Nagpur’s civic map has been dramatically redrawn. The State Election Commission has slashed the Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s wards from 52 to 38, reshaping representation and altering the balance of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) voters.
In 2022, the city was divided into 52 wards with three corporators each, making a 156-member house. Now, under the final 2025 notification, the structure has shrunk to 38 wards with 151 corporators. Population per ward has shot up to 65,000–70,000, compared to 45,000–55,000 earlier.
The new map houses 24.67 lakh people, including 4.83 lakh SCs and 1.88 lakh STs. Ward 2 (Nari, Sugat Nagar, Kapil Nagar—Nagpur North) now has the highest SC population at 36,315, while Ward 32 (Civil Lines, Ramdaspeth—Nagpur South West) has the lowest at just 2,870. For STs, Ward 20 (Kalamna, Nandanvan, Pardi—Nagpur East) tops the chart with 29,237, while Ward 40 (Mahal, Itwari—Gandhibagh) bottoms out at 1,532.
The contrasts are stark: stronghold pockets like Indora–Jaripatka (Nagpur North) and Kalamna–Nandanvan (Nagpur East) have gained weight, while elite belts like Dharampeth–Civil Lines (Nagpur West, South West) remain lightly reserved.
Though the rejig reduces corporators by five, the bigger story lies in the Assembly map. Nagpur North continues to dominate SC representation, Nagpur East carries the strongest ST presence, and Nagpur West–South West stand as upper-caste bastions.
With civic polls due in early 2025, political parties face a new electoral reality—one where winning will depend on mastering this redrawn social demography.
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