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Englishbazar Municipality Under BJP Control, Amlan Bhaduri Named New Chairman
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News18•07-10-2026, 14:50
Englishbazar Municipality Under BJP Control, Amlan Bhaduri Named New Chairman
- •Malda's Englishbazar Municipality has come under BJP control with MLA Amlan Bhaduri taking over as the new chairman.
- •Sumala Agarwal, who left Trinamool to become an independent, proposed Amlan Bhaduri's name, and he was elected unopposed.
- •Amlan Bhaduri serves as the Englishbazar MLA and Assembly Chief Whip, and was previously the Leader of the Opposition in the municipality for three terms.
- •In a separate political shift in Malda Zilla Parishad, BJP's Dipali Bala was elected Sabhadhipati with support from dissident Trinamool members.
Key Questions Answered
BJP MLA and Assembly Chief Whip Amlan Bhaduri was elected as the new chairman of Englishbazar Municipality.
Out of the 29 seats in Englishbazar Municipality, 25 seats are held by the Trinamool Congress, while the BJP holds three seats and there is one independent candidate.
Dipali Bala, a Zilla Parishad member who won on a BJP ticket from Habibpur, was elected Sabhadhipati of the Malda Zilla Parishad with the support of 20 Trinamool members.
