Pimpri-Chinchwad Reserved Seats 2026: SC, ST, OBC, Women Ward List and Reservation Details
The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) elections for 2026 use a foursome ward system with reservations across Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC) and women, distributed to ensure representational balance across the city’s 32 wards and 128 corporator seats.
Overview of reservation structure
PCMC’s ward structure elects four corporators per ward, giving a total strength of 128 members; half of these seats are reserved for women to promote gender representation while the remainder are allocated across social categories to reflect demographic composition and legal mandates.
Reservations include specific quotas for SC, ST and OBC categories with women’s reservation applied within those categories as well as in the general pool. The distribution is a mix of category-based reservations (SC, ST, OBC) and gender-based reservations (women) so that seats reserved for a particular social category can also be reserved for women belonging to that category.
How the ward-wise reservation was determined
The reservation draw was conducted under the supervision of election authorities and approved by the State Election Commission; the process assigns specific seats within each ward (often labelled A, B, C, D) to either general, SC, ST or OBC categories, and simultaneously marks which of those seats are reserved for women. These assignments are published officially in the gazette and on PCMC channels for transparency.
Key reservation numbers and categories
Of the 128 corporator seats, 64 are reserved for women and 64 are open to men or women, ensuring 50% women’s representation across the house. Within the full body of seats, roughly 20 seats have been reserved for Scheduled Castes, 3 seats for Scheduled Tribes, and 34 seats for Other Backward Classes; the remaining seats fall in the general category. Women’s reservation is applied across these categories so that a subset of the SC, ST and OBC seats is explicitly reserved for women from those communities.
Ward-level adjustments and corrections
Following the initial draw, the State Election Commission can and does review reservations; on occasion it issues corrections that alter which sub-seat within a ward (for example seat B or seat C) is reserved for a specific category or for women. Such corrections are periodically published and may change eligibility for aspirants in particular seats while preserving the statutory count of reserved seats across categories.
Practical implications for candidates and parties
Candidates must check the final ward-wise reservation list before filing nominations because corrections by the SEC may affect whether a particular sub-seat is open to general candidates, restricted to an SC/ST/OBC candidate, or reserved for a woman candidate within a category. Political parties plan ticket distribution and local strategy based on the published ward-wise reservation list and any subsequent official corrections.
What voters should know
For voters, reservations do not change the electoral process at the booth — every registered voter in a ward votes for the candidate contesting each seat — but they shape the choice set available on the ballot by determining which candidates are eligible to contest each sub-seat. Voters who wish to assess options or hold representatives to account should consult the official ward-wise reservation notification and nomination lists that are published ahead of polling.
Where to find the final ward-wise list and updates
The authoritative ward-wise reservation list and any post-draw corrections are published by election authorities in the Government Gazette and on official PCMC and State Election Commission channels; prospective candidates, party functionaries and informed voters should refer to those official releases for the final and legally binding assignments. Routine updates may include reclassification of a sub-seat within a ward (for example changing a seat from OBC-woman to OBC-open or general-woman) following SEC directions.
Closing note on representation and administration
The reservation framework for Pimpri-Chinchwad’s 2026 elections is designed to balance legal mandates for social justice with statutory goals for gender representation while preserving transparency through public draws and gazetted notifications. Aspirants, parties and voters should rely on the officially notified ward-wise reservation document for candidate eligibility and electoral planning, and remain attentive to any SEC corrections that may be issued before nominations close.
Check the official PCMC ward-wise reservation gazette and nomination schedule
