भारत सरकार / Government of India
Daman 29th September, 2025 7 Asvina, 1947 (Saka) No. : 120
UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Office of the Joint Director (PE & ME), Collectorate,
Daman
No. 01/06/Appt. of ROAROs/DMN/2025/37 Dated : 29/09/2025
Subject :- Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes, Schedule Tribes, Women belong to these
castes/Tribes and women in Daman Municipal Council, Silvassa Municipal Council
and Panchayati Raj Institutions in all the districts of UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and
Daman & Diu- reg
With reference to the subject cited above, a copy of Commission’s Order No.
7-11/EC/DNH&DD/2025 dated 29.09.2025 and Notification No. 7-11/EC/DNH&DD/2025(A) dated
29.09.2025 received from the Secretary to Election Commissioner for UTs, New Delhi is hereby
published in the Official Gazette of the U.T. of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu for kind
information.
Sd/–
(Ashish Mohan)
Joint Director (PE & ME)
UT of DNH & DD
Daman
सरकारी राजपत्र
OFFICIAL GAZETTE
संघ प्रदेश दादरा एवं नगर हवेली तथा दमण एवं दीव प्रशासन
U.T. ADMINISTRATION OF DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND
DAMAN AND DIU
असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
प्राधधकरण द्वारा प्रकाधशत / PUBLISHED BY AUHTORITY
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ELECTION COMMISSION
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu,
F-Block, 1st Floor,
M.S. Apartments, K. G. Marg,
New Delhi – 110 001
No.7-11/EC/DNH&DD/2025
Dated the 29th September, 2025
ORDER
Whereas, the Administrator of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu has determined
the total number of seats (including the Sarpanch) for each Gram Panchayat and each District Panchayat
in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu vide Notification No
JS/PRI/GPDP/SN/DELI/2025/299 dated 7th August 2025;
And whereas, Rule 3 (1) (b) of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Panchayats
(Election Procedure) Rules, 2023 provides that wards in which seats are reserved for the Scheduled
Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, women belonging to these castes or tribes and Women shall, as far as
practicable, be distributed in different wards of Gram Panchayats and District Panchayats, and they
shall be rotated by the Commission by draw of lots so that it is ensured that seats are so reserved in all
wards of Gram Panchayat and the District Panchayat, as the case be, before such reservation is made in
respect of a ward for the second time.
And whereas, in compliance thereto, a draw of lots was held at Conference Hall, Circuit House,
Jalandhar Beach, Diu in respect of Gram Panchayats & District Panchayat in Diu District on 22nd
September, 2025. Similar draw of lots were held at Vivekananda Hall, Nani Daman on 23rd September,
2025 in respect of Gram Panchayats & District Panchayat in Daman District as well as at Dr. APJ Abdul
Kalam Auditorium, Silvassa on 24th September, 2025 in respect of Gram Panchayats & District
Panchayat in Dadra and Nagar Haveli District, in the presences of representatives of Political Parties
and other interested in the subject to identify the seats reserved for Women, the Scheduled Castes, the
Scheduled Tribes and women belonging to these Castes or Tribes in Gram Panchayats, offices of
Sarpanches of the Gram Panchayats and District Panchayats;
Now, therefore, consequent to the draw of lots and in pursuance of sub-section(5) of 12 and
sub-section (5) of Section 55 of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Panchayat Regulation,
2012 read with Rule 3 (1) (b) of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Panchayats (Election
Procedure) Rules, 2023, the Election Commission hereby allots the seats reserved for Women, the
Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and women belonging to these Castes or Tribes in the Gram
Panchayats, offices of Sarpanches of the Gram Panchayats and District Panchayats in all the districts of
UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, as shown in the Schedules- “A to I”, appended to
this order respectively for the forthcoming General Election.
