29 December,2025 12:52 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday announced its third list of candidates for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, naming 15 nominees from various wards across the city. With this announcement, the party has so far declared candidates for 51 wards.
AAP Mumbai President Preeti Sharma Menon said the party had prioritised grassroots workers and civic-minded individuals while finalising its candidates. She noted that at a time when several political parties are struggling to finalise alliances due to political compulsions, AAP has chosen to accommodate its workers and "civic heroes" by fielding them as candidates for the BMC elections 2026.
Menon also claimed that the party is receiving strong support on the ground, asserting that Mumbaikars are disillusioned with what she described as the BJP's misrule, aided by the Congress and the Shiv Sena. "Mumbai and its citizens deserve better governance," she said.
The third list includes candidates from wards across different parts of the city, reflecting what the party described as a mix of professionals, social workers, and grassroots activists.
Ward No. 32: Rupali Singh
Ward No. 58: Seema Rohan Tiwari
Ward No. 91: Raj Suryakant Hegiste
Ward No. 112: Kiran Jain
Ward No. 119: Dr. Yogesh Suresh Bhalerao
Ward No. 120: Prashant Babasaheb Adhav
Ward No. 166: Tejas Atmaram Tupe
Ward No. 168: Akshay Kacharu Sanap
Ward No. 173: Sunita Tupsoundrya
Ward No. 174: Indu Manash Roy
Ward No. 188: Adv. Manjula Kadirvel
Ward No. 192: Atul Kale
Ward No. 209: Sneha Bhosale
Ward No. 210: Atul Bhosale
Ward No. 213: Nishant Bano Nadeem Kausar Siddiqui
The Aam Aadmi Party has already announced that it plans to contest all 227 wards of the BMC, positioning itself as a key challenger in the BMC elections 2026.
The State Election Commission in Maharashtra has announced elections to 29 municipal corporations across the state, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), and Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC).
Elections to 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, including the cash-rich BMC, are scheduled for January 15, and votes will be counted the next day (January 16). The last date for filing nominations is December 30.
