampore city of Berhampore subdivision in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India.
History
Berhampore municipality was established in 1876.[2]
Geography
Berhampore Municipality covers an area of 31.42 km2 and has a total population of 1,95,223 (2011).[2]
Current members
Berhampore Municipality has a total of 28 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 Berhampore Municipality is Naru Gopal Mukherjee of the Trinamool Congress. The current vice chairman is Swarup Saha of the Trinamool Congress.[3]
| Chairman: Naru Gopal Mukherjee | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vice Chairman: Swarup Saha | ||||
| Ward No. | Name of Councillor | Party | Remarks | |
| 1 | Kakali Goswami | Trinamool Congress | ||
| 2 | Baban Ray | |||
| 3 | Uma Ghosh | |||
| 4 | Hira Haldar | Indian National Congress | ||
| 5 | Kanai Ray | |||
| 6 | Kanika Kundu | |||
| 7 | Naru Gopal Mukherjee | Trinamool Congress | ||
| 8 | Babita Bhalla | |||
| 9 | Swarup Saha | |||
| 10 | Avik Chowdhury | |||
| 11 | Aparna Sharma | |||
| 12 | Ajoy Roy | |||
| 13 | Apurba Das | |||
| 14 | Rita Halder Chatterjee | |||
| 15 | Subrata Das | |||
| 16 | Arun Kumar Singh | |||
| 17 | Shukla Sarkar | Indian National Congress | ||
| 18 | Jayanta Chakraborty | Trinamool Congress | ||
| 19 | Vismadeb Karmakar | |||
| 20 | Gopa Halder | Indian National Congress | ||
| 21 | Subal Ray | Trinamool Congress | ||
| 22 | Debasish Goyala | |||
| 23 | Soumima Chattaraj | |||
| 24 | Jayanta Pramanik | |||
| 25 | Goutam Kumar Saha | |||
| 26 | Moumita Ray Choudhuri | |||
| 27 | Ranajit Singh | Indian National Congress | ||
| 28 | Abul Kowsar | Trinamool Congress | ||
Elections
2022
| Party | Won | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 22 | ||
| Indian National Congress | 6 | ||
| Total | 28 | ||
See also
- Beldanga Municipality
- Dhulian Municipality
- Murshidabad Municipality
- Jangipur Municipality
- Kandi Municipality
- Jiaganj Azimganj Municipality
References
- ^ "Officials of Berhampore Municipality". Berhampore Municipality. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ a b "About Berhampore Municipality". Berhampore Municipality. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "2022 WB local election results". SEC West Bengal. Retrieved 29 August 2025.