Nagpur: The State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday announced a draw of lots for reservation of women candidates in the ensuing Nagpur Municipal Corporation election. The draw, to be conducted on May 31, will be for reservation of SC (women), ST (women) and women from general category.
This time, the NMC will have a three-member ward system. In the House of 156 Corporators, women will account for 78 elected members (SC 16, ST 6 and Open 56). So, the draw of lots will be held for these seats, reports said.
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Wednesday 12 March 2025
Kiran Kurundkar, Secretary, SEC, announced the programme and sent a letter in this regard to the Municipal Commissioners of 13 Municipal Corporations including Nagpur. As far as Nagpur is concerned, the programme for finalisation of reservation marks a major step towards preparations for Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) elections.
As per the programme, the process for finalisation of reservation will commence on May 27 (Friday), with publication of public notice for draw of lots for reservation of seats in the categories of Scheduled Caste ( Women), Scheduled Tribes ( Women), and General (Women). The actual draw of lots is scheduled on Tuesday, May 31. As per the outcome of the draw of lots, the draft of Prabhag-wise reservation will be published by the administration on June 1 (Wednesday).
Then, the administration will invite suggestions/objections on Prabhag-wise reservation, from June 1 to June 6. After considering the suggestions/objections received, the Prabhag-wise final reservation will be published in the Government gazette on June 13 (Monday). The process of finalising reservation will be carried out in accordance with the Supreme Court’s directions that seats for Other Backward Classes (OBC) cannot be reserved in local self-government bodies till the State Government does not fulfil ‘triple test’ criteria for OBC reservation.
Already, Prabhag boundaries have been finalised for the 13 municipal corporations in the State including Nagpur, Amravati, and Akola in Vidarbha region.
