State Election Commission has declared elections in the 31 wards of Madikeri City Municipal Council to be held on September 28. Apart from this, elections will also be held in 13 wards of Kushalnagar Town Panchayat, 16 ward sof Virajpet and 11 wards of Somwarpet, summing upto 71 wards in total.

Election Code of Conduct was enforced on Tuesday and the candidates can file nominations from September 10 onwards. September 17 is the last day for filing nominations and the verification of nominations will be held on September 18. The candidates wishing to withdraw their nomination must do so within September 20. While the polling will be held on September 28, counting will be held on September 30.

CMC elections were postponed as former minister M C Nanaiah raised objection to the election commission about the move of the Government of raising the number of wards from 23 to 31.

On this background, Election Commission had asked the government for a clarification, to which the government had said that it was under the Karnataka Municipal Council Act of 1964, Column 13 that the government had raised the number of wards, which was accepted by the Commission and declared elections for these 31 wards.

Details of 31 wards and reservations in Madikeri CMC:

Ward 1: (Vidyanagar): General; Ward 2: (DAR Region, Subramanyanagar): Backward class (B), women; Ward 3 :(ITI, Part of Bhagavathinagar, part of Convent road): General, women; Ward 4: (KHB Colony, St Joseph Convent): General, women; Ward 5: (Vincent Compound, Steward Hill Road, Old Police Guest House): General; Ward 6: (Steward Hill Road, Jyothinagar, Old Police Guest House): General; Ward 7: (Indiranagar, Chamundeshwarinagar,
Mangalore road): General; Ward 8: (Chirstian Crematorium road, Rose Cross Road): General; Ward 9: (Private Bus Stand, Khadi Bhandar, parts of Rose Cross Road): General; Ward 10: (Gaulibeedi left part, Post office road): Backward class (A); Ward 11 (Gaulibeedi right side, Parts of Rose Cross Road): Scheduled Tribe (women);

Ward 12: (G T road, Banemotte road, Chamaraja Villa road, Temple road): General; Ward 13: (G T Circle, Temple road, Chamaraja Villa, Jayanagar, Murnadu road): Backward class (A); Ward 14: (Mangaladevinagar, Murnadu road, Mangalore road) Backward class (A);  Ward 15: (Roshanara road, Murnadu road, Mysore road, Ashokpura, DC’s Bunglow area) Scheduled Caste. Ward 16: (Mysore road, Chamraja Bangale): General; Ward 17:

(Putaninagar, Mysore road): Scheduled Caste; Ward 18: (Junior College road, Forest Ranger Guest House area, parts of Raghavendra Temple road): General; Ward 19: (parts of Kannandabane, Mysore road, Housing Board, Man’s Compound road): General; Ward 20: (Right part of Gaddige, Azadnagar. Rajarajesjwari school,

Sampigekatte) backward class (A) women; Ward 21: (Rajarajeshwarinagar, Ukkuda, Azadnagar): General (women); Ward 22:(Junior College road, Kannandabane, Backside road of Basappa Theatre): Backward class(A) (women); Ward 23: (Dasawala, Ganapathy street): Backward class (A); Ward 24: (Mahadevapete, Ganapathy

street): General; Ward 25: (Left side of Gaddige, Tyagaraja colony): General (women); Ward 26: (Mahadevapete, Ranipete): General (women); Ward 27: (Mahadevapete, Chowki, Kanakadasa road, part of hill road): Backward class (A); Ward 28: (Parts of hill road, Kanakadasa road, Ranipete, College road): general (women); Ward 29:

(Muttappa temple, Kodandarama temple, Ambedkar extension, parts of Ranipete): Scheduled caste (women); Ward 30: (Kaveri Layout, Muttappa temple road, parts of Ranipete): Backward class (A) (women); Ward 31: (Parts of Bhagavathinagar, A V School street. parts of old army canteen): Backward class (B).