The Delhi State Election Commission on Wednesday appointed returning-cum-scrutinising officers for the 250 municipal wards here, setting the wheels in motion for the civic polls. The move by the SEC, Delhi comes soon after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued the final gazette notification for redrawing of municipal ward, paving the way for civic polls in the city.
According to a notification issued on Wednesday by the SEC, nearly 70 electoral registration officers have been appointed, with a chunk of wards under each. These officers have also been appointed as returning-cum-scrutinising officers for the respective wards.
For example, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Narela has been appointed as returning-cum-scrutinising officer for five wards — Narela, Bankner, Holambi Kalam, Alipur and Bakhtawarpur. Similarly, officers have been designated for other sets of wards.
The Ministry of Home Affairs on October 17 had issued the final gazette notification for redrawing of municipal wards in Delhi. The 800-page gazette notification by the MHA stated that the number of municipal wards in Delhi will now be 250. Before the reunification of the three erstwhile municipal corporations, there were 272 civic wards in the city.
The delimitation committee, headed by SEC Commissioner Vijay Dev, on Monday submitted to the Centre the final report on redrawing of the wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), official sources earlier said. Sources earlier said the final report was submitted by the panel to the MHA on Monday evening after disposing off all objections and suggestions on the draft report on delimitation.
The committee had received over 1,700 suggestions and objections to the draft report on the delimitation of wards in Delhi. “And, whereas, suggestions/objections so received have been examined and the Draft Delimitation Order for wards of Municipal Corporation of Delhi has been amended wherever required, feasible and justified on reasonable grounds.
“Now, therefore, the central government, after careful consideration of all aspects, hereby determines the extent of each of the 250 wards as comprised within the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and as per Annexure to this order,” reads the notification.
The polls were earlier slated to be held in April, and are now anticipated to take place by the end of this year or early 2023. The BJP, which was ruling the three municipal corporations — NDMC, SDMC and EDMC — in Delhi for over a decade before their reunification in May this year, the AAP, and the Congress have already started preparation for the polls.
The central government had fixed the total number of seats in the MCD at 250 from the existing figure of 272. This was stated in a Delhi Gazette notification, issued on September 10. The total number of seats reserved for the members of the Scheduled Castes in the MCD in proportion to their number is also determined to be 42, it had said.
The previous three corporations in Delhi comprised 272 wards. While the North and South corporations accounted for 104 wards each, the East corporation had 64 wards under its jurisdiction.
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