The Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal on Tuesday notified the delimitation of municipal wards in Delhi, whereby initiating the process of municipal elections in the national capital. As per the notification, while the number of wards will remain the same at 272, the wards have undergone massive changes with regards to the geographical boundaries. The process has resulted in a major shift with some MLA constituencies now left with up to seven wards. Currently, there are 272 municipal wards which fall under the jurisdiction of 68 Assembly seats, with four municipal wards in each of the Assembly seat. Both south and north Delhi Municipal Corporations have 104 wards each under their jurisdiction, the east Delhi Corporation has 64 wards.

Source: dna January 18, 2017 01:44 UTC