Union Committees were established in Asansol, Raniganj, Katwa and Kalna, according to a notification issued on 29 October 1850.

Asensole (now Asansol) Municipality was established on 1 July 1885, according to a notification dated 23 April 1885.

[2] Over the years, Asansol experienced considerable growth due to coal mining, railway development, and the establishment of IISCO’s steel plant at Burnpur.

In addition to the erstwhile municipalities of Kulti, Jamuria, and Raniganj subsequently incorporated into the AMC, the agglomeration included the census towns of Amkula, Baktarnagar, Ballavpur, Bhanowara, Domohani, Egara, Jemari, Majiara, Murgathaul, Raghunathchak, Sahebganj and Topsi, and also Charanpur, an outgrowth of Jamuria.

[8] All India Trinamool Congress swept the first election after expansion of Asansol Municipal Corporation, held in 2015.