Kerala’s delimitation commission publishes draft notification on ward restructuring in block panchayats

The State Delimitation Commission has published the draft notification on ward delimitation in the 152 block panchayats in Kerala.

This exercise forms part of the second phase of the ward delimitation in local bodies in the State.

Complaints and opinions regarding the draft will be accepted till June 7. The notification contains the list of grama panchayat wards within a block, the population and maps.

The draft can be accessed at the local self-government institutions, district collectorates and on the websites https://delimitation.lsgkerala.gov.in and https://sec.kerala.gov.in.

The Local Self-Government department had published a notification revising the number of wards in the block panchayats on the basis of the 2011 Census. The reservation wards for women, and the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe categories also had been revised as per the notification. As per this decision, 187 new wards are being added to the blocks taking their number from 2080 to 2267.

Complaints should be submitted to the commission secretary or the District Collector either in person or through registered post. Copies of documents, if any, accompanying the complaints should be self-attested.