Arambagh Municipality
Arambagh Municipality is the civic body that governs Arambag and its surrounding areas in Arambagh subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. History. Arambagh Municipality was established in 1886. Geography. Arambagh Municipality covers an area of 117.20 sq km and has a total population of 66,175 (2011). Healthcare. Arambagh Subdivisonal Hospital, with 250 beds, is located in the Arambagh Municipality area. Elections. In the 2015 municipal elections for Arambagh Municipality Trinamool Congress won all 19 seats. In the 2010 municipal elections for Arambagh Municipality Trinamool Congress won 9 seats, CPI (M) 7 seats, Forward Bloc 1 seat and  Independent 1 seat. About the 2010 municipal elections, "The Guardian" wrote, "Today's municipal elections are unlike any for decades: the Communists, who have held West Bengal's main towns almost without a break since the 1970s, are facing disaster… This time defeat is likely to be definitive and could signal the beginning of the end for the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPIM)." In the 2005 municipal elections for Arambagh Municipality, CPI (M) won 11 seats, CPI 1 seat, Forward Bloc 3 seats and others 3 seats.