Champdany Municipality
| Champdany Municipality | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1917 |
| Leadership | |
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Chairman
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Suresh Mishra
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Vice Chairman
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Vinaya Kumar
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 22 |
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Political groups
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Trinamool Congress (13) CPI (M) (1) Congress (2) BJP (2) Independents (4) |
| Elections | |
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Last election
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2015 |
| Website | |
| www |
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Champdany Municipality is the civic body that governs Champdani and its surrounding areas in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
Champdany Municipality was established in 1917.
Champdany Municipality covers an area of 6.59 sq km and has a total population of 111,251 (2011).
Champdany Municipality is bounded by Bhadreswar Municipality on the north, Hooghly River on the east, Baidyabati Municipality on the south and Singur (community development block) on the west.
In 1981, 31.92% of the total population formed main workers and 68.08% were non-workers in Champdany Municipality and 78.69% of the total main workers were industrial workers. This may be interpreted as follows: although industrial activities are prominent in the municipal areas of the region, the major portion of the population is commuters and migrants find employment in the area.
There are 26 primary, 10 secondary and 12 higher secondary schools (all including municipal schools) in Champdani municipal area. There are a number of schools with facilities for teaching in the Hindi-medium, as for example Champdani Ram Dulari Hindi High School, Jai Hind Hindi School, Angus Hindi Junior High School, Angus Khanpukur Hindi Primary School, Saraswati Sishu Vidyamandir etc. Amongst the Urdu-medium schools are: The Adabi Society High Madrasa, Moulana Abdul Wal School, Champdani BISS Free Primary School, Anees Academy SSK Urdu, Champdani Urdu Girls’ Junior High, Haji Shakur Memorial Primary School, Iqra Model Academy SSK, Mujahid-e-Millat etc. Chamdani Odia GSFP School teaches in the Odiya-medium. There also are Bengali and English medium schools.
Gourhati ESI Hospital, with 216 beds, is located in the Champdany Municipality area.
In the 2015 municipal elections for Champdany Municipality Trinamool Congress won 13 seats, CPI (M) 1 seat, Congress 2 seats, BJP 2 seats and Independents 4 seats.
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