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Asansol
Asansol is a (Tier-II) metropolitan city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the second largest and most populated city of West Bengal and the 33rd largest urban agglomeration in India. Asansol is the district headquarters of Paschim Bardhaman district. According to a 2010 report released by the International Institute for Environment and Development, a UK-based policy research non-governmental body, Asansol was ranked 11th among Indian cities and 42nd in the world in its list of 100 fastest-growing cities. Asansol is classed as a Y-category city for calculation of HRA (House Rent Allowance) for public servants, is rate 16%, making it a Tier-II city. Etymology "Asan", a species of tree which generally grows thirty meters tall, is found on the banks of the Damodar River; "sol" refers to land. The name "Asansol" is a combination of these two words. Asansol is a city on the banks of Damodar and its land is rich in minerals. Historically the city was anglicized as ''Assenso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asansol Municipal Corporation
Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC) is the civic body that governs Asansol in Asansol Sadar subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India. History Union Committees were set up in Asansol, Raniganj, Katwa and Kalna, according to a notification issued on 29 October 1850. These Union Committees carried out the functions of municipalities. Assensole (now Asansol) Municipality was set up on 1 July 1885, according to a notification dated 23 April 1885. Initially, the municipality covered the Railway Colony, the English area, Budhdanga village, Bastin’s Bazar, Pucca Bazar, Munshi Bazar and Talpukur Chati areas. The first committee was formed with seven government officials as ex-officio members and twelve nominated members. Over the years, Asansol grew considerably with the growth coal mining, development of railways and growth of IISCO’s steel plant at Burnpur. Asansol municipal corporation was formed in 1994, with the addition of Burnpur Notified Area Authority, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paschim Bardhaman District
Paschim Bardhaman district is a predominantly urban mining-industrial district in West Bengal. The headquarter of the district is Asansol. It was formed on 7 April 2017 after bifurcation of the erstwhile Bardhaman district as the 23rd district of West Bengal. Etymology Some historians link the name of the district to the 24th and last Jain ''tirthankara'', Mahavira Vardhamana, who came to preach in the area. Alternatively, ''Bardhamana'' means a prosperous and growing area. It was a forward frontier zone in the progress of Aryanisation by the people in the Upper Gangetic valley. ''Paschim'' means west. History Microliths found at Birbhanpur, near Durgapur, indicate settlements in the Ajay valley in the Paleolithic/ Mesolithic age, around 5,000 BC. In early historical times Bardhamanbhukti, a part of the Rarh region, was ruled successively by the Magadhas, Mauryas, Kushanas and Guptas. In the 7th century AD, when Shashanka was king, the area was part of the Gauda Kingdom. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asansol Uttar (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Asansol Uttar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It covers most of the area earlier under Asansol constituency. There is another constituency named Asansol Dakshin Assembly constituency. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, there are two constituencies, namely Asansol Uttar Assembly constituency and Asansol Dakshin Assembly constituency. No. 281 Asansol Uttar covers Wards 13-15,20-31,40-55,76 of Asansol Municipal Corporation(Before 2015 Ward nos. 1-8,10-17,19,21-33 of Asansol municipal corporation). Asansol Uttar and Asansol Dakshin assembly segments are part of No. 40 Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency). The United News of India (UNI) has been candid about the second largest city and urban agglomeration in West Bengal (the area covered by the Asansol Lok Sabha Sabha constituency) after Kolkata that is a hub of coal mining and railway activity bordering Jharkhand. Asansol has seen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asansol (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Asansol Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Asansol in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 40 Asansol Lok Sabha constituency are in Paschim Bardhaman district. Overview On the eve of 2014 elections, ''The Statesman'' described the constituency as follows: "The Asansol Lok Sabha constituency is conspicuous by its mixed population — coal mine workers, factory workers, coal mafia, scrap dealers, minority population and a large section of Hindi speaking population." ''The New Indian Express'' said that the constituency was dotted with coal mines and 50% of the electorate was Hindi speaking. ''The Statesman'' has put the proportion of non-Bengali voters in the constituency at 36%. The United News of India (UNI) has been candid about the second largest city and urban agglomeration in West Bengal after Kolkata that is a hub of coal mining and railway activity bordering Jharkhand. Asansol has see ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Asansol Dakshin Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It covers most of the area earlier under Hirapur Assembly constituency. The Delimitation Commission abolished Hirapur as an assembly constituency in 2011. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, there are two constituencies, namely Asansol Uttar Assembly constituency and Asansol Dakshin Assembly constituency.No. 280 Asansol Dakshin covers Wards 38-39,56-57,75,77-87,94-98,106 of Asansol Municipal Corporation (Before 2015 Ward nos. 9,18,20,34-50 of Asansol municipal corporation) and Amrasota, Egara, Ballavpur, Jemari and Tirat gram panchayats of Raniganj CD Block. Asansol Uttar and Asansol Dakshin assembly segments are part of No. 40 Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency). The United News of India United News of India (UNI) is a multilingual news agency in India. It was founded On 19 December 1959 as an English news agency. Its commer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnimitra Paul
