Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Leadership | |
Mayor | Krishna Chakraborty, AITC since 12 February 2022 |
Deputy Mayor | Anita Mondal, AITC since 12 February 2022 |
Chairperson | |
| Structure | |
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Political groups | Government (39)
Opposition (2) |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 12 February 2022 |
Next election | February 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Headquarters of the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation is the local government responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of Salt Lake and Rajarhat areas in Greater Kolkata.[1]
Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation was headed by Administrator Pawan Kadyan, IAS till elections were held in October 2015 after delimitation into 41 wards (Ward No.s 1 to 26 from Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality, Ward No. 27 from Mahishbathan II Gram Panchayat and Ward No.s 28 to 44 from Bidhannagar Municipality).[2] This constituted its first Board of Councillors and Mayor-in-Council with Pawan Kadyan, IAS transitioning into the role of Municipal Commissioner.[3] BMC consists of 41 wards (grouped in 6 boroughs).[2] The Corporation is under administrative jurisdiction of Bidhannagar subdivision in the district of North 24 Parganas and police jurisdiction of Bidhannagar City Police. The current Municipal Commissioner is Sujay Sarkar, IAS, who has been in the post since 29 April 2022.[4]
- ^ "North 24 Parganas district". Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
bmcwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Kolkata Gazette Notification for Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation" (PDF). Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "New Commissioner".