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THE DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1957 (Modified as on 5th December, 2018) · THE CORPORATION — Election of councillors and aldermen

Section 5 — Delimitation of wards

6[(1) For the purposes of election of councillors, Delhi shall be divided into single-Member wards in such manner that the population of each of the wards shall, so for as practicable, be the same throughout Delhi.]
(2)The Central Government shall, by order in the Official Gazette, determine,—
(a)the number of wards;
(b)the extent of each ward; 7***
(c)the wards in which seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes;]
8[(d) The wards in which seats shall be reserved for women; and
(e)The manner in which seats shall be rotated under sub-sections (6) and (8) of section 3.]