Bbmp delimitation 2022

Are 243 wards enough to give Bengalureans a fair representation of their zillion problems in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Council? This question, though loaded, might look out of place at a time when the draft notification of the newly delimited wards is out in the public domain. Objections have landed thick and fast on the manner in which wards are redrawn, and the motives behind it whatsoever, triggering a massive political backlash. But beyond all this lies a deeper, practical problem: Can a corporator represent the problems of a ward population close to a lakh? 400 wards The B S Patil headed BBMP Restructuring Committee had recommended 400 wards to make the wards manageable. But, as panel member and urbanist V Ravichander points out, the 243 wards account for only a 25 per cent increase from 198. “In the 15 years since the last ward exercise was done, conservatively, the population growth has been roughly about 60 per cent.” Also Read: The contention is clear: Since the population per ward has inevitably grown, the number of wards should have been proportional. There is also another problem. “You are using the 2011 census for the ward delimitation exercise. In a decade of rapid growth, with outer wards growing more than the inner ones, your basis is inherently wrong,” he elaborates. Wards outside ORR Geographically, the population growth outside the Outer Ring Road (ORR) has been much more pronounced than the inner wards. This, he says, was not capture...

BENGALURU: The high court passed an order reserving liberty to the petitioners who had challenged the July 14, 2022 notification regarding delimitation of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) wards to approach the Supreme Court seeking certain clarifications. Justice Hemant Chandanagoudar noted that in the case of Suresh Mahajan, the SC had observed that if delimitation was not done by The SC is scheduled to take up BBMP election matters on August 26. These are arising out of SLPs filed against the December 4, 2020 order of the high court wherein a direction was issued to hold elections to the then existing 198 wards, instead of 243, and sought to be increased by application of the new BBMP Act and resultant delimitation exercise. In the petitions filed before the HC challenging the July 14, 2022 delimitation notification, the petitioners contended that there is variation of over +10% or -10% in the population determined for each ward and the same is contrary to section 7(1)(a) of the Act, 2020 which specifies that the population should, as far as practicable, be the same throughout the city. Another argument was that delimitation gives an unfair advantage to the ruling party by reducing the number of wards in assembly constituencies represented by MLAs of the opposition and increasing wards in constituencies represented by MLAs of the ruling party, a typical case of gerrymandering.

BENGALURU: The government has said the July 14, 2022 notification on delimitation of BBMP wards was issued after scrutiny of 3,835 objections by a committee headed by an additional chief secretary. In its statement of objections to petitions challenging the notification, the government said the matter is also pending before the Supreme Court and grant of any interim order would contravene orders passed by the SC. The government said delimitation of wards was finalised based on a report submitted by the BBMP chief commissioner, following a scientific, geographical and rational survey of areas and the feasibility of access to people vis-a-vis ward offices etc,. “The population of each ward is determined by amalgamating adjacent census blocks on the basis of the 2011 population census. Census blocks cover a defined geographical area with a defined perimeter and hence the final shape is an outcome of the number of blocks in contiguity. The committee has taken due course to retain existing wards as much as possible unless it warrants trimming, adding of census blocks by merging with proper boundary features like roads, stormwater drains etc.,” the government added. SEC spells out stand Meanwhile, the State Election Commission (SEC) argued that elections to BBMP are imminent since its term expired on September 14, 2020. Appearing for SEC, senior advocate KN Phanindra submitted that the Supreme Court is monitoring the BBMP election schedule. “The delimitation is proper and even i...

