India, Jan. 12 -- Redrawn ward boundaries and a large migrant voter base are reshaping political equations in the Koregaon Park-Mundhwa-Hadapsar belt ahead of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections, turning the stretch into one of the most closely watched civic battlegrounds in the city.

The Dhole Patil Road regional office, which includes Ward 13 (Pune Station-Jay Jawan Nagar) and Ward 14 (Koregaon Park-Ghorpadi-Mundhwa), has seen significant boundary changes. While parts of Tadiwala Road were removed, areas of Mundhwa and Magarpatta were added, resulting in a mixed electorate dominated by migrant voters from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. Political observers say voting patterns in Ward 14 will largely depend on...