Sd/–
(SUDHANSHU PANDEY)
Election Commissioner
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[Election Commission’s Order No.7-11/EC/DNH&DD/2025, dated 29.09.2025]
Schedule “A”
Reservation of seats in Gram Panchayats in Diu District
Sr.
No.
Name of the Gram
Panchayat
Ward No.
Reserved for
1.
Bucharwada
1/08
Women
2/08
Un-reserved
3/08
Women
4/08
Women
5/08
Women
6/08
Un-reserved
7/08
Un-reserved
8/08
Un-reserved
Sarpanch
Women
2.
Zolawadi
1/08
Un-reserved
2/08
Un-reserved
3/08
Un-reserved
4/08
Women
5/08
Women
6/08
Women
7/08
Women
8/08
Women
Sarpanch
Un-reserved
Sd/–
(Sudhanshu Pandey)
Election Commissioner
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[Election Commission’s Order No.7-11/EC/DNH&DD/2025, dated 29.09.2025]
Schedule “B”
Reservation of seats for the Offices of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats in Diu District
Sl.No.
Name of the office of Sarpanch of
Gram Panchayat
Reserved for
1
Bucharwada
Women
2
Zolawadi
Un-reserved
Sd/–
(Sudhanshu Pandey)
Election Commissioner
[Election Commission’s Order No.7-11/EC/DNH&DD/2025, dated 29.09.2025]
Schedule “C”
Reservation of seats in District Panchayat, Diu
Sl.No.
No. & Name of the ward of
District Panchayat
Reserved for
1
1/8 - Vanakbara-A
Un-reserved
2
2/8 - Vanakbara – B
Un-reserved
3
3/8 - Vanakbara-C
Women
4
4/8 - Saudwadi-A
Women
5
5/8 - Saudwadi-B
Women
6
6/8 - Bucharwada – A
Un-reserved
7
7/8 - Bucharwada –B
Women
8
8/8 - Zolawadi
Un-reserved
Sd/–
(Sudhanshu Pandey)
Election Commissioner
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[Election Commission’s Order No.7-11/EC/DNH&DD/2025, dated 29.09.2025]
Schedule “D”
Reservation of seats in Gram Panchayats in Daman District
Sr.
No.
Name of the Gram
Panchayat
Ward No.
Reserved for
1. Marwad
1
Women
2
Un-reserved
3
Women
4
Un-reserved
5
Women
6
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
7
Women
8
Women
9
Un-reserved
Sarpanch
Un-reserved
2.
Kadaiya
1
Un-reserved
2
Women
3
Un-reserved
4
Women
5
Women
6
Women
7
Un-reserved
8
Women
9
Women
10
Un-reserved
Sarpanch
Un-reserved
3.
Bhimpore
1
Un-reserved
2
Women
3
Un-reserved
4
Women
5
Women
6
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
7
Un-reserved
8
Women
Sarpanch
Un-reserved
4.
Varkund
1
Un-reserved
2
Un-reserved
3
Women
4
Women
5
Women
6
Scheduled Castes (Women)
7
Women
8
Un-reserved
Sarpanch
Un-reserved
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Sr.
No.
Name of the Gram
Panchayat
Ward No.
Reserved for
5.
Antiawad
1
Women
2
Women
3
Un-reserved
4
Un-reserved
5
Un-reserved
6
Women
7
Un-reserved
8
Women
9
Women
10
Un-reserved
Sarpanch
Women
6.
Dabhel
1
Un-reserved
2
Women
3
Women
4
Un-reserved
5
Women
6
Un-reserved
7
Women
8
Un-reserved
9
Women
10
Un-reserved
11
Women
Sarpanch
Un-reserved
7.
Ghelwad
1
Un-reserved
2
Women
3
Un-reserved
4
Women
5
Un-reserved
6
Women
7
Un-reserved
8
Un-reserved
9
Women
Sarpanch
Women
8.
Kachigam
1
Women
2
Women
3
Un-reserved
4
Un-reserved
5
Un-reserved
6
Women
7
Women
8
Un-reserved
Sarpanch
Women
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Sr.
