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Ward No. 76, Kolkata Municipal Corporation

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Ward No. 76, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 9, covering parts of Watgunge and Kidderpore (Andaman Dock) neighbourhoods in South Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Ward No. 76, Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Kolkata Watganj

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West Bengal, India
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Port of Kolkata

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