# Siliguri Municipal Corporation

Siliguri Municipal Corporation or SMC was established in the year 1994 and has been responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Siliguri.

## History

Siliguri Municipality was established in the year 1949. The first municipality office was set up in Hill Cart Road. It was a wooden construction. The first chairman of Siliguri Municipality was the then Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) Sachindra Mohan Guha. In the year 1994, Siliguri Municipality was awarded Corporation status.

## Area Coverage

Siliguri Municipal Corporation areas include both in Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri district. Out of 47 wards of SMC, 14 are in Jalpaiguri district. It administers an area of 41.90 km$^2$ (16.18 sq mi).

## Departments

| Name of the Department | Work / Activities |
| Education & Culture | Maintenance Charges of SC / ST Students of Darjeeling & Jalpaiguri District. Mid-day-Meal Programme. Felicitation programme for meritorious students of Madhyamik & Higher Secondary Exam. |
| Assessment & Mutation | Correction of Mutation Assessment(Issue of new holding number) Vacant Land Land with building Property on Railway land/Vest land |
| Electricity | Maintenance and Development of Street Light and Project Work with in SMC Area. |
| Public Works Department | Repairing and widening of roads. Construction of drains and roads. |
| Accounts | Carry out account activity of Corporation. Handling of treasury. |
| General | All types of computer related works and maintaining all types of files and records.. Maintaining telephone/mobile register of Councillors and to dispatch Govt. letters to Mayor/Deputy Mayor/Commissioner /Secretary. |
| Birth and Death | Issue of Birth & Death Certificate Maintain of Vital Statistics by Age, Sex & Religion. |
| Trade Licence | Issuance & Renewal of Certificate of Enlistment. Advertisement related works. Cycle Rickshaw & Cycle Rickshaw Van related works. |
| Building | Approval of the building plan. |
| U.P.E. Section | Slum Improvement. |
| Water Supply | Registration of water supply connection house and commercial establishment. |
| Estlablishment | Pension Matter and Staff salary. |
| Public Health and Hospital | Regular immunization program. Health check-up. Awareness program on vector-borne diseases like Malaria, Dengue and Encephalitis. Prevent prenatal sex determination of foetus and to maintain the sex ratio between male & female. |
| Vehicle | Manages and control vehicle carrying water tank and garbage. |
| Market | Improvement of commercial establishment. |
| Conservancy Section | Collection and disposal of garbage. |
| Tax | Property tax collection. |
| Cash Section | Parking Fee and Site Planning Fee. |
| Law Section | To look after various day to day court cases of SMC and give legal opinion if needed. |
| Sports | Co-ordanating sports activities and events organised by SMC. |
| Guest House Booking Cell | Looks after bookings of guest house owned by SMC. |

## Current members

Siliguri Municipal Corporation has a total of 47 members or councillors, who are directly elected after a term of 5 years. The council is led by the Mayor. The latest elections were held in 12 February 2022. The current mayor of Siliguri is Goutam Deb of the Trinamool Congress. The current deputy mayor is Ranjan Sarkar of the Trinamool Congress.
Mayor: Goutam Deb :
| Deputy Mayor: Ranjan Sarkar |||||
| Ward No. | Name of Councillor | Party | Party | Remarks |
| 1 | Sanjay Pathak | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2 | Gargi Chatterjee | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 3 | Ram Bhajan Mahato | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 4 | Vivek Singh | | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 5 | Anita Mahato | | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 6 | Alam Khan | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 7 | Pintu Ghosh | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 8 | Shalini Dalmia | | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 9 | Amit Jain | | Bharatiya Janata Party | Leader of Opposition |
| 10 | Kamal Agarwal | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 11 | Manjushree Paul | | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 12 | Basudeb Ghosh | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 13 | Manik Dey | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 14 | Srabani Dutta | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 15 | Ranjan Sarkar | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 16 | Sujoy Ghatak | | Indian National Congress | |
| 17 | Mili Seal Sinha | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 18 | Sanjay Sharma | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 19 | Mousumi Hazra | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 20 | Abhaya Bose | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 21 | Kuntal Roy | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 22 | Dipti Karmakar | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 23 | Lakshmi Paul | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 24 | Pratul Chakraborty | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 25 | Jayanta Saha | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 26 | Sikta Dey Basu Ray | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 27 | Prasanta Chakraborty | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 28 | Samprita Das | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 29 | Saradindu Chakraborty | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 30 | Sathi Das | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 31 | Moumita Mondal | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 32 | Tapas Chatterjee | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 33 | Goutam Deb | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 34 | Biman Chandra Tapadar | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 35 | Sampa Nandi | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 36 | Ranjan Sil Sharma | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 37 | Alak Bhakta | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 38 | Dulal Dutta | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 39 | Pinki Saha | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 40 | Rajesh Prasad Sah | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 41 | Shivika Mittal | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 42 | Shobha Subba | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 43 | Sukhdeo Mahato | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 44 | Pritikana Biswas | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 45 | Munshi Nurul Islam | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 46 | Dilip Barman | | Trinamool Congress | |
| 47 | Amar Ananda Das | | Trinamool Congress | |