Kurnool Municipal Corporation issues draft notification to delimit 52 wards into 68

The draught notification for the delimitation of wards successful Kurnool Municipal Corporation (KMC) was issued connected Monday (May 18, 2026). Objections, suggestions, and feedback connected the connection to delimit the contiguous 52 wards into 68 volition beryllium accepted until 5 p.m. connected May 24, 2026.

KMC Commissioner Challa Obulesu released the draught connected Monday, successful the beingness of in-charge metropolis planner Y.V. Venkataramana and others. Mr. Obulesu said the State authorities had issued GO No. 65 connected March 24, 2026, for the ward delimitation. “The draught was prepared based connected the colonisation of the metropolis arsenic per 2011 colonisation census. The metropolis colonisation is 4,77,718 arsenic per the census. Apart from this, the geographical, administrative and section requirements were taken into relationship for the delimitation exercise,” helium said.

Mr. Obulesu said that of the 68 wards, 42 would autumn nether the Kurnool Assembly constituency, 22 nether Kallur Urban successful Panyam constituency, and 4 successful Kodumur Assembly constituency. Officials said that of the 52 existing wards, 33 were successful Kurnool Assembly, 16 successful Panyam, and 3 successful Kodumur.

The draught notification volition beryllium exhibited astatine the announcement boards of the KMC office, the District Collectorate, the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) office, tahsildar offices, and sub-registrar offices. The wide public, elected representatives, governmental parties, and representatives of civilian nine could taxable objections oregon suggestions successful penning astatine the metropolis readying helping of the KMC bureau earlier 5 p.m. connected May 24, the Commissioner said.

Mr. Obulesu said the ward delimitation would beryllium carried retired transparently and with national participation.