The Hindu 27.07.2010
Divisions reserved for women identified
Staff Reporter 
Deciding destiny: The draw of lots to identify reservation wards in grama panchayats being held under the supervision of District CollectorS. Lalithambika at the Collectorate Conference Hall in Pathanamthitta on Monday.
KOLLAM: Through a draw of lots procedure held at Ernakulam, the 28 divisions out of the 55 divisions in the Kollam City Corporation Council reserved for women have been identified. Out of the 28 reserved for women, 26 are in the general category and two in Scheduled Communities category.
The two divisions reserved for the Scheduled Community (women) category are Pattathanam and Mulankadakam. Two divisions have been reserved in the Scheduled Community (general) category and they are Thevally and Ramankulangara.
The 26 women (general) category divisions are Paalathara, Asramam, Udayamarthandapuram, Valathungal, Punnathanam, Karikode, Thirumullavaram, College Division, Bharanikavu, Kadappakada, Arunoottimangalam, Vattakayal, Thamarakulam, Shakthikulangara, Vadakumbhagam, Manakkad, Punthalathazham, Kureepuzha, Kollurvila, Vadakevila, Chathainakulam, Mulluvila, Kannimel, Akolil, Paalkulangara and Kayyalakkal.
In the Paravur Municipal Council, 16 wards have been reserved for women and out of that two — Parayilkavu and Vadakumbhagam — for the Scheduled community (women) category.
Two wards have been reserved in the Scheduled community (general) category and they are Vinayagar and Pasuman.
The 14 wards reserved for women in the general category are Peral, Attinpuram, Puthiyidam, Kottamoola, Kurikulam, Chillakkal, Pozhikara, Anchal Office, Manyankulam, Kurumal, Punchirkulam, Kallumkunnu, Pookulam and Yakshikavu.
In the Punalur Municipal council, 18 divisions have been reserved for women. Out of that two are in the Scheduled Community (women) category and they are Kallar and Thumbootu. One division is in the scheduled community (general) category and that is Maniyar.
The 16 divisions reserved for women in the general category are Kanjiramala, Chalakodu, Papermill, Nedunkayam, Sasthamkonam, Musavari, Nellipali, Vilakuvattam, Kalayanad, Placheri, Ayikarakonam, Kelankavu, Tholikodu, Power House, Komalamkunnu and Town.
In Pathanamthitta
In Pathanamthitta, identification of reserved wards in various grama panchayats was held through draw of lots at the Collectorate conference hall here on Monday.
The draw of lots was done by District Collector S. Lalithambika. Additional District Magistrate, H.Salimraj, was also present. The 54 grama panchayats in the district got a total of 492 reservation wards and 378 of them have been reserved for women, 51 for women belonging to Scheduled Caste and 60 reserved for SC.
The district has got three wards reserved for Scheduled Tribes.