Airport ward likely to be of 3 corporators

Anjaya Anparthi / Updated: Sep 30, 2016, 12:20 IST

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Nagpur: Airport ward is likely to be represented by three corporators instead of four like all others. Once again, the ward will have different voting system compared with others.
The state election commission (SEC) has approved the draft of wards delimitation prepared by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) for municipal elections-2017. NMC received the SEC’s approval letter a couple of days ago.

Under existing system, one ward is represented by two corporators-- one woman and one man. As per state government’s suggestion, SEC revised the system for municipal elections 2017. Now, one ward will be represented by four corporators-- two women and two men. Thus, total number of wards stands reduced to 38 against existing 72. However, the number of corporators has been increased to 151. Therefore, 37 wards will have four corporators and one will have only three.
Sources in NMC told TOI Airport ward has been selected for having three corporators. “Wards were formed as per process adopted in municipal elections 2012. First ward started from Nara in North Nagpur and ended at Airport in South-West constituency. Therefore, Airport ward is likely to be the last one,” the sources said.
If it is true, Airport ward will have two women one man as its representative. It is same in current system. There were 145 corporators, so Airport ward comprised three corporators while all others had two.

However, it will put Congress bigwig Praful Gudadhe’s fate in balance. Gudadhe hails from OBC community. If any reservation comes on male seat, Gudadhe cannot contest from his ward. Things will be cleared during draw for reservation schedule on October 7. Later, NMC will issue notification of wards delimitation and invite suggestions and objections between October 10 and 25. Hearings of those submitting suggestions and objections will be organized on November 4. The wards demarcation will be finalized on November 25.
It will be the last step before code of conduct comes into effect sometime in December last week or January 2017 first week.

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Anjaya Anparthi

Anjaya Rajam Anparthi, 33, is a principal correspondent with The Times of India, Nagpur edition and looking after civic beat. He also likes to write stories from power and mining beats. He is a fond lover of city’s environment and highlight stories related to trees, greenery, rivers, lakes, sewage system, water treatment plants, and pollution-level. The issues related to civic amenities takes him to various parts of the city, slum areas, posh localities and meet citizens, social activists, NGOs, corporators and political leaders. Daylong visit to the NMC’s administrative offices makes him easy in learning various planning and developments of the city. He too likes to visit the developmental projects being undertaken under JNNURM Scheme once in a week. Maintaining a good contact with 145 corporators and officials, he like to highlight various issues related to the city spread in over 217 sq.km.

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