Committee undertakes delimitation of 250 wards in Delhi

The Chairman of the Delimitation Committee said that as per instructions of the central government, the process of delimitation of 250 wards of the MCD has been undertaken by the Delimitation Committee based on census data of 2011 as published by the Census Commissioner/Registrar General of India. He said this during the Delimitation Committee for delimitation of wards in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) held a meeting with key stakeholders on 28 July at Nigam Bhawan, Kashmere Gate, Delhi.

Officers of the Directorate of Census Operations, Government of India, Geospatial Delhi Ltd (GSDL) and MCD, Revenue Department, and GNCTD participated in the meeting.

Population (based on the 2011 census) of each ward in the corporation shall, so far as practicable, be the same throughout the area of the corporation with a variation of plus/ minus 10%. All the wards shall be geographically compact areas and in delimiting them regard shall be had to the physical features, existing boundaries of administrative units, facilities of communication, and public convenience.

Each Assembly constituency shall be divided into minimum three wards. The boundary of a ward in the Corporation shall be carved within the boundary of the relevant MLA constituency and shall not cross it.

The Directorate of Census Operations, Delhi has provided data in respect of Enumeration Blocks (EBs) based on the Census 2011 data.

GSDL, a company of GNCT of Delhi, having specialisation in geo-mapping, is being engaged by the Committee for the Delimitation work.

GSDL is preparing data along with digital maps of the EBs Assembly constituency-wise and ward-wise. The detailed scope of work is being worked out for the delimitation exercise in consultation with GSDL.

Office of Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi has provided the latest electoral rolls along with an AC-wise list of polling stations of NCT of Delhi and soft copies of maps of assembly constituencies.

The CEO office and Revenue Department have assured assistance to the Committee for field inspections, wherever and whenever required, through the Electoral Registration Officers/ Assistant Electoral Registration Officers.

CEO’s office has assured of providing technical support to the Committee, whenever required.

Commissioner, MCD, who was present in the meeting, informed the Committee that MCD is fully geared up to assist the Committee in providing all logistics and technical support including field inspections through its staff conversant with such surveys.