PMC begins ward delimitation process a day after state's notification
Pune: A day after state govt's directives, PMC on Wednesday started preparations for the delimitation of wards for the upcoming civic elections.
The civic polls will be held as per the four-member ward system.
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According to the state's directives, the process of municipal elections will involve three main stages: the formation of wards, determining reservations and dividing the assembly voter list by wards.
Thereafter, the actual election will be conducted.
The process of ward formation will be carried out based on a population of 34.81 lakh as per the 2011 census. Each four-member ward will represent a voter population of 84,000-92,000.
The new body of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will have 165 members.
Prasad Katkar, election officer of PMC, told reporters, "The civic administration will use new-age technology for delimitation. Satellite images and Google Earth will be used for finalising the maps."
The civic administration has appointed 20 employees for the ward restructuring activity. These include engineers, typists, clerks, and IT technicians familiar with the city.
As per civic data, a population of 31.32 lakh was kept as the base for ward formation in 2017. PMC areas had 41 wards, and 162 members (39 four-member wards and two three-member wards). The voter population was 26,34,800 at the time.
After the merger of 11 areas into PMC limits in 2017, two more members were added, and the total reached 164. The voting population went up by 2 lakh.
This population went up to 35,56,824 after 23 more areas were added into PMC in 2021.
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However, after the demerger of two areas in 2024, total population in PMC areas has come to 34,81,359. This will be considered as the base for the civic election.
"The details of voter population for the upcoming civic election will be decided after the state's directives. The number of voters will depend on the cut-off date set by the election commission. Tentatively, it will be around 45 lakh," said a senior PMC official.
Pune: A day after state govt's directives, PMC on Wednesday started preparations for the delimitation of wards for the upcoming civic elections.
The civic polls will be held as per the four-member ward system. According to the state's directives, the process of municipal elections will involve three main stages: the formation of wards, determining reservations and dividing the assembly voter list by wards. Thereafter, the actual election will be conducted.
The process of ward formation will be carried out based on a population of 34.81 lakh as per the 2011 census. Each four-member ward will represent a voter population of 84,000-92,000. The new body of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will have 165 members.
Prasad Katkar, election officer of PMC, told reporters, "The civic administration will use new-age technology for delimitation. Satellite images and Google Earth will be used for finalising the maps."
The civic administration has appointed 20 employees for the ward restructuring activity. These include engineers, typists, clerks, and IT technicians familiar with the city.
As per civic data, a population of 31.32 lakh was kept as the base for ward formation in 2017. PMC areas had 41 wards, and 162 members (39 four-member wards and two three-member wards). The voter population was 26,34,800 at the time.
After the merger of 11 areas into PMC limits in 2017, two more members were added, and the total reached 164.
The voting population went up by 2 lakh.
This population went up to 35,56,824 after 23 more areas were added into PMC in 2021. However, after the demerger of two areas in 2024, total population in PMC areas has come to 34,81,359. This will be considered as the base for the civic election.
"The details of voter population for the upcoming civic election will be decided after the state's directives. The number of voters will depend on the cut-off date set by the election commission. Tentatively, it will be around 45 lakh," said a senior PMC official.
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