Section 32. Delimitation Order

32. 1[(1) The State Government shall by order- (a) divide a 2[municipal area] into wards in such manner that the population in each ward shall, so for as practicable, be the same throughout the municipal area ; (b) determine the number of wards into which a 2[municipal area] shall be divided; (c) determine the extent of each ward; (d) determine the number of seats to be reserved for the Scheduled Castes, the Schedule Tribes, the backward classes or the women ; (2) The draft of the Order under sub-section (1) shall be published in the official Gazette for objections for a period of not less than 3[seven days]. (3) The State Government shall consider any objections filed under sub-section (2) and the draft Order shall, if necessary, be amended, altered or modified accordingly and thereupon it shall become final.