District Magistrates all over Odisha now have to complete the process of delimitation of wards and reservation of seats for the general election to 107 Municipalities/NACs (except Municipalities/NACs located in Scheduled Areas). The process needs to be completed as soon as possible as per the orders of the The Housing & Urban Development (H&UD) Department. The process starts from today, after orders passed by the Odisha government.
The State Goverment of Odisha has decided to eliminate wards and reserve seats for general elections to all Municipial Cooperations. As per the letters of Sangramjit Nayak, Director of Municipal Administration to District Magistrates on January 1, things will start quickly and fresh for all reservations and election process.
Delimitation of wards and Reservation of Seats by the concerned District Magistrate and the issue of draft notification inviting objections and suggestions on the proposed delimitation of wards and reservation of seats by the District Magistrates have to be completed by January 3.
The last date for receipt of objection and suggestions by the District Magistrates has been kept as January 12. Publication of the Notification relating to the delimitation of wards and reservation of seats has to be completed by January 13.
Appeal against the publication of Notification made by the District Magistrates for delimitation of wards and reservations of seats before the Government in H & UD Department has to be completed by January 27 beginning January 13. While appeals will be heard from January 28, the issue of final notification by the District Magistrates will be intimated later.
