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2015 Siliguri Municipal Corporation election

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The Siliguri Municipal Corporation election, 2015 is an election of members to the Siliguri Municipal Corporation which governs Siliguri. The 2015 SMC election was conducted on 25 April 2015 to elect members to all 47 wards of the municipal corporation.

2015 Siliguri Municipal Corporation election

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All 47 seats in Siliguri Municipal Corporation
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ashok Bhattacharya Goutam Deb Gangotri Dutta
Party CPI(M) AITC INC
Last election 16 14 16
Seats won 23 17 4
Seat change Increase 7 Increase 3 Decrease 12

  Fourth party
 
Party BJP
Last election 0
Seats won 2
Seat change Increase 2

Mayor before election

Gangotri Dutta
INC

Mayor after election

Ashok Bhattacharya
CPI(M)

Result

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The Left Front formed the board in the Siliguri Municipal Corporation. TMC jumping from 14 to 17 seats. Indian National Congress had fallen to 4 seats.

Party Seats Seat Change
CPI(M) 23 +7
AITC 17 +3
INC 4 -12
BJP 2 +2
Others
Total 47

Results By Ward

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The results were announced in April 2015, The Left Front has won 23 wards while Trinamool Congress and INC have won 17 and 4 wards respectively.[1]

Results
Type Winner Runner Up Margin
# Name Candidate Party Votes Candidate Party Votes
1 SCW MALATI ROY BJP 2730 LALPARI ROUTH (MAHATO) AITC 2079 651
2 W SNIGDHA HAZRA (HALDER) CPI(M) 2777 GARGI CHATTERJEE AITC 2397 380

References

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  1. ^ "Civic Election Results". Economic Times. ET Bureau. Retrieved 19 December 2021.