DELHI Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on September 14 said there were errors and discrepancies in the draft order for the delimitation of municipal wards in Delhi published by the State Election Commission (SEC). He said that after studying the report and examining the objections being raised by the public, they would soon place the matter before the EC.
Delimitation is the process by which the limits or boundaries of a country's territorial constituencies are rejigged to reflect changes in the population. The redrawing of these boundaries is based on the recent census.
The SEC on September 12 published the draft order for the delimitation of municipal wards in the Capital, providing time to all stakeholders including representatives of political parties, resident welfare associations and the general public to give their suggestions until October 3 to the EC.
The report marks an important step towards holding municipal elections in Delhi. These polls were postponed abruptly in March after the Union government told the SEC that it intends to unify the three municipal bodies in Delhi. The Union-appointed Delimitation Commission was to redraw the boundaries of municipal wards in the national capital after the three municipal bodies were merged to form the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
While finalising the first draft to alter boundaries of municipal wards ahead of civic body polls in the city, the Commission made major changes in the boundaries of 24 assembly constituencies. Out of these, municipal wards in 23 have been decreased and increased in one, leading the total number of seats to 250 from the existing 272.
This story is from the October 3, 2022 edition of India Legal.
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