The Haryana Government has framed the Haryana Municipal Corporation Delimitation of Ward (Amendment) Rules 2015 to amend the Haryana Municipal Corporation Delimitation of Ward Rules 1994.
A spokesman of Urban local Bodies department said that a notification in this regard has also been issued by the department.
He said that as per the new rules, after every census, the total number of seats of each corporation would be fixed by the Government on the basis of the latest census figures. In case certain area is included within, or excluded from the limits of a Municipal area, the population would be ascertained on the spot in respect of such area and would be added to, or excluded from the latest census figures of that Corporation for the purpose of refixation of seats of the Corporation. The number of seats to be filled by the election of each Corporation would be fixed or refixed in accordance with a formula, he added.
The spokesman said that according to the formula, 20 seats would be filled by election of Municipal Corporation having population not exceeding four lakh whereas, 22 seats would be filled by election of Municipal Corporation having population exceeding four lakh but not exceeding five lakh. 24 seats for population exceeding five lakh but not exceeding six lakh, 26 seats for population exceeding six lakh but not exceeding seven lakh, 28 seats for population exceeding seven lakh but not exceeding eight lakh, 30 seats for population exceeding eight lakh but not exceeding nine lakh, 32 seats for population exceeding nine lakh but not exceeding ten lakh, 35 seats for population exceeding ten lakh but not exceeding 12 lakh, 40 seats for population exceeding 12 lakh but not exceeding 15 lakh and 45 seats for Corporations having population exceeding 15 lakh, he added.