BALURGHAT: VITAL INFORMATION



MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT (M.P.) (FROM BALURGHAT CONSTITUENCY):

1. Sushil Ranjan Chattopadhyay (Indian National Congress – I.N.C.): 1952-57
2. Chapal Bhattacharyya (I.N.C.): 1957-62
3. Sarkar Murmu (Communist Party of India – C.P.I.): 1962-67
4. Yatin Pramanik (I.N.C.): 1967-72
5. Rashen Burman (I.N.C.): 1972-77
6. Palash Burman (Revolutionary Socialist Party – R.S.P.): 1977-96
7. Ranen Burman (R.S.P.): 1996-2009
8. Prashanta Kumar Majumdar (R.S.P.): 2009-Till date

MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (M.L.A.) (FROM BALURGHAT CONSTITUENCY):

1. Saroj Ranjan Chattopadhyay (I.N.C.): 1952-57
2. Dhirendranath Bandyopadhyay (R.S.P.): 1957-62
3. Sushil Ranjan Chattopadhyay (I.N.C.): 1962-67 (Officiated as the Minister-of-State, Health and Family Planning)
4. Mukul Basu (R.S.P.): 1967-71
5. Bireshwar Roy (I.N.C.): 1971-77
6. Biswanath Choudhury (R.S.P.): 1977-2011 (Officiated as Minister-in-Charge, Jail and Social Welfare)
7. Shankar Chakroborty (Indian Trinamool Congress – I.T.C.): 2011- Till date (Minister-in-Charge, Correctional Administration; Non-conventional Energy Sources)

CHAIRPERSONS/SABHADHIPATIS OF WEST DINAJPUR/DAKSHIN DINAJPUR DISTRICT BOARD/ZILLA PARISHAD:

1. Sushil Ranjan Chattopadhyay (I.N.C.): 1948
2. Kamakshya Prasad Chattopadhyay (I.N.C.): 1954
3. Braja Bihari Roy Choudhury (I.N.C.): 1958
4. Shyamaprasad Burman (I.N.C.): 1966
5. Prabodh Kumar Singha Roy (I.N.C.): 1968
6. Government Administrators: 1968-78
7. Nanigopal Roy (Communist Party of India – Marxist – C.P.I.(M)): 1978-88
8. Nirmal Mukhopadhyay (C.P.I. (M)): 1988-92
9. Ranen Sarkar (R.S.P.): 1992-93
10. Narayan Biswas (C.P.I. (M)): 1993-98
11. Anil Kumar Singha (C.P.I. (M)): 1998-2003
12. Mohiuddin Ahmed (C.P.I. (M)): 2003-08
13. Magdalina Murmu (C.P.I. (M)): 2008 – Till date

CHAIRPERSONS OF BALURGHAT MUNICIPALITY:

1. Amal Krishna Gupta, S.D.O. (selected): 1951
2. A.N.Ray, S.D.O. (selected): 1951-53
3. Soumendramohan Mukhopadhyay, S.D.O. (selected): 1953-54
4. Kalidas Sanyal (I.N.C.): 1954-55
5. Maharaja Basu (I.N.C.): 1955-56
6. Sishuranjan Dasgupta (I.N.C.): 1956-58
7. Biseshwar Ghosh, Administrator: 1958-60
8. Jyotishwar Sarkar (I.N.C.): 1960
9. Subimal Dutta, Administrator: 1960-63
10. Ranajit Basu (I.N.C.): 1963-69
11. Dilip Dhar (R.S.P.): 1969-73
12. Paritosh Bandyopadhyay, Executive Officer: 1973-75
13. Sudhindranath Roy Choudhury, Executive Officer: 1975-76
14. Jayanta Roy, Executive Officer: 1976-77
15. Amalendu Ghosh, Executive Officer: 1977-79
16. Krishnagopal Bhattacharyya, Executive Officer: 1979-80
17. Sudhir Chandra Saha, Executive Officer: 1980-81
18. Deepankar Bandyopadhyay (R.S.P.): 1981-93
19. Dilip Dhar (R.S.P.): 1993-95
20. Sucheta Biswas (R.S.P.): 1995-98
21. Durgadas Goswami, Administrator: 1998
22. Sucheta Biswas (R.S.P.): 1998-Till date

