TO BE PUBLISHED IN EXTRAORDINARY ISSUE OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA PART II st SECTION 3 (iii) DATED 31 July, 2006. TO BE PUBLISHED IN SPECIAL STATE GAZETTE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA DATED 31 st July, 2006. DELIMITATION COMMISSION OF INDIA NIRVACHAN SADAN, ASHOKA ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110001. SHANGARA RAM Tel. 011-23052005 SECRETARY Fax 011-23052006 NO. 282/MT/2006 Dated : 31 st July, 2006 9 - Sravana 1928 (SAKA) NOTIFICATION In pursuance of sub-Section (1) of Section 10 of the Delimitation Act, 2002 (33 of 2002), the following Order made by the Delimitation Commission under sub-Section (2) of Section 9 read with sub-Section (2) of Section 4 of the Act, in respect of the delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies in the State of Maharashtra is hereby published. ORDER NO. 26 WHEREAS, in pursuance of Sections 8 and 4 of the Delimitation Act, 2002 (33 of 2002), as amended by the Delimitation (Amendment) Act, 2003(3 of 2004), the Delimitation Commission has, by its Order No. 21 dated 28 th March, 2006, published in the extraordinary issue of the Gazette of India and the Maharashtra State Gazette on 28 th March, 2006, determined – (i) the total number of seats in the House of the People to be allocated to the State of Maharashtra as Forty Eight ( 48 ) of which, five (5) seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and four (4 ) seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes, and (ii) the total number of seats to be assigned to the Legislative Assembly of the State as two hundred eighty eight (288) of which, Twenty Nine (29) seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and twenty five (25) seats for the Scheduled Tribes; and WHEREAS, in pursuance of sub-Section (1) of Section 5, read with sub Section (1) of Section 9 of the said Act, the Delimitation Commission associated with itself the Associate Members from the State with the proceedings for the delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies in the State; and WHEREAS, in pursuance of sub-Section (2) of Section 9 of the said Act, the Delimitation Commission published its proposals, along with the dissenting proposals of the Associate Members of the Commission who desired publication thereof, for the delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies in the State on the basis of the relevant published figures of 2001 Census, in the extraordinary issue of the Gazette of India and in the Maharashtra State Gazette on 28 th March, 2006, for inviting objections and suggestions in relation to the aforesaid proposals by 13 th April, 2006; and WHEREAS, in pursuance of the said sub-Section (2) of Section 9 of that Act, the Commission’s Order No. 21 mentioned above and the above referred draft proposals of the Commission along with the dissenting proposals of the Associate Members were also published in the local newspapers on 29 th March, 2006 and given further publicity through radio and television and other media of mass communication; and WHEREAS, in pursuance of the said sub-Section (2) of Section (9) of that Act, the Commission also issued a public Notice on 18 th April, 2006 specifying the places and dates of its public sittings to consider all objections and suggestions; and WHEREAS, in pursuance of the said sub-Section (2) of Section 9 of that Act, the Commission held public sittings at Aurangabad on 2 nd May, 2006, at Pune on 4 th May, 2006 at Mumbai on 6 th May, 2006 and at Nagpur on 8th May, 2006 and heard the members of the public and afforded them full opportunity of making oral and written submissions, in addition to the written representations already sent, if any, to the Commission; and WHEREAS, the Commission has considered all objections and suggestions made at the aforesaid public sittings and/or received by it otherwise, in relation to its said proposals, in the light of the relevant provisions of the Constitution and the said Act; NOW THEREFORE, in pursuance of clause (d) of sub-Section (2) of Section 9 read with sub-Section (2) of Section 4 of the said Act, as amended, the Delimitation Commission hereby determines as follows: 1. The territorial Assembly Constituencies into which the State of Maharashtra shall be divided for the purpose of elections to the Legislative Assembly of the State and the extent of each such Constituency shall be as shown in Table-A. 2. The territorial Parliamentary Constituencies into which the State of Maharashtra shall be divided for the purpose of elections to the House of the People and the extent of each such Constituency shall be as shown in Table-B. 3. Where the name of a Constituency as shown in Table-A or Table-B is distinguished by the brackets and letters “(SC)” the seat in that Constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Castes. 4. Where the name of a Constituency as shown in Table-A or Table-B is distinguished by the brackets and letters “(ST)” the seat in that Constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Tribes. TABLE - ‘A’ ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES AND THEIR EXTENT SL NO. & NAME OF ASSEMBLY EXTENT CONSTITUENCIES 1 – DISTRICT NANDURBAR 1 – Akkalkuwa (ST) 1. Akkalkuwa Tehsil and 2. Akrani Tehsil 2 – Shahada (ST) 1. Taloda Tehsil, 2. Shahada Tehsil (Part) Revenue Circle - Mhasavad, Brahmanpuri, Asalod, Shahada and Shahada (MC) 3 – Nandurbar (ST) 1. Shahada Tehsil (Part) Revenue Circle - Kalsadi, Prakasha, Sarangkheda, Vadali, 2. Nandurbar Tehsil (Part) Revenue Circle - Korit, Khondamali, Ranale, Nandurbar and Nandurbar (MC). 