The civic body on Friday received the state government’s notification to add nine electoral wards to the existing 227 and the state election commission’s (SEC) letter, too, asking to submit the restructuring plan, said officials. The BMC will submit the plan for the restructuring of the wards to the SEC within a week. However, it will take at least a month to get the plan finalised, said officials.

On November 10, the state Cabinet took the decision to increase the number of electoral wards to 236 from 227 for the upcoming BMC polls. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari approved the proposal on November 29. “The BMC has received the notification from the state government. We are ready with the plan of restructuring of the wards. We will submit it to the SEC next week,” said Suresh Kakani, BMC additional commissioner.