Pune: PMC Announces Ward Reservation Lottery; 83 Wards Reserved for Women

Reported by Mubarak Ansari
Pune, 11th November 2025: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Tuesday announced the ward reservations for the upcoming municipal elections following the finalization of ward boundaries. The reservation lottery, held at Ganesh Kala Krida Manch, determined categories for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), and women candidates across all 165 wards.

According to officials, 83 wards have been reserved for women, ensuring substantial representation in the civic body. While several former women corporators have retained their wards — including former mayor Vaishali Bankar, Manjusha Nagpure, Kavita Vairage, and Manisha Patil — others have been impacted by the reshuffle.

Sitting corporators such as Prakash Dhore, Sunny Nimhan, Dr. Siddharth Dhende, and Avinash Bagwe face challenges as their previous wards have now been reserved for women candidates. With this change, they will have to contest from general category seats if they wish to remain in the electoral race.

Out of the 165 wards, 22 seats have been reserved for Scheduled Castes, 2 for Scheduled Tribes, 44 for OBCs, and 97 for the general category.

The draw of lots witnessed attendance from political representatives across parties, civic officials, and media personnel. Officials from the Election Department clarified that the process was conducted transparently in the presence of observers and senior administrators.

A senior PMC official said the reservation pattern aligns with guidelines issued by the State Election Commission, ensuring equitable representation for marginalized communities and women.

The detailed list of ward-wise reservations includes allocations for areas such as Kalas-Dhanori, Viman Nagar, Kharadi, Yerawada, Shivajinagar, Koregaon Park, Hadapsar, Kondhwa, Warje, Dhankawadi, and Katraj, among others.

The announcement has triggered mixed reactions within political circles. While many women leaders have welcomed the move as a step toward gender inclusion, some sitting corporators have expressed disappointment over the loss of their traditional bastions due to the reservation shuffle.

The PMC’s reservation list will now be forwarded to the State Election Commission for final approval, following which the official election schedule for the Pune Municipal Corporation is expected to be announced soon.

पुणे महापालिकेचे आरक्षण जाहीर अनेक प्रभाग उडाले तर महिला सुरक्षित

Reservation of wards is as follows

P.No. 1 Kalas-Dhanori – Lohgaon Remaining
A. Women Scheduled Caste (SC)
B. Scheduled Tribe (ST)
C. Women OBC
D. General

P.No. 2 Phulenagar – Nagpur Chawl
A. Women Scheduled Caste (SC)
B. OBC
C. General Women
D. General

P.No. 3 Vimannagar – Lohgaon
A. OBC Women
B. OBC
C. General Women
D. General

P.No. 4 Kharadi – Wagholi
A. Scheduled Caste (SC)
B. Women OBC
C. General Women
D. General

P.No. 5 Kalyaninagar – Vadgaonsheri
A. OBC
B. General Women
C. General Women
D. General

P.No. 6 Yerawada- Gandhinagar
A. Scheduled Caste (SC)
B. Women OBC
C. General Women
D. General

P.No. 7 Gokhalenagar – Wakdewadi
A. Women Scheduled Caste (SC)
B. Women OBC
A. General
D. General

Pro. No. 8 Aundh – Bopodi
A. Scheduled Caste (SC)
B. Women OBC
A. General Women
D. General

Pro. No. 9 Sus – Baner – Pashan
A. Women Scheduled Tribe (ST)
B. OBC
A. General Women
D. General

Pro. No. 10 Bavdhan – Bhusari Colony
A. OBC
B. General Women
A. General Women
D. General

Pro. No. 11 Rambagh Colony – Shivtirthanagar
A. OBC
B. General Women
A. General Women
D. General

Pro. No. 12 Ch. Shivajinagar – Model Colony
A. Women Scheduled Caste (SC)
B. OBC
A. General Women
D. General

Pro. No. 13 Pune Station – Jai Jawan Nagar
A. Scheduled Caste (SC)
B. Women OBC
A. General Women
D. General

