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Government appoints BBMP Commissioner as delimitation commission chairman
BENGALURU:
In its move to create 243 wards in Bengaluru city, the Karnataka government has issued a notification appointing the BBMP Commissioner as chairman of a delimitation commission.
As per the notification dated October 14, the delimitation commission has the Bengaluru Urban District Deputy Commissioner and the BDA Commissioner as its members, while thebBBMP Special Commissioner (Revenue) has been appointed member-secretary.
The notification reads: “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section 2A of section 21 of the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977), the government of Karnataka hereby constitutes the delimitation commission consisting of members, to recommend to the state government the manner of delimitation of wards in respect of the Bruhath Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike area, with a tenure of 6 months.”
Another notification issued on Wednesday reads,”The government of Karnataka hereby determines that the number of councillors for the Bruhath Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike shall be 243 with immediate effect.”
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