Two days after the State government reduced the number of Bengaluru’s wards
from 243 to 225, the Urban Development Department (UDD) issued fresh
guidelines to demarcate ward boundaries for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara
Palike (BBMP).
The rules formed under the BBMP Act 2020 have mandated the delimitation
committee to conduct the exercise based on the 2011 population survey. The
previous delimitation was also done on the same basis. The UDD has formed
eight guidelines.
The guidelines say that every ward boundary should be fixed under Assembly
constituencies and wards should not be divided between two segments
represented by elected representatives. This means a ward is attached to one
Assembly segment and not more than that.
During the delimitation process, the ward should be compact and the committee
must consider geographical features, means of communication, and public
convenience during redistribution of wards.
The committee must ensure the areas in the ward should not expand to other
wards. The areas falling in hilly areas, complex geographies, valleys and others
should be demarcated prioritising public convenience. The ward should be
formed in such a way that the people should have easy access to ward offices
and other facilities.
