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CHAPTER II ESTABLISHMENT OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI · Constitution of Municipal Corporation

Section 3A: Division of the area of 1[2[the Corporation]] into zones and wards

The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957

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Text as published by India Code (Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice), as on 15 May 2026, with amendments up to the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026).

3[(1) The area of 4[5[the Corporation]] shall be divided into a number of zones and each zone and into a number of wards as specified in the Fourteenth Schedule.

(2) The 6[7[Central Government]] may, by notification in the official Gazette, after the number or the name, and increase or diminish the area of any zone or ward specified in the Fourteenth Schedule.]

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for “the Corporation” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
  2. 2.Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for “a Corporation” (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).
  3. 3.Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 7, for section 3A (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
  4. 4.Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for “a Corporation” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
  5. 5.Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for “every Corporation” (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).
  6. 6.Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for “Central Government” (w.e.f.13-1-2012).
  7. 7.Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for “Government” (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).