Overview
- The state issued the final ward-wise reservation notification on March 7 for all 369 wards across Bengaluru’s five new municipal corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024.
- A total of 176 wards are reserved for women, falling short of the 50% benchmark outlined for representation.
- The category allocation stands at 198 general, 43 Scheduled Castes, 7 Scheduled Tribes, 97 Backward Class A, and 24 Backward Class B wards.
- Following an objections review led by the Additional Chief Secretary, reservation statuses changed in 84 wards, with the largest shifts in Bengaluru West and more alterations in assembly segments held by opposition legislators.
- Corporations have published draft voters’ lists for revision, the State Election Commission plans to publish final rolls on April 6, and the government has told the Supreme Court polls will be completed before June 30.