With local body elections fast approaching, the reservation of wards for women, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes in the Kochi Corporation, Ernakulam district panchayat, and block panchayats has been completed.

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The reservation of wards in the Kochi Corporation and block panchayats in the district was conducted on October 18, while that for the district panchayat took place on Tuesday, October 21.

In the Kochi Corporation, divisions 41 and 59 are reserved for Scheduled Caste women, and division 13 is reserved for Scheduled Castes. In the general category, 36 divisions are reserved for women: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 15, 20, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 42, 45, 53, 54, 55, 56, 63, 64, 65, 69, 70, 74, and 76.

Following the recent delimitation, the total number of divisions in the Kochi Corporation has increased from 74 to 76, resulting in significant changes to existing boundaries and division numbers. Although the exercise added only two divisions, it created four new ones and eliminated two existing ones, which were merged into other divisions due to boundary adjustments.

The draw of lots for the reservation of divisions in the Corporation was conducted by Suraj Shaji, Director, Local Self-Government department (Urban), at the Ernakulam Town Hall.

In the Ernakulam district panchayat, divisions 5 (Kalady) and 15 (Udayamperoor) are reserved for Scheduled Caste women, while division 13 (Pampakuda) is reserved for Scheduled Tribes. The following divisions are reserved for women: Moothakunnam (2), Kodanad (6), Neriamangalam (9), Avoli (11), Mulanthuruthy (14), Vengola (19), Athani (22), Kadungalloor (23), Alangad (24), Kottuvally (25), Kadamakkudy (26), and Njarakkal (28).

The draw of lots for the reservation of divisions in the district panchayat was held under the supervision of District Collector G. Priyanka and Election Deputy Collector Sunil Mathew at the collectorate

Reservations in block panchayats

Palluruthy: Scheduled Caste - Ward 13; Women - Wards 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 14; Vypeen: Scheduled Caste Women - Ward 8; Women - Wards 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12; Edappally: Scheduled Caste - Ward 14; Women - Wards 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13; Alangad: Scheduled Caste - Ward 2; Women - Wards 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12; Vazhakkulam: Scheduled Caste - Ward 13; Women - Wards 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15; Koovappady: Scheduled Caste - Ward 13; Women - Wards 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14; Angamaly: Scheduled Caste - Ward 9; Women - Wards 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15; Paravur: Scheduled Caste - Ward 1; Women - Wards 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12; Vadavucode: Scheduled Caste Women - Ward 13; Women - Wards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; Kothamangalam: Scheduled Caste - Ward 11; Women - Wards 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 16; Mulanthuruthy: Scheduled Caste Women - Ward 10; Women - Wards 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14; Parakkadavu: Scheduled Caste Women - Ward 8; Women - Wards 1, 5, 9, 11, 12, 13; Pampakuda: Scheduled Caste - Ward 1; Women - Wards 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13; Muvattupuzha: Scheduled Caste - Ward 14; Women - Wards 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11

Reservation of divisions in Kochi Corporation, district panchayat for scheduled communities, women completed