The Hindu 06.08.2014
GHMC poll notification after delimitation of wards
The Hyderabad High Court on Tuesday made it clear that
the election notification to conduct polls to the Greater Hyderabad
Municipal Corporation (GHMC) can be notified after delimitation of wards
as per the GOMs 570 and census figures of 2011.
Justice
M.S.Ramachandra Rao was disposing of a writ petition filed by Buchi
Reddy, Basavaraj and others complaining that there were a large number
of voters in their wards, while in some wards the voters were less. In
the affidavit filed by GR Karunakar of old Malakpet on behalf of the
petitioners it was contended that Ghansi Bazar has 18,000 voters,
whereas in Chandanagar the voters were over 85,000. The GOMs 570
declared the procedure for delimitation of wards. The population in each
ward shall not vary more than 10 per cent of average population. The
census figures of 2011 are to be taken into account and each ward shall
have 44,000 voters with permissible variation.
The deponent affidavit contended that representation was made to correct this by fresh delimitation but there was no response.