ಬಿಬಿಎಂಪಿ ಚುನಾವಣಾ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಆರಂಭಿಸಲು ಸುಪ್ರೀಂ ಸೂಚನೆ ಹೊರಬಿದ್ದಿರುವ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರವು ಕರಡು ವಾರ್ಡ್ ವಾರು ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಪುನರ್ ವಿಂಗಡಣೆ ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಿದೆ. ವಿಶೇಷ ರಾಜ್ಯಪತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಇದನ್ನು ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಿದ್ದು, ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಸಲಹೆ, ಆಕ್ಷೇಪಣೆಗೆ ಆಹ್ವಾನ ನೀಡಿದೆ. ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರ ಆಕ್ಷೇಪಣೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಕೆಗೆ 15 ದಿನಗಳ ಕಾಲಾವಕಾಶ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರವು ಅತೀ ವೇಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಹೊಂದುತ್ತಿದ್ದು 2001-2011ರ ಅವಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯ ಹೆಚ್ಚಳವು ಶೇ. 44ಕ್ಕಿಂತಲೂ ಮೀರಿ ದಾಖಲೆಯಾಗಿದೆ. 2011ರ ಜನಗಣತಿಯ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಬೃಹತ್ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮಹಾನಗರ ಪಾಲಿಕೆಯ (ಬಿಬಿಎಂಪಿ) ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿನ ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 84,43,675 ಇತ್ತೆಂದು ನಿಗದಿತವಾಗಿದೆ. ಬಿಬಿಎಂಪಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ 198 ವಾರ್ಡುಗಳ ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಸಮಾನತೆ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಯಾದ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಗಮನದಲ್ಲಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡು, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರವು ಬಿಬಿಎಂಪಿಯ ವಾರ್ಡುಗಳನ್ನು 198 ರಿಂದ 243ಕ್ಕೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸಿದೆ. ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯ ಏಕರೂಪತೆಯನ್ನು ಸಾಧಿಸುವ ಸಲುವಾಗಿ 243 ವಾರ್ಡುಗಳ ಸೀಮಾರೇಖೆಯನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸುವ (delimiting the ward boundary) ಕಾರ್ಯ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಲು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರವು ಪುನರ್ವಿಂಗಡಣಾ ಸಮಿತಿಯನ್ನು ರಚಿಸಿತ್ತು. ಈ ಸಮಿತಿಯು BBMP Act 2020 (KARNATAKA ACT NO. 53 OF 2020 THE BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE ACT, 2020 FT PAR: G.O. No UDD 4 MLR 2014 dt.215.02.2014) ರಲ್ಲಿನ ಮಾನದಂಡಗಳನ್ನು ಅನುಸರಿಸಿ, 2011ರ ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ಆಧಾರವಾಗಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡು ಬಿಬಿಎಂಪಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ 243 ವಾರ್ಡುಗಳ ವಿಂಗಡಣೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಪ್ರತೀ ವಾರ್ಡಿನ ಗಡಿಗಳನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸಿದೆ. ವಾರ್ಡಿನ ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾದ ಗಡಿ, ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ವಾರ್ಡಿನ ವಿಸ್ತೀರ್ಣ, ವಸತಿ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳ ಸಾಮೀಪ್ಯತೆ(Contiguity), ಸೇವೆ-ಸೌಲಭ್ಯಗಳ ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಸರಳ ಆಡಳಿತಾತ್ಮಕ ಅನುಕೂಲತೆ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ ಅಂಶಗಳನ್ನು ಗಮನದಲ್ಲಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡು 243 ವಾರ್ಡುಗಳ ವಿಂಗಡಣೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಬಿಬಿಎಂಪಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ವಿವಿಧ ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಗಳ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಗೆ ಸೀಮಿತವಾಗಿರುವಂತೆ ವಾರ್ಡುಗ...

The Karnataka government’s ward reservation list for Bengaluru has left the opposition Congress fuming as many of its leaders may not be able to contest if elections are held according to the list issued late on August 3. Not just the Congress, some former councillors from the ruling BJP too face the prospect of losing a chance to contest from their respective wards. The Karnataka government, in light of the directions by the Supreme Court of India on July 28, declared ward-wise reservations for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to facilitate the long-delayed polls. Reservations to Congress constituencies The Congress has opposed the reservation list and alleged that it was prepared at ‘Keshava Krupa’ (state headquarters of the RSS). Speaking to The Hindu, former Congress councillor and opposition leader in the BBMP council Abdul Wajid, who is also one of the petitioners, said, “The new reservation list issued by the state government clearly shows that it is prepared at Keshava Krupa, and not by the government, to make sure that the BJP will gain from it.” Bengaluru’s ward delimitation saga “All the wards in the Congress-represented assembly constituencies have been given reservations. For example, in Gandhinagar Assembly constituency, which has seven wards, all have been reserved as women's category. In Shivajinagar constituency too, out of seven wards, six have been reserved for women. But in the BJP constituencies, equal reservations have been given,” Mr. Wa...