Agnimitra Paul is an Indian fashion designer turned politician who serves as the Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Asansol South and as the President of the West Bengal unit of BJP Mahila Morcha. Prior to entering politics she was a Kolkata-based fashion designer. Personal life Agnimitra Paul was born into a family of doctors and academicians. Her father Dr. Ashok Roy is a paediatrician in Asansol. She completed her schooling from Loreto Convent and Asansol Girls' College She completed her bachelor's degree in Botany (Honours) in Banwarilal Bhalotia College. She is married to Partho Paul, an entrepreneur. They have two children. Career in fashion Paul as a fashion designer, designed clothes for several Bollywood films such as '' Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche'' and ''Via Darjeeling''. She has designed costumes and personal wardrobes for Sridevi, Esha Deol, Mithun Chakraborthy, Shonal Rawat, Kay Kay Menon, Sonali Kulkarni, Vinay Pathak and Parvin Dabas. She star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shatrughan Sinha
Shatrughan Prasad Sinha (born 9 December 1945) is an Indian actor and politician. He is a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency), Asansol constituency as a member of All India Trinamool Congress (TMC). Earlier he was elected as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (2009–2014, 2014–2019) from Patna Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency), Patna Sahib. He was also a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha during 1996–2002 and 2002–2008. He was a Union Cabinet Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Shipping in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. He was a member of standing committee on transport, tourism and culture and member of consultative committee in ministry of external affairs and overseas Indian affairs from 2014 to 2019. In 2016, his biography, ''Anything but Khamosh'', was released. Early life Sinha was born in Patna, Bihar, to Bhubaneswari Prasad Sinha and Shyama Devi Sinha on 9 December 1945. He is the youngest of four brothers – Ram, Lakshman, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moloy Ghatak
Moloy Ghatak is an Indian politician currently serving as Cabinet Minister in Government of West Bengal. Politics He is an MLA of All India Trinamool Congress, elected from the Asansol Uttar constituency of Paschim Bardhaman district in the 2011, 2016 and 2021 West Bengal state assembly election and had previously been an MLA from Hirapur constituency during the period of 2001–2006. He played an instrumental part and leading role in bringing about the creation of the new Paschim Bardhaman District, which is the 23rd district of West Bengal, with its headquarters at Asansol. Ghatak did his graduation with Political Science honours from Ananda Chandra College, Jalpaiguri. Legal career He is an Advocate An advocate is a professional in the field of law. Different countries' legal systems use the term with somewhat differing meanings. The broad equivalent in many English law–based jurisdictions could be a barrister or a solicitor. However, ... by profession and u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulti (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Kulti Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 282 Kulti assembly constituency covers Wards 16-19,58-74,99-105 of Asansol Municipal Corporation(Before 2015 Kulti municipality). Kulti assembly segment is part of No. 40 Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency). The United News of India (UNI) has been candid about the second largest city and urban agglomeration in West Bengal (the area covered by the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency) after Kolkata that is a hub of coal mining and railway activity bordering Jharkhand. Asansol has seen, it writes, “a sustained hold over it by the CPI(M) since 1984. Before that it was a tale of fluctuating fortune for the CPI(M) and the Congress… However, as the green surge swept Bengal to demolish the red bastion in 2011 Assembly elections… Moreover, as the Left still remained cornered in state politics, their neutralise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamuria (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Jamuria Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 279 Jamuria assembly constituency covers Wards 1-12,32 of Asansol Municipal Corporation(Before 2015 Jamuria municipality), Jamuria CD Block, and Ratibati gram panchayat of Raniganj CD Block Jamuria assembly segment is part of No. 40 Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency). The United News of India (UNI) has been candid about the second largest city and urban agglomeration in West Bengal (the area covered by the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency) after Kolkata that is a hub of coal mining and railway activity bordering Jharkhand. Asansol has seen, it writes, “a sustained hold over it by the CPI(M) since 1984. Before that it was a tale of fluctuating fortune for the CPI(M) and the Congress… However, as the green surge swept Bengal to demolish the red bastion in 2011 Assembly elections… Moreover, as the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pandaveswar (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Pandabeswar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Durgapur subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, Ukhra Assembly constituency ceased to exist and No. 275 Pandaveswar assembly constituency was created from 2011. It covers Pandabeswar and Faridpur-Durgapur community development blocks. Pandaveswar assembly segment is part of No. 40 Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency). The United News of India (UNI) has been candid about the second largest city and urban agglomeration in West Bengal (the area covered by the Asansol Lok Sabha Sabha constituency) after Kolkata that is a hub of coal mining and railway activity bordering Jharkhand. Asansol has seen, it writes, “a sustained hold over it by the CPI(M) since 1984. Before that it was a tale of fluctuating fortune for the CPI(M) and the Congress… However, as the green surge swept Bengal to demolish the red bastion in 2011 Assemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raniganj (West Bengal Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Raniganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Paschim Bardhaman district, state of West Bengal, India. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 278, Raniganj assembly constituency covers Wards 33–37,88-93 of Asansol Municipal Corporation(Before 2015 Raniganj municipality) and Andal community development block. Ratibati gram panchayat of Raniganj CD Block is part of Jamuria Assembly constituency. Amrasota, Egra, Ballavpur, Jemari and Tirat gram panchayats of Raniganj CD Block are part of Asansol Dakshin Assembly constituency. Raniganj assembly segment is part of No. 40 Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2016 2011 .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2006 taken together. 1977–2006 In the 2006 state assembly election, the Raniganj assembly seat was won by Haradhan Jha of CPI (M). He defeated his nearest riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
