Who is Gokul Roy? Ward 124 BJP Leader in Thakurpukur-Barisha-Behala

Gokul Roy serves as Ward President of Ward No. 124 for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), representing the Thakurpukur–Barisha–Behala area of South Kolkata. This article outlines his organizational role, the geography of Ward 124, and the ongoing Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) ward delimitation process — including what is confirmed and what remains proposed.

Who is Gokul Roy?

Gokul Roy holds the position of Ward President in Ward No. 124 under the BJP’s local organizational structure in Kolkata. His designated role covers party organizational responsibilities within the ward, which spans parts of Thakurpukur, Barisha, and neighbouring localities in Behala.

Note on identity: this profile refers specifically to Gokul Roy, Ward President of Ward No. 124, BJP, Kolkata. Other individuals sharing this name are not covered here unless independently verified as the same person.

Ward No. 124: Geography and Current Details

Ward No. 124 is an administrative division of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, located in Borough 16. It covers the Barisha and Thakurpukur neighbourhoods and falls under the Behala Purba assembly constituency and Kolkata Dakshin parliamentary constituency. As of the 2011 Census, the ward had a recorded population of 39,179.

The ward is bordered by Diamond Harbour Road to the west, Mahatma Gandhi Road to the south, and adjoining roads and mauza boundaries to the north and east.

Gokul Roy’s Role in Ward 124

As Ward President, Gokul Roy’s responsibilities are organizational in nature — coordinating party activity, engaging with local civic concerns raised by residents, and representing the BJP’s ward-level presence in Thakurpukur, Barisha, and parts of Behala. Specific public activities, statements, or events should be documented and verified individually rather than assumed.

KMC Ward Delimitation: What Is Confirmed and What Is Proposed

This section is important for residents searching about Ward 124’s future, and it needs to be read carefully, since the numbers involved have already changed once in 2026.

What has happened so far, according to public reporting:

• In July 2026, the West Bengal government formed two committees — a Central Delimitation Committee and a Borough Delimitation Committee — to carry out a ward delimitation exercise for the KMC. At that stage, the reported plan was to increase the total number of KMC wards from 144 to 200.
• In August 2026, the West Bengal Assembly passed the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which raises the total number of KMC wards further, from 144 to 209 — a higher figure than the 200 originally proposed.
• KMC elections are expected after the 2026 festive season, with the exact date to be announced by the State Election Commission.
• Officials have indicated that a formal notification inviting public objections will follow, along with all-party meetings, before final ward boundaries are settled.

What is not yet confirmed:

• There is no official notification mapping current Ward 124 to any specific new ward number.
• Numbers such as “proposed Ward 195” or “proposed Ward 200” have circulated in public discussion as illustrative figures for how existing wards might be renumbered or split, but neither is an authoritative, notified successor to Ward 124.
• Because the total ward count itself has already moved from a reported 200 to a passed figure of 209, any specific renumbering guess is provisional and could change again before the final notification.
• Gokul Roy’s designation remains Ward President, Ward No. 124 unless and until an official notification changes ward boundaries and his organizational role is formally updated to reflect it.

In short: the delimitation process is real and underway, but Ward 124 has not “become” Ward 195, Ward 200, or any other number. Residents should treat any specific renumbering claim as unconfirmed until the state government or KMC issues a formal notification.