Chandigarh, Jan. 20 -- Seven wards have been reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates in the delimitation process for the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) elections due in December this year. Of these three will be reserved for SC women, to be decided through a draw of lots, likely in April, after receiving approval from the Election Commission.

The total number of wards remain - and the areas falling under them - remain unchanged at 35.

The wards reserved for SC candidates include Ward 1, 3, 4, 9, 15, 29 and 32, all of which are currently held by general category candidates. The decision to reserve these seats has been taken on the basis of the SC population in these wards, as per the 2011 Census. Chandigarh's total population...