Delimitation work is being undertaken for 3-tier panchayats’ wards and constituencies. On the basis of this, electoral rolls for Panchayat General Elations 2014-15 will be updated after revision as per the qualifying date of January 1, 2014.
Panchayats & Rural Development department has sent detailed directives and guidelines to all district collectors.
As per directives, delimitation of those wards/constituencies will be undertaken which have been included/removed from urban body, Gram Panchayats/villages falling in irrigation projects’ submergence area and villages not included in any urban or Panchayat area during previous delimitation.
Similarly, delimitation of new Zila Panchayats of newly constituted districts will be completed by March 29, 2014. As a result, reservation and election in these areas can be completed within time-limit. For 5th Panchayat General Elections, cenus-2011 has been fixed as base for population.
Panchayats and Rural Development Department has released delimitation programme for 3-tier Panchayat institutions.
As per programme, publication of delimitation result of Gram Panchayats/villages not included in any urban or Panchayat area during previous delimitation will be declared on March 5.
Objections and suggestions regarding this will be received till March 12 and disposed of on March 13. Final publication will be made under Section-3 on March 14.
Fixation and publication of Gram Panchayats’ wards will be made on March 18. Objections and suggestions will be received till March 24.
Final publication of notification regarding Gram Panchayats’ wards, their area and number of wards reserved for SC, ST and women will be made on April 2.
Similarly, initial publication of notification for election areas of Janpad and Zila Panchayats’ delimitation will be done on March 18.
Objections and suggestions will be received till March 25 and disposed of on March 28.
Final publication of notification for reservation of SC, ST, OBC and women wards will be made on March 29.
All district collectors will send reports regarding this to State Directorate by April 2. Compiled report of entire state will be sent to the State Government on April 9.