No.
Name of the Gram
Panchayat
Ward No.
Reserved for
9.
Patlara
1
Women
2
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
3
Women
4
Scheduled Tribes
5
Un-reserved
6
Un-reserved
7
Women
8
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
Sarpanch
Un-reserved
10.
Magarwada
1
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
2
Women
3
Women
4
Un-reserved
5
Scheduled Tribes
6
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
7
Un-reserved
8
Scheduled Castes(Women)
Sarpanch
Un-reserved
11.
Damanwada
1
Scheduled Tribes
2
Un-reserved
3
Women
4
Scheduled Castes (Women)
5
Un-reserved
6
Women
7
Un-reserved
8
Women
Sarpanch
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
12.
Pariyari
1
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
2
Women
3
Women
4
Scheduled Tribes
5
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
6
Un-reserved
7
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
8
Scheduled Tribes
Sarpanch
Un-reserved
13.
Dunetha
1
Un-reserved
2
Women
3
Un-reserved
4
Un-reserved
5
Un-reserved
6
Women
7
Women
8
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
Sarpanch
Women
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Sr.
No.
Name of the Gram
Panchayat
Ward No.
Reserved for
14.
Bhenslore
1
Un-reserved
2
Women
3
Women
4
Un-reserved
5
Women
6
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
7
Un-reserved
8
Un-reserved
Sarpanch
Women
15.
Somnath
1
Un-reserved
2
Women
3
Women
4
Un-reserved
5
Women
6
Un-reserved
7
Un-reserved
8
Women
Sarpanch
Women
16.
Ringanwada
1
Un-reserved
2
Un-reserved
3
Women
4
Women
5
Un-reserved
6
Un-reserved
7
Women
8
Women
Sarpanch
Women
Sd/–
(Sudhanshu Pandey)
Election Commissioner
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[Election Commission’s Order No.7-11/EC/DNH&DD/2025, dated 29.09.2025]
Schedule “E”
Reservation of seats in District Panchayat, Daman
Sl.No.
No. & Name of the ward of District
Panchayat
Reserved for
1
Marwad
Women
2
Kadaiya
Un-reserved
3
Dunetha
Women
4
Bhenslore
Women
5
Bhimpore
Women
6
Varkund
Women
7
Antiawad
Un-reserved
8
Dabhel
Women
9
Ghelwad
Un-reserved
10
Somnath
Un-reserved
11
Ringanwada
Un-reserved
12
Kanchigam
Women
13
Patlara
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
14
Magarwada
Un-reserved
15
Damanwada
Un-reserved
16
Pariyari
Un-reserved
Sd/–
(Sudhanshu Pandey)
Election Commissioner
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[Election Commission’s Order No.7-11/EC/DNH&DD/2025, dated 29.09.2025]
Schedule “F”
Reservation of seats for the Offices of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats in Daman
District
Sl.No.
Name of the office of Sarpanch of
Gram Panchayat
Reserved for
1
Marwad
Un-reserved
2
Kadaiya
Un-reserved
3
Dunetha
Women
4
Bhenslore
Women
5
Bhimpore
Un-reserved
6
Varkund
Un-reserved
7
Antiawad
Women
8
Dabhel
Un-reserved
9
Ghelwad
Women
10
Somnath
Women
11
Ringanwada
Women
12
Kanchigam
Women
13
Patlara
Un-reserved
14
Magarwada
Un-reserved
15
Damanwada
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
16
Pariyari
Un-reserved
Sd/–
(Sudhanshu Pandey)
Election Commissioner
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[Election Commission’s Order No.7-11/EC/DNH&DD/2025, dated 29.09.2025]
Schedule “G”
Reservation of seats in Gram Panchayats in Dadra and Nagar Haveli District
Sr.
No.
Name of the Gram
Panchayat
Ward No.