4 – Nawapur (ST) 1. Nawapur Tehsil and 2. Nandurbar Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle- Dhanora and Ashte. 2 – DISTRICT DHULE 5 – Sakri (ST) Sakri Tehsil (excluding Dusane Circle). 6 – Dhule Rural 1. Dhule Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle - Lamkani, Songir, Fagane, Mukati, Dhule, Kusumbe, Arvi and Shirur. 7 – Dhule City 1. Dhule Tehsil (Part) – Dhule (M.Corp.) 8 – Sindkheda 1. Sindkheda Tehsil, 2. Sakri Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle- Dusane. 9 – Shirpur (ST) Shirpur Tehsil. 3 - DISTRICT JALGAON 10 – Chopda (ST) 1. Chopda Tehsil, 2.Yawal Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle – Kingaon and Sakali. 11 – Raver 1. Yawal Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle - Yawal, Yawal (MC), Revenue Circle - Bhalod and Faizpur, Faizpur (MC), 2. Raver Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle - Raver, and Raver (MC) Revenue Circle – Khiroda and Khanapur. 12 – Bhusawal (SC) Bhusawal Tehsil. 13 – Jalgaon City 1. Jalgaon Tehsil (Part) - Jalgaon (M.Corp.) 14 – Jalgaon Rural 1. Jalgaon Tehsil (Part) Revenue Circle Kanalde, Asoda, Jalgaon, Nashirabad and Mhasawad 2. Dharangaon Tehsil. 15 – Amalner 1. Amalner Tehsil, 2. Parola Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle –Bahadarpur and Shelave. 16 – Erandol 1. Erandol Tehsil, 2. Parola Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle- Chorwad, Tamaswadi, Parola and Parola (MC), and 3. Bhadgaon Tehsil (Part) Revenue Circle Amdade. 17 – Chalisgaon Chalisgaon Tehsil. 18 – Pachora 1. Pachora Tehsil (excluding Revenue Circle Kurhad), 2. Bhadgaon Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle - Kolgaon, Bhadgaon and Gondgaon. 19 – Jamner 1. Jamner Tehsil, 2 Pachora Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle - Kurhad 20 – Muktainagar 1. Raver Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle –Khiradi, Savda and Savda (MC), 2. Muktainagar Tehsil and 3. Bodwad Tehsil. 4 - DISTRICT BULDHANA 21 – Malkapur 1. Nandura Tehsil, 2. Malkapur Tehsil 22 – Buldhana 1. Motala Tehsil, 2. Buldhana Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle – Padali, Buldhana (Rural) and Buldhana (MC) 23 – Chikhli 1. Chikhli Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle - Undri, Amdapur, Eklara, Hatni, Kolara, Chikhli and Chikhli (MC), 2. Buldhana Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle - Raipur, Dhad and Mhasla Bk. 24 – Sindkhed Raja 1. Deolgaon Raja Tehsil, 2. Sindkhed Raja Tehsil, 3. Chikhli Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle - Mera and 4. Lonar Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle Bibi 25 – Mehkar (SC) 1. Mehkar Tehsil, 2. Lonar Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle Sultanpur, Titavi and Lonar, Lonar (MC). 26 – Khamgaon 1. Khamgaon Tehsil, 2. Shegaon Tehsil (Part), RevenueCircle - Jalamb, Pahurjira and Matargaon. 27 – Jalgaon (Jamod) 1. Sangrampur Tehsil, 2. Jalgaon (Jamod) Tehsil, 3. Shegaon Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle – Manasgaon, Shegaon and Shegaon (MC). 5 - DISTRICT AKOLA 28 – Akot 1. Telhara Tehsil, 2. Akot Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle- Umara, Panaj, Akot and Akot (MC) 29 – Balapur 1. Balapur Tehsil, 2. Patur Tehsil, 3. Akola Tehsil (Part) Revenue Circle - Ugawa. 30 – Akola West Akola Tehsil (Part) - Akola (M.Corp.) (Part), Ward No 1 to 7,13 to 30, 38 to 53 and 56 to 65. 31 – Akola East Akola Tehsil (Part) - Akola (M.Corp.) (Part), Ward No 8 to 12, 31 to 37 and 54 to 55, 2. Akot Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle-Kutasa, Chohatta, 3. Akola Tehsil (Part)-Ghusar, Palso BK., Borgaon Manju, Kapshi and Akola, Umari Pragane Balapur (CT) and Malkapur (CT). 32 – Murtizapur (SC) 1. Murtizapur Tehsil, 2. Barshitakli Tehsil, and 3. Akola Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle - Kurankhed. 6 - DISTRICT WASHIM 33 – Risod 1. Malegaon Tehsil, 2. Risod Tehsil 34 – Washim (SC) 1. Mangrulpir Tehsil, 2. Washim Tehsil 35 – Karanja 1. Karanja Tehsil, 2. Manora Tehsil 7 - DISTRICT AMRAVATI 36 – Dhamangaon 1. Nandgaon-Khandeshwar Tehsil, 2. Chandur Railway Railway Tehsil and 3. Dhamangaon Railway Tehsil. 37 – Badnera 1. Amravati Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle – Amravati and Badnera, 2. Amravati (M.Corp.)–Ward No. 6 to 18, 32 to 40, 57 to 61, 72,73, 3. Bhatkuli Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle – Bhatkuli and Nimbha. 38 – Amravati 1. Amravati Tehsil (Part), Amravati (M.Corp.) – Ward No. 1 to 5, 19 to 31, 41 to 56 and 62 to 71. 39 – Teosa 1. Teosa Tehsil, 2. Morshi Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle - Ner Pinglai and Dhamangaon, 3. Amravati Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle - Shirala, Mahuli Jahangir, Nandgaon Peth and Walgaon and 4. Bhatkuli Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle – Ashti and Kholapur. 40 – Daryapur (SC) 1. Daryapur Tehsil, 2. Anjangaon Surji Tehsil 3. Achalpur Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle Rasegaon. 41 – Melghat (ST) 1. Dharni Tehsil, 2.