Jamshedpur, Dec. 23 -- At least 45% posts in all the wards of Adityapur Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Seraikela Nagar Panchayat (SNP) in Seraikela-Kharsawan district would be reserved for women as per the gazette notification issued for the upcoming urban body elections in Jharkhand, people aware of the matter said on Tuesday.

"The state election commission (SEC) has issued gazette notification for two of the urban local bodies (ULBs) in Seraikela-Kharsawan district. According to the notification, 45% seats in all the wards under AMC and SNP will be reserved for women. Thus, 16 out of 35 wards under AMC and five out of 11 wards in SNP will be reserved for the women candidates," a senior official of AMC told the media on Tuesday.

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