Agartala Municipal Corporation

Agartala Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
Leadership
Mayor
Deputy Mayor
Smt. Manika Das Datta, BJP
Municipal Commissioner
Dr. Shailesh Kumar Yadav, IAS [1]
Structure
Seats51
Political groups
Government (51)
  •   BJP (51)
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
November 2021
Next election
2026
Meeting place
Agartala, Tripura
Website
agartalacity.tripura.gov.in

The Agartala Municipal Corporation or AMC is the municipal body which governs and maintains the city of Agartala, the capital of the Indian state of Tripura and is the Third-largest develop city after Imphal and Guwahati metropolitan in North-east India. Formed in the year 1871 the oldest municipal body in Northeast India, AMC had a vital role in developing & modernizing the state and managing in its various activities. This civic administrative body administers an area of 76.5 km2. AMC is headed by Dipak Majumder the present Mayor of Agartala.

Objective

The Municipal Corporation consists of councillors elected by the residents of the city. The city is divided into municipal wards and each ward elects a councillor to the Council.

The current majority of AMC belongs to the BJP.[3]

The municipal area was 16.012 km2 with a population of 1,89,329 at the 2001 census. The Urban Development Department Notification No.F.2(2)–UDD /2003 dated 2 July 2004 the Agartala Municipal Council has further been extended taking 16 No. of Grams of Dukli R.D.Block, 7 No. of Grams of Mohanpur R.D. Block and 2 No. of Grams of Jirania R.D. Block with an area of 42.83 square kilometers and a population of 178,495.[4] The present municipal building is located near the City center of Agartala location namely Paradise Chowhamani.

Year Population Area
1961 54,878 3 square miles (8 km2)
1971 100,264 3 square miles (8 km2)
1981 132,186 10.94 km2
1991 157,358 15.81 km2
2001 188,540 16.02 km2
2004 367,822 58.84 km2
2011 399,688 58.84 km2 (Greater Agartala Planning Area: 512,264 and 92 km2)

An estimated value of the population of Agartala in each decades as shown here from 1961 along with its size in area.

Members of the Mayor-in-Council

S.No Name Designation Departments Party
1. Dipak Majumdar Mayor
  • General Administration
  • Revenue
  • Market Development (including shopping complex)
  • Other affairs not allocated to Members
 BJP
2. Smt. Manika Das Datta Deputy Mayor
  • Accounts and Cash
  • Slum Development
  • Cultural affairs
 BJP
Mayor-in-Council
3. Hiralal Debnath Member
  • Vehicle
  • PWD
 BJP
4. Tushar Kanti Bhattacharjee Member
  • Public Health (excluding SWM)
  • Drinking Water
 BJP
5. Smt. Himani Debbarma Member
  • ST Development
  • ICDS
 BJP
6. Hari Sadhan Debnath Member
  • Poverty alleviation (Housing Scheme)
  • Sports
 BJP
7. Uday Bhaskar Chakraborty Member
  • Electric
  • SWM
 BJP
8. Jagadish Das Member
  • Municipal Properties
  • Literacy
 BJP
9. Smt. Sampa Sarkar Sen Member
  • School Education
  • NULM
 BJP
10. Bapi Das Member
  • TUEP
  • SC Development
 BJP

Election

Date: 25 November 2021

Result: 28 November 2021

Total Seats : 51

Winning Party : BJP with 51 seats.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Agartala Municipality Corporation".
  2. ^ "BJP's Deepak Majumder elected as Agartala Municipal Corporation Mayor, Monika das Datta as Deputy Mayor | Welcome to Mantra". Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Tripura Municipal Election Results 2021 Highlights: Assam CM says BJP's win testimony to popular support for PM Modi's leadership". The Financial Express. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. ^ agartala info