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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Bengal Assembly passes twin Bills to raise Kolkata wards to 209, Howrah to 68

Kolkata: A special one-day session of the West Bengal Assembly on Wednesday passed twin legislations proposing to increase the number of civic body wards in Kolkata from 144 to 209 and in the adjacent city of Howrah from 50 to 68.

Elections at the municipal corporations of both Kolkata and Howrah are likely to take place after the festive season at the end of this year.

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