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Firhad Hakim (born 1 January 1959) is an Indian politician serving since 2018 as the 38th mayor of Kolkata. [3] He is also the Cabinet Minister of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs and Housing in the Government of West Bengal .
Kolkata Municipal Corporation has a total of 144 members or corporators, who are directly elected after a term of 5 years. The council is led by the Mayor. The latest elections were held in 19 December 2021. The current mayor of Kolkata is Firhad Hakim of the Trinamool Congress. The current deputy mayor is Atin Ghosh of the Trinamool Congress.
List of Mayors of Kolkata S. No. Name Portrait Term [3] Party Under Calcutta Municipal Act, 1923 - Bengal Act III of 1923: 1 Chittaranjan Das: 16 April 1924 16 July 1925 1 year, 91 days Indian National Congress: 2 Jatindra Mohan Sengupta: 17 July 1925 3 February 1928 2 years, 201 days 3 Bijoy Kumar Basu 4 February 1928 9 April 1929 1 year, 64 ...
Kolkata is the second most literate district in West Bengal. [9] The literacy rate of Kolkata district has increased from 53.0% in 1951 to 86.3% in the 2011 census. [10] See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate
Ward No. 109, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 12, covering parts of Haltu (Kalikapur), Santoshpur (Borakhola-Nandan Kanan-Purba Diganta-Survey Park), Ajoy Nagar, Hiland Park, Chak Garia, New Garia, Srinagar, Hatibari, Nayabad, Bikash Guha Colony/ Daspara, Panchasayar (Shahid Smrity Colony-Baghajatin Park), Budher Hat ...
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Many towns in Greater Kolkata are being incorporated within the Kolkata postal area, with their postal PIN codes being changed so that these areas can be identified with the larger metropolitan area. [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
The establishment and evolution of Kolkata Municipal Corporation followed a long process starting from around the middle of the 19th century. The Municipal Consolidation Act of 1888 and certain steps taken thereafter saw the addition of peripheral areas in the eastern and southern parts of the city to the corporation area.