Jalpaiguri Municipality is the civic body that governs Jalpaiguri and its surrounding areas in Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal, India. Following the resignation of Saikat Chatterjee on 27 August 2026, the Municipality Board is presently headed by the SDO & SDM of Jalpaiguri Subdivision, Janab Moin Ahamd, IAS, who was appointed as 'Officiating Administrator on the same day
History The name Jalpaiguri comes from the word Jalpai meaning Ceylon olive, which grew in the city and adjacent areas and Guri means a place.
Civic administration Civic administration is the responsibility of the Jalpaiguri Municipality which is one of the oldest in West Bengal. Set up in 1885, it is headed by a chairman who is elected by the residents of the city. It has 25 wards that elect the ward councillors. The All India Trinamool Congress is in the power of this municipal body. The chairperson of the municipality is Saikat Chatterjee.
The municipality is responsible for providing basic services, such as potable water and sanitation. The water is supplied by the municipal authorities using its groundwater resources, and almost all the houses in the municipal area are connected through the system.
Elections Jalpaiguri Municipality has 25 wards.
2022 West Bengal Municipality election 2221AITCINCCPI(M) PartyAITCINCCPI(M)Seats In the 2022 municipal elections for Jalpaiguri Municipality, AITC won 22 seats, INC 2 seats and CPI(M) 1 seat.
2015 West Bengal Municipality election 1555AITCINCCPI(M) PartyAITCINCCPI(M)Seats In the 2015 municipal elections for Jalpaiguri Municipality, AITC won 15 seats, INC 5 seats and CPI(M) 5 seats.
2010 West Bengal Municipality election 1671INCCPI(M)AITC PartyINCCPI(M)AITCSeats In the 2010 municipal elections for Jalpaiguri Municipality, INC won 16 seats, CPI(M) 7 seats and AITC 1 seat.
List of councillors Following is the list of councillors of Jalpaiguri Municipality at present: +Ward No.Name of councillorParty1Nilam Chakraborty (Sharma)AITC2Mahua Dutta Bandopadhyay (Mun)AITC3Swarup MandalAITC4Sarita Prasad (Shah) GuptaAITC5Sandip MahatoAITC6Subrata PalAITC7Papia PalAITC8Saikat ChatterjeeAITC9Pramod MandalAITC10Dinesh RautAITC11Manashi Biswas RoyAITC12Manindra Nath BarmanAITC13Lipika SarkarAITC14Sandip GhoshAITC15Tapan BanerjeeAITC16Tiyash Sinha GoswamiAITC17Dilip Kumar BarmaAITC18Uttam BoseAITC19Lopamudra Adhikari MandalAITC20Shubhra DebINC21Taraknath DasAITC22Pinku BiswasAITC23Sanchita Panchanan (Dhar)CPI(M)24Amlan MunshiINC25Poushali Das (Sarkar)AITC
See also List of municipal corporations in India
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