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Mekhliganj subdivision (Bengali:
মেখলিগঞ্জ মহকুমা) is a
subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state
of West Bengal, India. It consists of Mekhliganj municipality,
Haldibari municipality,
and two community development blocks: Mekhliganj and Haldibari. The
two blocks contain 14 gram panchayats. The subdivision has its
headquarters at Mekhliganj.
Area
Apart from the Mekhliganj municipality and Haldibari
municipality, the subdivision contains rural areas of 14 gram
panchayats under two community development blocs: Mekhliganj and
Haldibari.[1]
There is no urban area under these two blocks.[2]
Blocks
Mekhliganj
block
Rural area under Mekhliganj block consists of eight gram
panchayats, viz. Bagdogra–Fulkadabri, Jamaldaha, Niztarof,
Uchalpukuri, Changrabandha, Kuchlibari, Ranirhat and Bhotbari.[1]
Mekhliganj and Kuchlibari police stations serve this block.[3]
Headquarters of this block is in Changrabandha.[4]
Haldibari
block
Rural area under Haldibari block consists of six gram
panchayats, viz. Boxiganj, Dakshin Bara Haldibari, Hemkumari, Uttar
Bara Haldibari, Dewanganj and Per–Mekhliganj.[1]
Haldibari police station serves this block.[3]
Headquarters of this block is in Haldibari.[4]
Legislative
segments
As per order of the Delimitation
Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West
Bengal, the municipalities of Mekhliganj and Haldibari and the two
blocks of Mekhliganj and Haldibari together will constitute the
Mekhliganj assembly constituency of West Bengal. It will be
reserved for Scheduled castes
(SC) candidates. This constituency will be part of Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha
constituency), which will be reserved for SC candidates.[5]
References
- ^ a
b
c
"Directory of District, Sub
division, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West
Bengal, March 2008". West Bengal. National Informatics
Centre, India. 2008-03-19. http://wbdemo5.nic.in/writereaddata/Directoryof_District_Block_GPs(RevisedMarch-2008).doc. Retrieved
2008-12-18.
- ^ "District Wise List of
Statutory Towns( Municipal Corporation,Municipality,Notified Area
and Cantonment Board) , Census Towns and Outgrowths, West Bengal,
2001". Census of India, Directorate of Census Operations, West
Bengal. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm. Retrieved
2008-12-18.
- ^ a
b
"List of
Districts/C.D.Blocks/ Police Stations with Code No., Number of G.Ps
and Number of Mouzas". Census of India, Directorate of Census
Operations, West Bengal. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/FrameTable2_1.htm. Retrieved
2008-12-18.
- ^ a
b
"Contact details of Block
Development Officers". Cooch Behar district.
Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West
Bengal. http://wbdemo5.nic.in/html/asp/bdo_contact.asp?cd=DL. Retrieved
2008-12-26.
- ^
"Press Note, Delimitation
Commission" (PDF). Assembly Constituencies in West
Bengal. Delimitation Commission. pp. 4,23. http://www.wbgov.com/e-gov/English/DELIMITATION.pdf. Retrieved
2009-01-08.
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