Ward No. 3, Kolkata Municipal Corporation

Ward No. 3
Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Ward No. 3

Location in Kolkata

Coordinates: 22°36′16″N 88°23′00″E / 22.60444°N 88.38333°E / 22.60444; 88.38333Coordinates: 22°36′16″N 88°23′00″E / 22.60444°N 88.38333°E / 22.60444; 88.38333
Country  India
State West Bengal
City Kolkata
Neighbourhood covered Belgachia
Parliamentary constituency Kolkata Uttar
Assembly constituency Kashipur-Belgachhia
Burough 1
Population (2011)
  Total 53,855
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 700 037
Area code(s) +91 33

Ward No. 3, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 1, covering parts of Belgachia 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: Dum Dum Road, Umakanta Sen Lane, Paikpara Raja Manindra Lane and Kshudiram Bose Sarani are to the north. Eastern Railway line and Jiban Krishna Ghosh Road are to the east. Jiban Krishna Ghosh Road is to the south. Anath Nath Deb Lane, Paikpara Row and Beerpara Lane are to the west.[2][3]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Ward No. 3, Kolkata Municipal Corporation had a total population of 53,855, of which 27,636 (51%) were males and 26,219 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 4,358. The total number of literates in Ward No. 3 was 42,933 (86.74 % of the population over 6 years).[4]

Election highlights

Election
Year
ConstituencyName of councillorParty Affililiation
2005Ward No. 3Namita DasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
2010Brojendra Kumar BoseAll India Trinamool Congress[6]
2015Santanu SenAll 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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