Ward No. 2, Kolkata Municipal Corporation

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Ward No. 2
Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Ward No. 2 is located in Kolkata
Ward No. 2
Ward No. 2
Location in Kolkata
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Country  India
State West Bengal
City Kolkata
Neighbourhood covered Sinthee
Parliamentary constituency Kolkata Uttar
Assembly constituency Kashipur-Belgachhia
Burough 1
Population (2011)
 • Total 48,190
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 700 050
Area code(s) +91 33

Ward No. 2, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 1, covering parts of Sinthee 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 Kashipur-Belgachhia (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[1]

Overview

The boundaries of the ward are as follows: Kalicharan Ghosh Road and Ramkrishna Ghosh Road are to the north. Eastern Railway line is to the east. Dum Dum Road is to the south. Barrackpore Trunk Road is to the west.[2][3]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Ward No. 2, Kolkata Municipal Corporation had a total population of 48,190, of which 24,381 (51%) were males and 23,809 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 2,575. The total number of literates in Ward No. 2 was 42,986 (94.24 % of the population over 6 years).[4]

Election highlights

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of Councillor Party Affililiation
2005 Ward No. 2 Bishnupada Ghosh Communist Party of India (Marxist) [5]
2010 Dr. Santanu Sen All India Trinamool Congress [6]
2015 Puspali Sinha All India Trinamool Congress [7]


e • d 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. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Kolkata: Detail Maps of 141 Wards with Street Directory. D.P.Publications & Sales Concern, 66 College Street, Kolkata-700073, 4th edition 2003.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  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. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Prabahat Khabar, Hindi newspaper, print edition, 29 April, 2015


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