At least three of the 243 new BBMP wards have some of their parts completely surrounded by other wards, creating exclaves of sorts. The wards are Kempegowda (01) in the Yelahanka assembly constituency, Belathur (105) in Mahadevapura and Bande Mutt (34) in Yeshwantpur. These “exclaves” are said to have been necessitated by the fragmented nature of their respective assembly constituencies. They could create confusion among residents and ward engineers about the boundaries. The state government’s direction to redraw the BBMP ward boundaries within the existing assembly constituencies has likely created the most problems in the Belathur ward. While the bulk of the ward comprises areas such as ITPL and Pattandur Agrahara, the ward has at least three exclaves located miles away. While one is near Byrathi village, another is closer to Kalkere Lake. The third is at Jimkenahalli kere. It was the same rule that has prompted authorities to add a small residential neighbourhood near BHEL layout to the Bande Mutt ward, although both the areas do not share the same boundary. The shapeless Bande Mutt ward, which falls under the Yeshwantpur constituency, may also earn the wrath of local residents as it covers a small portion of different layouts. What has come under scrutiny is the creation of the Kempegowda ward boundary, which comes under the Yelahanka assembly segment. It has got an exclave, which is in the heart of Kogilu Ward, which is brought under the Kempegowda ward. ‘Unnecessary ...

BBMP wards increased from 198 to 243. Pic Credit: Meera K After a long delay, the state government notified the draft of the BBMP ward delimitation report on Thursday, June 23rd. Delimitation would change ward boundaries and increase the number of wards in the city from 198 to 243. The Ward Delimitation Committee, headed by the BBMP Chief Commissioner, submitted the draft report to the government on June 9th. This committee was to redraw ward boundaries based on population data from the 2011 Census. Read more: BBMP elections: Major parties have ready promises, new ones talk citizen empowerment The Karnataka state government’s notification on 23rd June mentions it has accepted the draft report, and that citizens/institutions can send their objections and suggestions to the draft within 15 days. You can submit your objections/suggestions, with reasons, to the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Urban Development Department, Room No. 436, 4th floor, Vikasa Soudha, Bengaluru-560001. The notification clarifies that objections received after 15 days of the gazette notification won’t be considered. What does the draft report say? The draft, notified in the gazette, lists the name of the new 243 wards, and their boundaries, and also lists the important localities in each ward. How to check your new ward? You can check the details of your ward on the gazette notification The detailed maps of the wards are available at In a press conference on 25th June, BBMP Chief Commissione...

After several legal battles, creation of new wards, and blurring of lines between the roles of the State government and the civic body during the COVID-19 pandemic, Karnataka High Court on Friday, 30 September, directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to elect a new council by 31 December. But will the deadline be adhered to? Will the ruling government be able to abide by the court’s decision? How has BBMP been run for the past two years? The Quint spoke to former BBMP officials and representatives from political parties to find out why India’s Silicon Valley has been functioning without an elected civic council. With the population expansion in Bangalore in the past few decades, the BBMP has faced a barrage of problems including repeated allegations of corruption. Structural changes, in terms of new wards or decentralisation of BBMP, have been recommended on multiple occasions. 2015: An expert committee for BBMP restructuring was constituted and it put forward certain suggestions. Based on the population growth in Bengaluru from 2001 to 2011, the committee recommended that the city have 400 wards and five decentralised Municipal Corporations. Each ward in the city's outskirts was recommended to have a population of about 20,000 persons and in the core areas of the city, each ward could have 30,000 people. However, despite the recommendations, the delimitation exercise could not be undertaken until 2020. 24 September 2020: The state Legislative Assembly passed Karnatak...