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BMC Reports 488 Objections to Draft Mumbai Ward Map Ahead of Sept. 10–12 Hearings

Public hearings next week will vet submissions ahead of an early October final map.

Overview

  • The BMC says 488 suggestions and objections were filed on the draft demarcation of 227 wards, with hearings set for September 10–12 at Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan, Nariman Point.
  • The feedback window ran from August 22 to September 4, during which earlier tallies varied across reports at 150 and 410 before the civic body cited 488.
  • Hearings will run from 11 am to 5:30 pm each day and will be conducted by a state-appointed authorised officer.
  • The ward count remains the same as 2017 at 227, and officials expect to publish the final list in the first week of October.
  • Once boundaries are finalised, ward reservations will be drawn in line with the Supreme Court’s pre-2022 OBC quota directive, after which election scheduling will follow for the BMC currently under administrative rule since 2022.