Reserved for
1.
Dadra
1
Women
2
Women
3
Women
4
Un-reserved
5
Un-reserved
6
Women
7
Un-reserved
8
Un-reserved
Sarpanch
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
2.
Demni
1
Women
2
Un-reserved
3
Women
4
Un-reserved
5
Women
6
Un-reserved
7
Scheduled Tribes
8
Scheduled Castes (Women)
Sarpanch
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
3.
Naroli
1
Scheduled Castes (Women)
2
Un-reserved
3
Scheduled Tribes
4
Women
5
Women
6
Un-reserved
7
Women
8
Un-reserved
Sarpanch
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
4.
Athal
1
Un-reserved
2
Un-reserved
3
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
4
Scheduled Tribes
5
Women
6
Women
7
Women
8
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
Sarpanch
Un-reserved
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Sr.
No.
Name of the Gram
Panchayat
Ward No.
Reserved for
5.
Kharadpara
1
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
2
Un-reserved
3
Scheduled Tribes
4
Women
5
Scheduled Tribes
6
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
7
Women
8
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
Sarpanch
Scheduled Tribes
6.
Galonda
1
Scheduled Tribes
2
Scheduled Tribes
3
Women
4
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
5
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
6
Scheduled Tribes
7
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
8
Women
Sarpanch
Un-reserved
7.
Umarkui
1
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
2
Women
3
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
4
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
5
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
6
Scheduled Tribes
7
Un-reserved
8
Scheduled Tribes
Sarpanch
Scheduled Tribes
8.
Samarvarni
1
Women
2
Women
3
Un-reserved
4
Women
5
Women
6
Un-reserved
7
Un-reserved
8
Un-reserved
Sarpanch
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
9.
Masat
1
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
2
Women
3
Un-reserved
4
Un-reserved
5
Un-reserved
6
Women
7
Women
8
Women
Sarpanch
Scheduled Tribes
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Sr.
No.
Name of the Gram
Panchayat
Ward No.
Reserved for
10.
Masat-I
1
Un-reserved
2
Women
3
Un-reserved
4
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
5
Un-reserved
6
Scheduled Tribes
7
Women
8
Women
Sarpanch
Women
11.
Sayali
1
Women
2
Un-reserved
3
Women
4
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
5
Un-reserved
6
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
7
Un-reserved
8
Women
Sarpanch
Scheduled Tribes
12.
Rakholi
1
Un-reserved
2
Women
3
Un-reserved
4
Scheduled Tribes
5
Women
6
Women
7
Un-reserved
8
Women
Sarpanch
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
13.
Karad
1
Scheduled Tribes
2
Women
3
Women
4
Un-reserved
5
Women
6
Un-reserved
7
Un-reserved
8
Women
Sarpanch
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
14.
Dapada
1
Women
2
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
3
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
4
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
5
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
6
Un-reserved
7
Scheduled Tribes
8
Scheduled Tribes
Sarpanch
Scheduled Tribes
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Sr.
No.
Name of the Gram
Panchayat
Ward No.
Reserved for
15.
Vasona
1
Women
2
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
3
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
4
Un-reserved
5
Scheduled Tribes
6
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
7
Scheduled Tribes
8
Scheduled Tribes
Sarpanch
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
16.
Surangi
1
Un-reserved
2
Scheduled Tribes
3
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
4
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
5
Women
6
Scheduled Tribes
7
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
8
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
9
Un-reserved
Sarpanch
Scheduled Tribes
17.
Amboli
1
Scheduled Tribes
2
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
3
Scheduled Tribes
4
Scheduled Tribes
5
Women
6
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
7
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
8
Un-reserved
Sarpanch
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
18.
Khanvel
1
Un-reserved
2
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
3
Scheduled Tribes
4
Women
5
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
6
Un-reserved
7
Women
8
Un-reserved
9
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
Sarpanch
Scheduled Tribes
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Sr.
