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Odisha Revises Urban Poll Ward Delimitation, Reservation Schedule
Odisha is changing the timetable for preparing its next urban elections.
The process decides where city wards will be and which seats will be reserved.
District collectors will publish a draft plan on September 24.
People can send objections or suggestions until October 3.
A preliminary plan will come out on October 7.
Appeals can then be submitted until October 21.
The government will decide those appeals between October 26 and 28.
Final plans should be published on October 31.
Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur and Rourkela have a separate schedule.
District collectors will publish draft ward and reservation notifications on September 24.
The public can file objections and suggestions on the draft until October 3.
A preliminary notification is due October 7, with appeals accepted through October 21.
The state government will decide appeals between October 26 and 28.
Final notifications are scheduled for October 31, while four corporations follow a separate timeline.
- Who
- The Odisha government, district collectors, municipal commissioners and the Housing and Urban Development Department.
- What
- A revised schedule for ward delimitation and seat reservation for upcoming municipal, NAC and municipal corporation elections.
- Where
- Odisha, including municipalities, Notified Area Councils and municipal corporations; four corporations have a separate timetable.
- When
- The revised process runs from September 24 through October 31; the elections are scheduled for early next year.
- Why
- To complete ward boundary redetermination and seat reservation before the scheduled urban elections.
Key facts
- Draft notification for municipalities and NACs
- September 24
- Deadline for public objections and suggestions
- October 3
- Preliminary notification
- October 7
- Appeal period
- October 7 to October 21
- Government appeal decisions
- October 26 to October 28
- Final notification
- October 31
- Corporations with a separate schedule
- Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur and Rourkela
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