Draw of lots for reservation under way on Wednesday. BS Malik
Our Correspondent
Sonepat, June 26
The district authorities on Wednesday paved the way for elections to the Sonepat MC by holding a draw for reservation of wards for different categories.
The draw was organised in the presence of Deputy Commissioner Anshaj Singh, MC officers and public representatives.
According to Shambhu Rathi, MC Joint Commissioner, of the 20 wards, wards 2, 16 and 17 were reserved for Scheduled Caste category and wards 1, 6 and 7 for OBC category.
He said wards 16 and 6 were reserved for women in these categories and wards 4, 6, 10, 11, 13 and 20 for women in the general category.
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