No.
Name of the Gram
Panchayat
Ward No.
Reserved for
19.
Rudana
1
Scheduled Tribes
2
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
3
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
4
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
5
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
6
Women
7
Scheduled Tribes
8
Un-reserved
9
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
10
Scheduled Tribes
Sarpanch
Scheduled Tribes
20.
Dudhani
1
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
2
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
3
Women
4
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
5
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
6
Scheduled Tribes
7
Scheduled Tribes
8
Scheduled Tribes
Sarpanch
Un-reserved
21.
Kauncha
1
Scheduled Tribes
2
Scheduled Tribes
3
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
4
Scheduled Tribes
5
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
6
Women
7
Un-reserved
8
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
Sarpanch
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
22.
Mandoni
1
Scheduled Tribes
2
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
3
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
4
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
5
Scheduled Tribes
6
Scheduled Tribes
7
Women
8
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
Sarpanch
Un-reserved
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Sr.
No.
Name of the Gram
Panchayat
Ward No.
Reserved for
23.
Sindoni
1
Scheduled Tribes
2
Women
3
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
4
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
5
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
6
Scheduled Tribes
7
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
8
Scheduled Tribes
Sarpanch
Un-reserved
24.
Kherdi
1
Scheduled Tribes
2
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
3
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
4
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
5
Scheduled Tribes
6
Un-reserved
7
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
8
Scheduled Tribes
Sarpanch
Women
25.
Randha
1
Scheduled Tribes
2
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
3
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
4
Scheduled Tribes
5
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
6
Scheduled Tribes
7
Un-reserved
8
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
9
Scheduled Tribes
Sarpanch
Women
26.
Kilvani
1
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
2
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
3
Scheduled Tribes
4
Scheduled Tribes
5
Scheduled Tribes
6
Un-reserved
7
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
8
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
Sarpanch
Women
Sd/–
(Sudhanshu Pandey)
Election Commissioner
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Schedule “H”
Reservation of seats in District Panchayat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Sl.No.
No. & Name of the ward of District
Panchayat
Reserved for
1
Dadra
Un-reserved
2
Demni
Women
3
Naroli
Scheduled Tribes
4
Athal
Scheduled Tribes
5
Kharadpada
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
6
Galonda
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
7
Umarkui
Un-reserved
8
Kilvani
Scheduled Tribes
9
Randha
Un-reserved
10
Samarvarni
Scheduled Tribes
11
Masat
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
12
Masat I
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
13
Sayli
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
14
Rakholi
Scheduled Tribes
15
Karad
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
16
Dapada
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
17
Vasona
Scheduled Tribes
18
Surangi
Scheduled Tribes
19
Amboli
Women
20
Kherdi
Women
21
Khanvel
Women
22
Rudana
Scheduled Tribes
23
Dudhani
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
24
Kauncha
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
25
Mandoni
Un-reserved
26
Sindoni
Un-reserved
Sd/–
(Sudhanshu Pandey)
Election Commissioner
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Schedule “I”
Reservation of offices of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats in Dadra and Nagar Haveli District
Sl.No.
