The new Kolkata Municipal Corporation board will have three new faces and one who was a mayoral council member earlier but not in the last board.
Trinamul chief Mamata Banerjee announced the names on Thursday.
Firhad Hakim will be the mayor for the second time and Atin Ghosh the deputy mayor. The mayoral council members in the last board who retained their position this time, too, are Debabrata Majumdar, Debasish Kumar, Avijit Mukherjee, Swapan Samaddar, Ram Pyare Ram, Tarak Singh and Amiruddin (Bobby).
The new faces in the new board
Mitali Banerjee, 55
Ward: 99
Area: Baghajatin, Ramgarh, Gangulybagan
Councillor since: 2010
Education: BA
Political experience: Was mayoral council member in charge of education between 2010 and 2015. Dropped in 2015 and again given a portfolio this time.
Other experience: Runs a social welfare organisation named Srijak.
Contact: 9831202556
Sandipan Saha, 44
Ward: 58
Area: Tangra
Councillor since: 2015. In the last term, he represented Ward 52
Education: MBA from IIM Calcutta
Political experience: Saha, son of Trinamul MLA Swarnakamal Saha, was advisor, information technology, in the last civic board.
Other experience: He was the product marketing head at Wipro.
Contact: 8016095745
Jiban Saha, 63
Ward: 57
Area: Parts of Beleghata
Councillor since: 2010
Education: Higher secondary
Political experience: Has been in politics since his student days. He could not complete his bachelor’s course as he got involved in politics, he said.
Other experience: An owner of Bypass Dhaba on EM Bypass. He has interests in multiple businesses.
Contact: 9830041203
Sandip Ranjan Bakshi, 65
Ward: 72
Area: Parts of Bhowanipore
Councillor since: 2015
Education: BCom
Political experience: Brother of Trinamul’s state president Subrata Bakshi, Sandip was a member of Chhatra Parishad. He said he entered active politics when Priya Ranjan Das Munshi was the MP from South Calcutta in the 70s.
Other experience: He was deputy director of the Sports Authority of India.
Contact: 9831103915
The borough chairpersons who are new faces in the new board
Sukhla Bhore, 52
Borough: II
Ward: 15
Ward area: Parts of Maniktala
Councillor since: 1995
Education: BA
Political experience: Councillor for over 25 years
Other experience: Homemaker
Contact: 9830779622
Sadhana Bose, 60
Borough: IV
Ward: 38
Ward area: Hrishikesh Park, Amherst Street
Councillor since: 2010
Education: Class X
Political experience: Third-time councillor
Contact: 9748076392
Rehana Khatun
Borough: V
Ward: 44
Ward area: Colootola
Councillor since: 2005
Political experience: Was a Left Front councillor between 2005 and 2010. Elected Trinamul councillor for the third time since 2010.
Metro is not sharing her contact because she could not be reached over the phone.
Sana Ahmed, 32
Borough: VI
Ward: 62
Ward area: Alimuddin Street, Missionaries of Charity, Ripon Street, parts of Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road.
Councilor since: 2015
Education: BCom
Political experience: Councillor for six-and-a-half years. Sana was born into a political family. Her father Iqbal Ahmed is a former deputy mayor of Kolkata and former MLA. Uncle Sultan Ahmed was an MP.
Other experience: She is the president of Calcutta Muslim Orphanage (Girls’ section).
Contact: 9830094780
Susmita Bhattacharya Chatterjee, 61
Borough: VII
Ward: 63
Ward area: Park Street, Russel Street, Lindsay Street, Camac Street, among others.
Councilor since: 2009
Education: MA, BEd, diploma in educational administration
Political experience: Became a councillor for first time in 2009, after winning a byelection following Trinamul leader Ajit Panja’s death. Won the KMC polls four times.
Other experience: Taught English at Don Bosco Park Circus, was vice-principal of Pratt Memorial and principal of St Thomas School for Girls, Kidderpore.
Contact: 9831118321
Chaitali Chattopadhyay, 49
Borough: VIII
Ward: 90
Area: Golpark, Panchanantala, Lake Road, Lake Terrace
Councilor since: 2010.
Education: BA
Political experience: She was councillor of Ward 90 from 2010 to 2015. She did not contest the civic polls in 2015. This time, she was again elected from the ward. President of the Trinamul’s women’s wing in south Kolkata
Other experience: Runs a boutique for women
Contact: 9051051833
Debalina Biswas, 34
Borough: IX
Ward: 74
Ward area: Alipore and parts of Chetla
Councilor since: 2015
Education: BA, LLB
Political experience: Second-time councillor.
Other experience: High court lawyer
Contact: 9830783522
Jui Biswas, 40
Borough: X
Ward: 81
Area: New Alipore
Councilor since: 2010
Education: Postgraduate diploma in business management
Political experience: Councillor for the third time. Has been state general secretary of the party’s women’s wing since 2014.
Other experience: Worked as a manager with a listed company.
Contact: 9830943950
Ratna Sur
Borough: XIII
Ward: 115
Ward area: Parts of Behala
Councillor since: 1995
The Telegraph is not sharing her contact because she could not be reached over the phone.
Sanhita Das, 53
Borough: XIV
Ward: 129
Ward area: Parts of Parnasree and Rabindranagar bus terminus.
Councilor since: 2010
Education: BA
Political experience: Was given a ticket for the first time in 2010. “I had no political experience before that,” she said. Husband Anjan Das was councillor from Ward 129 for three terms.
Other experience: Worked as a school teacher.
Contact: 9836667254
Sudip Polley, 47
Borough: XVI
Ward: 123
Ward area: Eastern side of Diamond Harbour Road, between Behala Chowrasta and Silpara.
Councillor since: 2010
Education: BA
Political experience: Into student politics since his undergraduate days at New Alipore College. When he won from Ward 123 in 2010, it was the first time a non-Left candidate was elected from there in decades, said Polley.
Other experience: Played in the Kolkata football league. Now runs a newspaper distributorship and organises the Barisha Club Durga Puja.
Contact: 9831692625
Other borough chairpersons are
Tarun Saha (I)
Anindya Routh (III) Tarakeswar Chakraborty (XI)
Sushanta Ghosh (XII)
Ranajit Shil (XV)