Rajasthan Civic Body Reservation Lottery: Kota Gets OBC Women, Jaipur Open

For the Jaipur division, 19 local bodies were reserved for the OBC category. Ajitgarh, Virat Nagar, Vidya Vihar, Malsisar, Neemrana, Bahadurpur, Bandikui, Bhiwadi, Shrimadhopur, Khetri, Rajgarh, Chirawa, Dausa, Khatushyamji, Palsana, Dantaramgarh, Mundawar and Dundlod were listed for OBC reservation. Bandikui, Dausa, Naugaon, Khetri, Neemrana and Khatushyamji were reserved for OBC women.

Jaipur, Behror, Bisaau, Pilani, Mukundgarh, Kishangarh Bas, Ramgarh Shekhawati, Bansur, Khandela, Narayanpur, Alwar, Laxmangarh, Phagi, Kaladera, Mandela Sultana, Jakhal, Kotkasim, Bagad, Baswa, Singhana, Laxmangarh, Sambhar, Tijara, Govindgarh Rambagh, Chaksu Narayanpur, Phulera, Jobner and Neem Ka Thana were reserved for the unreserved category.

The lottery also placed Alwar, Narayanpur, Singhana, Kotkasim, Sikar Sultana, Bagru, Nawalgarh, Bisaau, Jobner, Kishangarh, Renwal, Mandrela, Barod, Laxmangarh, Alwar, Khejroli, Pawta, Pragpura, Govindgarh Rambas and Thanagazi in the unreserved women category.

Kishangarh Bas, Laxmangarh, Sikar, Tijara, Phulera, Chaksu, Neem Ka Thana, Surajgarh, Behror, Shahpura Jaipur, Udaipurwati, Lalsot, Fatehpur Shekhawati, Losal, Ramgarh Shekhawati, Mukundgarh, Mahua, Sambhar, Narayana, Chomu, Kaladera, Kheda, Bansur, Kotputli, Pilani, Jakhal and Baswa were reserved for the unreserved category.

In the Kota division, Indergarh, Kapren, Baran, Chhabra, Itawa and Khanpur were reserved for unreserved women. Sangod, Nainwa, Bundi, Lakheri, Ramganj Mandi, Jhalrapatan, Bhawani Mandi, Manohar Thana, Sishwali, Keshoraipatan and Mangrol were reserved for the unreserved category.

In the Bikaner division, Bidasar, Suratgarh, Anupgarh, Ratannagar, Sangaria, Sadulshahar, Hanumangarh and Chhapar were reserved for unreserved women. Srikaranpur, Rajaldesar, Raisinghnagar, Gajsinghpur, Deshnok, Pilibanga, Sri Vijaynagar, Churu, Ratangarh, Sri Dungargarh, Sri Ganganagar, Padampur, Rawatsar, Nohar, Taranagar, Bhadra and Bikaner were reserved for the unreserved category.

In the Ajmer division, 28 local bodies were reserved for the unreserved category, of which 11 were subjected to a lottery for the women’s category. Gangapur, Bhilwara, Sawar, Vijaynagar Beawar, Bijolia, Ajmer, Lambaharisingh, Jahazpur, Merta City, Mandalgarh and Gulabpura were reserved for unreserved women.

Banera, Kekri, Asind, Masuda, Kuchaman City, Beawar, Malpura, Kishangarh, Diggi, Raipur, Kuchera, Parbatsar, Shahpura, Makrana, Nasirabad, Mundwa, Uniara, Tonk and Degana were reserved for the unreserved category.

The Other Backward Classes are set to have the largest share in the reservation of heads of local bodies. A total of 60 of the 309 local bodies will be reserved for the OBC category. The Scheduled Caste category will receive reservation in 50 local bodies, while 11 local bodies will be reserved for the Scheduled Tribe category. The remaining 188 local bodies will fall under the unreserved category.

One-third of the local bodies in all these categories will be reserved for women, making the reservation lottery a key determinant of the category and gender composition of heads of Rajasthan’s 309 urban local bodies.