CURRENT STATISTICAL DATA OF ADMINISTRATION, BALURGHAT (NOVEMBER 2012):

1. M.P.: Prashanta Kumar Majumdar (Balurghat Constituency, code number:06)
2. M.L.A.: Shankar Chakroborty (Balurghat Assembly Constituency, code number: 39)
3. Dakshin Dinajpur Zilla Parishad Sabhadipati: Magdalina Murmu
4. Dakshin Dinajpur Zilla Parishad Sahakari Sabhadipati: Amit Sarkar
5. Sabhapati, Balurghat Panchayet Samiti: Lata Biswas
6. Chairperson, Balurghat Municipality: Sucheta Biswas
7. Deputy-Chairman, Balurghat Municipality: Amar Sarkar
8. District Magistrate, Dakshin Dinajpur: Durgadas Goswami, I.A.S.
9. Sub Divisional Officer, Balurghat Sub Division: Pratima Das
10. Superintendent of Police, Dakshin Dinajpur: Prasun Bandyopadhyay, I.P.S.
11. Inspector-in-Charge, Balurghat Police Station: Monoj Chakroborty

BALURGHAT MUNICIPALITY AND ITS SUBURBS:

1. Country of Location: India
2. State of Location: West Bengal
3. District of location: Dakshin Dinajpur (Balurghat is the district headquarters)
4. Land Area of Balurghat Block: 363.9 square kilometres
5. Number of Wards in Balurghat Municipality: 23
6. Geographical Coordinates: 25.22° North and 88.77° East
7. Altitude: 24 metres/82 feet (above sea level)
8. Approximate Population (in 2011): 165,000
9. Balurghat Block: Balurghat Block consists of 11 Gram Panchayets: Amritakhand, Chakbhrigu, Gopalbati, Patiram, Bolla, Chengizpur, Jalghar, Vatpara, Boaldar, Danga and Najirpur.
10. Number of Moujas in Balurghat Block: 311
11. Balurghat Weather Conditions: Balurghat experiences three seasons and they are summer, monsoon and winter. Predominant conditions are hot and conditions can be difficult during the peak summer season. Summers are short and visiting during this time, might not be advisable. Monsoons are long and heavy rainfall characterises this season. It is possible to visit during this period; however the rainfall might affect tourist activities. Winters are mild and this is the peak tourist season. The best time to visit Balurghat is during the months from December to March. The summer season is during the months from March to May. Temperatures can reach a high of around 38 degrees Celsius during this period. The mercury can be expected to drop to a low of 20 degrees Celsius during this period. The month of May is the hottest part of the year. Monsoon at Balurghat starts in the month of June and extends till the end of September. Humidity increases during this season. The post monsoon months are October and November and this is a good time to visit. The winter season lasts from December to February. The lowest expected winter temperature is around 10 degrees Celsius. Day temperatures can reach a maximum of 24 degrees Celsius during this period.
12. Average Road distances from Balurghat Municipality:

(a) Patiram: 13 kilometres
(b) Rampur: 25 kilometres
(c) Gungarampur: 40 kilometres
(d) Buniyadpur: 55 kilometres
(e) Kaliyaganj: 80 kilometres
(f) Raiganj: 105 kilometres
(g) Malda: 110 kilometres
(h) Islampur: 234 kilometres
(i) Siliguri: 290 kilometres
(j) Jalpaiguri: 335 kilometres
(k) Kolkata: 444 kilometres
(l) Coochbehar: 414 kilometres


(Written/Compiled by Pinaki Roy, Balurghat, with whom rests the copyright (2012) as and wherever applicable).