Ward No. 78, Kolkata Municipal Corporation

Ward No. 78
Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Ward No. 78

Location in Kolkata

Coordinates (dms): 22°31′44.2″N 88°19′27.3″E / 22.528944°N 88.324250°E / 22.528944; 88.324250Coordinates: 22°31′44.2″N 88°19′27.3″E / 22.528944°N 88.324250°E / 22.528944; 88.324250
Country  India
State West Bengal
City Kolkata
Neighbourhoods Ekbalpur, Mominpur
Parliamentary constituency Kolkata Dakshin
Assembly constituency Kolkata Port
Borough 9
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 700 023
Area code(s) +91 33

Ward No. 78, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 9, covering parts of Ekbalpur and Mominpur neighbourhoods in south Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal. It forms a city municipal corporation council electoral constituency and is a part of Kolkata Port (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[1]

Overview

The boundaries of the ward are: Kavi Mohammad Iqbal is in the north. Diamond Harbour Road is to the east. Hussein Shah Road and Braunfield Row are to the south. Bhukailash Road is to the west.[2][3] IS started mental health services in ward 78 in 2012.

Election highlights

Election
year
ConstituencyName of councillorParty affililiation
2005Ward No. 78Nezamuddin ShamsAll India Forward Bloc[4]
2010Shamima Rehan KhanAll India Forward Bloc[5]
2015Nezamuddin ShamsAll India Trinamool Congress[6][7]
 Kolkata Municipal Corporation election 2015 summary
Party Seats won Seat change
All India Trinamool Congress 116 Increase19
Left Front 15 Decrease18
Bharatiya Janata Party 5 Increase2
Indian National Congress 5 Decrease5
Independents 3 Increase3

Source: DNA West Bengal Municipal Election Results, 28th April 2015
Results of Kolkata Municipal Corporation Election, 2010


References

  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006. In 2012, Iswar sankalap started Mental health service in ward 78 with training of ward health workers." (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. Kolkata: Detail Maps of 141 Wards with Street Directory. D.P.Publications & Sales Concern, 66 College Street, Kolkata-700073, 4th edition 2003.
  3. "Municipal Wards". Yellow Pages.com. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  4. Search the web for COUNCILLORS OF KOLKATA MUNICITIPAL CORPORATION. In the search list click on this. On clicking one gets an option for “List of KMC Councillors” at the bottom of the page. Press <Open> to get to Adobe Acrobat file.
  5. "Kolkata Municipal Corporation General Election Results 2010". Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  6. Prabahat Khabar, Hindi newspaper, print edition, 29 April 2015
  7. "Ward-wise winners" (PDF). Gazette Notification. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 3 May 2015.


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