Sonamukhi Municipality
Sonamukhi Municipality | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | Santosh Mukherjee, AITC |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 15 |
Political groups | Government (19)
Opposition (3) Others (1)
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| Elections | |
Last election | 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
| Website | |
| sonamukhimunicipality | |
Sonamukhi Municipality is the civic body that governs Sonamukhi town of Bankura district, West Bengal, India.
History
Sonamukhi municipality was established in 1885.[1]
Geography
Sonamukhi Municipality covers an area of 8.56 sq km and has a total population of 29,085 (2011).[2]
Current members
Sonamukhi Municipality has a total of 24 members or councillors, who are directly elected after a term of 5 years. The council is led by the Chairperson. The latest elections were held on 12 February 2022. The current chairperson of Sonamukhi Municipality is Santosh Mukherjee of the Trinamool Congress. The current deputy chairperson is Hiralal Chattaraj of the Trinamool Congress.
| Chairperson: Santosh Mukherjee | ||||
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| Deputy Chairperson: | ||||
| Ward No. | Name of Councillor[3] | Party | Remarks | |
| 1 | Retun Kundu | Trinamool Congress | ||
| 2 | Soma Pandit | |||
| 3 | Biswanath Chatterjee | |||
| 4 | Mamata Mukherjee | |||
| 5 | Ram Prasad Dolui | |||
| 6 | Swapan Kumar Nandi | |||
| 7 | Aparajita Roy | |||
| 8 | Sheikh Shukur Ali | |||
| 9 | Mita Dey | |||
| 10 | Tushar Karfa | |||
| 11 | Sanjoy Ghorui | |||
| 12 | Tripti Kundu | |||
| 13 | Rathindra Nath Das | |||
| 14 | Hasan Ali | |||
| 15 | Sanjoy Das | |||
References
- ↑ "History of Sonamukhi Municipality". Sonamukhi Municipality. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ "Sonamukhi Municipality Demographics". Census2011. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ "2022 WB local election results". SEC West Bengal. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
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