- Elections will be held for 156 councilors
- There will be 52 divisions across the city
Nagpur. The draft of the division composition is going to be announced on Tuesday with a unified map of all the divisions approved by the State Election Commission and the approved division map according to the demarcation of each division. Although the number of councilors was estimated to increase significantly in view of the population of the year 2022 and the increasing area of the city, but according to the instructions given by the commission, the divisions have been determined on the basis of the population of the year 2011. According to this, now only 5 councilors are likely to increase in the Municipality. At present, there are total 151 councilors in the Municipal Corporation, while there are 38 divisions. Now there will be 156 councilors and 52 divisions in 3 members.
All zonal offices will also have the format
According to the information given by the Municipal Corporation, on Tuesday, along with the Municipal Headquarters, the draft of the division composition will be put in all the 10 zonal offices. Where anyone interested can go and see it. Objections and suggestions have been invited till February 14 on the creation of the division. Objections and suggestions can be submitted to the election office or zonal office located in Civil Lines of Municipal Corporation till 3 pm on February 14. The concerned person making the objection and suggestion shall be independently informed of the attendance for the hearing.
Reservation lottery will be held later
According to the instructions of the State Election Commission, on the basis of the population of the year 2011, the total population of the municipal area has been fixed as 24,47,494, out of which 4,80,759 of the Scheduled Castes and 1,88,444 of the Scheduled Tribes have been estimated. According to experts, the population of the city has increased considerably. Similarly, the area of the city has also increased a lot.
After the year 2017, now some premises of Hudkeshwar and Narsala have also been added under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Corporation. In such a situation, it is beyond comprehension to decide the number of councilors on the basis of the population of the year 2011. According to the instructions of the State Election Commission, it was told by the Municipal Corporation that after the finalization of the draft of the division composition, the lottery of reservation in each division would be ensured.