India, July 25 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has reached the final stages of ward delimitation process for the upcoming civic elections and is expected to submit the draft to the state government before August 5, ahead of the July 31 deadline set by state.

A senior official from PMC election office, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, "Although the official deadline is July 31, we have almost completed the process and will submit the draft before the stipulated time. Once submitted, the state government will forward it to the State Election Commission. A draft delimitation structure will then be published for public suggestions and objections between August 22 and August 28."

Officials said that the delimitation exercise...