Veteran leader Ravi Raja files nomination from ward 185 for BMC Election 2026 on BJP ticket

Ravi Raja is a former leader of the opposition in the BMC from the Congress and a five-time corporator from F-North Ward. File pic

Veteran leader and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mumbai Vice-President Ravi Raja on Tuesday filed his nomination from ward number 185 for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Election 2026.

Ravi Raja is a former leader of the opposition in the BMC from the Congress and a five-time corporator from F-North Ward. In October 2024, he quit the Congress and joined the BJP after differences with the party over denial of a ticket for the Maharashtra Assembly Elections.

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Raja had won the 2017 BMC Election as a Congress candidate from ward number 176, securing 3,814 votes. However, for BMC Election 2026, eight of the 10 electoral wards in F-North Ward have been reserved for women, making it impossible for him to contest from his home turf.

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Ward 185 of G-North Includes Mahim Koliwada, Dharavi, Shahu Nagar

Ward 185 falls under the G-North Ward, which includes areas such as Mahim Koliwada, Nature Park, Dharavi Depot, Shahu Nagar, Dharavi Village, Labour Camp, Navjivan Colony, VSNL Colony, and the Siddhivinayak Temple precinct.

In the 2017 BMC Elections, Jagdish Thaivalpil had won the seat from the undivided Shiv Sena.