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Kolkata Civic Headquarters Plans Space for 209 Councillors
Kolkata may have more municipal wards, which would mean more councillors.
A proposed law would increase the number of wards from 144 to 209.
The city corporation's meeting room can currently fit 146 councillors.
Officials are looking for ways to make room for 63 more.
They are checking the available space and preparing a cost estimate.
The work is expected to be planned by the first week of December.
The room is used for meetings about city services, policies and budgets.
It has also hosted councillors and mayors in the past.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has started a preliminary survey to find room for 209 councillors at its headquarters.
An amendment bill passed by the Assembly in August 2026 proposes increasing KMC's ward count from 144 to 209.
The Council Chamber can currently accommodate 146 councillors, so officials are seeking space for 63 more.
Engineers and senior officials are inspecting the chamber, and the exercise is expected to be completed by the first week of December.
The corporation is preparing a cost estimate and plans to issue a tender for the work.
- Who
- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation and its councillors.
- What
- The corporation has begun a survey to find room for 209 councillors at its headquarters.
- Where
- The Council Chamber at the Kolkata Municipal Corporation headquarters on SN Banerjee Road, Kolkata.
- When
- The survey is underway; officials aim to complete the exercise by the first week of December. The Assembly passed the amendment bill in August 2026.
- Why
- A proposed amendment would increase the number of KMC wards from 144 to 209, requiring room for more councillors.
Key facts
- Proposed ward count
- 209, up from 144
- Current Council Chamber capacity
- 146 councillors
- Additional places sought
- 63
- Target for completing the exercise
- First week of December
- Location
- Council Chamber, Kolkata Municipal Corporation headquarters on SN Banerjee Road
- Planned next steps
- Prepare an estimate and release a tender
Quotes
Senior KMC official
A senior official of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation
“This is the first time in the history of Bengal’s municipal governance that over 200 councillors will have to be accommodated at the headquarters of the KMC. We have to carve out space for these councillors.”
telegraphindia.com
“The councillors will have to be provided with at least a table and chair to operate out of the chamber. An estimate is being drawn up and a tender will shortly be released for the work to begin.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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