2022 Siliguri Municipal Corporation election

Municipal elections were held in Siliguri on 12 February 2022 to elect members of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation.

2022 Siliguri Municipal Corporation election

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All 47 seats in Siliguri Municipal Corporation
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Goutam Deb Ashok Bhattacharya
Party AITC CPI(M) INC
Alliance LF UPA
Last election 17 23 4
Seats won 37 4 1
Seat change 20 Increase 19 Decrease 3 Decrease
Percentage 69.64% 14.41% 2.5%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party BJP Independents
Last election 2 seats 1 seat
Seats won 5 seats 0
Seat change 3 Increase 1 Decrease
Percentage 9.01%

Seats won in Siliguri Municipal Corporation

Mayor before election

Ashok Bhattacharya
CPI(M)

Elected Mayor

Goutam Deb
AITC

The All India Trinamool Congress party won the election defeating CPI(M) led Left Front with an overwhelming majority.[1] The sitting mayor of Siliguri Ashok Bhattacharya lost his ward to TMC candidate Alam Khan by 482 votes. After the result, Goutam Deb became the new Mayor.[2]

  1. ^ Bangla, TV9 (14 February 2022). "Siliguri Municipal Election Result 2022: বামেদের হঠিয়ে প্রথমবার শিলিগুড়িতে ফুটল 'ঘাসফুল', দেখুন বিস্তারিত ফলাফল". TV9 Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 14 December 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Gautam Deb to take oath as mayor on Tuesday". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 14 December 2023.