Name of the office of Sarpanch of
Gram Panchayat
Reserved for
1
Dadra
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
2
Demni
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
3
Naroli
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
4
Athal
Un-reserved
5
Kharadpada
Scheduled Tribes
6
Galonda
Un-reserved
7
Umarkui
Scheduled Tribes
8
Kilvani
Women
9
Randha
Women
10
Samarvarni
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
11
Masat
Scheduled Tribes
12
Masat I
Women
13
Sayli
Scheduled Tribes
14
Rakholi
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
15
Karad
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
16
Dapada
Scheduled Tribes
17
Vasona
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
18
Surangi
Scheduled Tribes
19
Amboli
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
20
Kherdi
Women
21
Khanvel
Scheduled Tribes
22
Rudana
Scheduled Tribes
23
Dudhani
Un-reserved
24
Kauncha
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
25
Mandoni
Un-reserved
26
Sindoni
Un-reserved
Sd/–
(Sudhanshu Pandey)
Election Commissioner
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ELECTION COMMISSION
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu,
F-Block, 1st Floor,
M.S. Apartments, K. G. Marg,
New Delhi – 110 001
No.7-11/EC/DNH&DD/2025 (A)
Dated the 29th September, 2025
ORDER
Whereas, the Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu has determined the total
number of seats and the seats to be reserved for Women, the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes
and Women belonging to these castes/tribes in Daman Municipal Council and Silvassa Municipal
Council, vide Notification No. UD/DNH/Muni/Res./Women/99/2017/42 dated 5th October 2020;
And whereas, Rule 3(1)(b) of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Municipal
Councils (Election) Rules, 2025 provides that wards in which seats are reserved for the Scheduled
Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, Women belonging to these castes or tribes or Women shall, as far as
practicable, be distributed in different wards of each Council;
And whereas, Rule 3(1) (c) of said rules provides that the seats reserved under clause (b) may
be rotated by the Commission by draw of lots separately for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes
and the Women so that it is ensured that seats are so reserved in favour of such Castes, Tribes or Women
in all the wards before such reservation is made in respect of a ward for the second time for that category:
And whereas, in compliance thereof, a draw of lots was held in the Vivekananda Auditorium,
Nani Daman on 23rd September 2025 for Daman Municipal Council and a similar draw of lots was held
at Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Auditorium, Silvassa on 24th September 2025 for Silvassa Municipal Council,
in the presence of representatives of political parties and others interested in the subject;
Now, therefore, consequent to the draw of lots and in pursuance of Section 10 (4) of the Dadra
and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Municipal Council Regulation, 2004 read with Rule 3(1) (b) &
(c) of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Municipal Councils (Electron) Rules 2025, the
Election Commission hereby allots the seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes, women belonging to
the Scheduled Tribes and Wornen in Daman Municipal Council and Silvassa Municipal Council in the
UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, as shown in Schedule- A & B append to this order
respectively, for the forthcoming General Elections.
Sd/–
(SUDHANSHU PANDEY)
Election Commissioner
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[Election Commission’s Order No.7-11/EC/DNH&DD/2025(A), dated 29.09.2025]
Schedule “A”
Reservation of seats in Daman Municipal Council
Sl.No.
Ward No.
Reserved for
1
Ward No.1
Un-reserved
2
Ward No.2
Women
3
Ward No.3
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
4
Ward No.4
Women
5
Ward No.5
Un-reserved
6
Ward No.6
Un-reserved
7
Ward No.7
Women
8
Ward No.8
Women
9
Ward No.9
Women
10
Ward No.10
Women
11
Ward No.11
Un-reserved
12
Ward No.12
Un-reserved
13
Ward No.13
Women
14
Ward No.14
Un-reserved
15
Ward No.15
Un-reserved
Sd/–
(Sudhanshu Pandey)
Election Commissioner
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[Election Commission’s Order No.7-11/EC/DNH&DD/2025(A), dated 29.09.2025]
Schedule “B”
Reservation of seats in Silvassa Municipal Council
Sl.No.
Ward No.
Reserved for
1
Ward No.1
Scheduled Tribes
2
Ward No.2
Un-reserved
3
Ward No.3
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
4
Ward No.4
Un-reserved
5
Ward No.5
Un-reserved
6
Ward No.6
Women
7
Ward No.7
Women
8
Ward No.8
Women
9
Ward No.9
Scheduled Tribes (Women)
10
Ward No.10
Women
11
Ward No.11
Women
12
Ward No.12
Un-reserved
13
Ward No.13
Women
14
Ward No.14
Un-reserved
15
Ward No.15
Un-reserved
Sd/–
(Sudhanshu Pandey)
Election Commissioner
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