Pro. No. 14 Koregaon Park – Ghorpadi – Mundhwa
A. Women Scheduled Caste (SC)
B. OBC
A. General Women
D. General

Pro. No. 15 Manjari B. – Keshavnagar – Sade Satara Nali
A. Women Scheduled Caste (SC)
B. OBC
A. General Women
D. General

Pro. No. 16 Hadapsar – Satavadi
A. Women OBC
B. General Women
A. General
D. General

Pro. No. 17 Ramtekdi – Malwadi – Vaiduwadi
A. Scheduled Caste (SC)
B. Women OBC
A. General Women
D. General

Pro. No. 18 Wanawadi – Salunkhe Vihar
A. OBC
B. General Women
A. General Women
D. General

Pro. No. 19 Kondhwa Khurd – Kausarbagh
A. Women OBC
B. General Women
A. General
D. General

Pro. No. 20 Shankar Maharaj Math – Bibvewadi
A. OBC
B. General Women
A. General Women
D. General

Pro. No. 21 Mukandnagar – Salisbury Park
A. Scheduled Caste (SC)
B. Women OBC
A. General Women
D. General

Pro. No. 22 Kashewadi – Dallas Plot
A. Women Scheduled Caste (SC)
B. OBC
A. General Women
D. General

Pro. No. 23 Raviwar Peth – Nana Peth
A. Scheduled Caste (SC)
B. Women OBC
A. General Women
D. General

Pro. No. 24 Kasba Ganapati – Kamla Nehru Hospital- KEM Hospital
A. Women OBC
B. General Women
A. General
D. General

Pro. No. 25 Shaniwar Peth – Mahatma Phule Mandai
A. OBC Women
B. OBC
A. General Women
D. General

Q. No. 26 Ghorpade Peth – Guruwar Peth – Samata Bhoomi
A. Scheduled Caste (SC)
B. Women OBC
C. General Women
D. General

Q. No. 27 Navi Peth – Parvati
A. Scheduled Caste (SC)
B. Women OBC
C. General Women
D. General

Q. No. 28 Janata Vasahat – Hingne Khurd
A. Women Scheduled Caste (SC)
B. OBC Women
C. General
D. General

Q. No. 29 Deccan Gymkhana – Happy Colony
A. OBC
B. General Women
C. General Women
D. General

Q. No. 30 Karvenagar – Hingne Home Colony
A. OBC
B. General Women
C. General Women
D. General

Q. No. 31 Mayur Colony – Kothrud
A. OBC
B. General Women
C. General Women
D. General

Q. No. 32 Warje – Popular Nagar
A. Women Scheduled Caste (SC)
B. OBC
C. General
D. General
Q. No. 33 Shivne – Khadakwasla – Dhayari (Part)
A. Women OBC
B. General
C. General
D. General
Q. No. 34 Narhe – Vadgaon Budruk – Dhayari
A. OBC
B. General Women
C. General Women
D. General
Q. No. 35 Suncity – Manik Bagh
A. Women OBC
B. General Women
C. General
D. General
Q. No. 36 Sahakarnagar – Padmavati
A. Scheduled Caste (SC)
B. Women OBC
C. General Women
D. General
Q. No. 37 Dhankawadi – Katraj Dairy
A. OBC
B. General Women
C. General Women
D. General
Q. No. 38 Balajinagar – Ambegaon – Katraj
A. OBC Women
B. OBC
C. General Women
D. General Women
E. General

P. No. 39 Upper Super Indiranagar
A. Women Scheduled Caste (SC)
B. OBC
C. General Women
D. General

P. No. 40 Kondhwa Budruk – Yewalewadi
A. Scheduled Caste (SC)
B. Women OBC
C. General Women
D. General

P. No. 41 Mohammadwadi – Undri
A. Women Scheduled Caste (SC)
B. OBC
C. General Women
D. General