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    Dankuni Municipality

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    Dankuni Municipality
    Type
    Type
    Municipality
    History
    Founded2010; 14 years ago (2010)
    Leadership
    Chairman
    Hasina Sabnam
    Vice Chairman
    Prakash Raha
    Structure
    Seats21
    Political groups
      AITC: 11 seats
      CPI(M): 8 seats
      INC: 1 seats
      IND: 1 seats
    Elections
    Last election
    2015
    Next election
    2022
    Website
    www.dankunimunicipality.in

    Dankuni Municipality is the civic body that governs Dankuni and its surrounding areas in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.

    Geography[edit]

    Map of dankuni municipality

    Dankuni Municipality covers an area of 19.5 sq km and has a total population of 95,966 (2011).[1]

    Dankuni Municipality is located in the south-eastern part of Chanditala II CD Block.[2]

    Elections[edit]

    In the 2015 municipal elections for Dankuni Municipality Trinamool Congress won 11 seats, CPI (M) 8 seats, INC 1 seat and Independent 1 seat.[3]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Dankuni Municipality". Urban Local Bodies. Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
    2. ^ "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Map of Hooghly district with Municipalities (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
    3. ^ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections 2015. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2017.


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