The reservation lottery for 227 electoral wards in the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections is expected to be held at the end of October, following the completion of zilla parishad and municipal council reservations.
The most-anticipated BMC polls are likely to take place in mid-January, ahead of the Supreme Court’s extended deadline of January 31.
Meanwhile, the BMC will publish the final notification of 227 electoral ward boundaries on Monday, October 6. The citizens' suggestions/objections on draft ward demarcations were heard earlier this month and sent to state urban development department (UDD).
Zilla Parishad Lottery on October 13
The State Election Commission (SEC) announced that the lottery for 32 zilla parishads and 336 panchayat samitis will be held on