Ward No. 75, Kolkata Municipal Corporation
| Ward No. 75 | |
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| Kolkata Municipal Corporation | |
 Ward No. 75
Location in Kolkata
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| Coordinates (dms): 22°32′49″N 88°19′24″E / 22.546944°N 88.323472°ECoordinates: 22°32′49″N 88°19′24″E / 22.546944°N 88.323472°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| City | Kolkata |
| Neighbourhoods | Hastings, Watgunge |
| Parliamentary constituency | Kolkata Dakshin |
| Assembly constituency | Kolkata Port |
| Borough | 9 |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 26,925 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 700 023 |
| Area code(s) | +91 33 |
Ward No. 75, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 9, covering parts of Hastings and Watgunge neighbourhoods in south Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Attempts were made to establish a municipal corporation at Kolkata from the middle of the 19th century. The electoral system was introduced for the first time in 1847, and 4 of the 7 board members were elected by the rate payers. In 1852 the board was replaced by a new one and in 1863 a new body was formed. As per old records, in 1872 there were 25 wards in Kolkata (spellings as in use at that time) – 1. Shyampukur, 2. Kumartuli, 3. Bartala, 4. Sukea Street, 5. Jorabagan, 6. Jorasanko, 7. Barabazar, 8. Kolutola, 9. Muchipara, 10. Boubazar, 11. Padmapukur, 12. Waterloo Street, 13. Fenwick Bazar, 14. Taltala, 15. Kalinga, 16. Park Street, 17. Victoria Terrace, 18. Hastings, 19. Entali, 20. Beniapukur, 21. Baliganj-Tollyganj, 22. Bhabanipur, 23. Alipur, 24.Ekbalpur and 25. Watganj. A new municipal corporation was created in 1876, wherein 48 commissioners were elected and 24 were appointed by the government. With the implementation of the Municipal Consolidation Act of 1888 the area under the jurisdiction of the municipal corporation was enlarged. Certain areas were already there but more parts of them were added (current spellings) - Entally, Manicktala, Beliaghata, Ultadanga, Chitpur, Cossipore, Beniapukur, Ballygunge, Watganj and Ekbalpur, and Garden Reach and Tollygunj. The Calcutta Municipal Act of 1923 brought about important changes. It liberalised the constitution along democratic lines.
The state government superseded the Corporation in 1948 and the Calcutta Municipal Act of 1951 came into force. Adult franchise was introduced in municipal elections in 1962. With the addition of certain areas in the southern parts of the city, the number of wards increased from 75 to 144.
Ward No. 75 is bordered on the north by Clyde Row and Munshi Premchand Sarani; on the east by Kidderpore Road; on the south by Kabitirtha Sarani; and on the west by the Port Trust Railway and Garden Reach Road.
The ward is served by Watgunge, Hastings and South Port police stations of Kolkata Police.
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