02 January,2026 04:16 PM IST | Mumbai | Eshanpriya MS
The final list of contesting candidates will be published by the civic body on Saturday. Representational Pic/File
With the deadline for withdrawal ending on Friday, January 2, 453 nominations were withdrawn across Mumbai. A total of 1,700 candidates will now contest the upcoming BMC Election 2026, officials said.
The Mumbai civic polls are scheduled for January 15, 2026.
The final list of contesting candidates will be published by the civic body on Saturday.
The election symbols will also be allotted to the candidates from 11 am on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
According to the officials, a total of 11,391 nomination papers were distributed by the civic body for filing nominations for the BMC elections. Of these, 2,516 forms were filed by the deadline of December 30, 2025.
The 2,516 nomination papers received were scrutinised on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
As many as 164 nomination papers were declared invalid during scrutiny, while the remaining 2,185 nomination papers were declared valid. The deadline for withdrawing nominations or candidature applications was Friday.
As of Saturday's latest update, 167 nomination papers were declared invalid, 2,231 were found valid, and 453 were withdrawn, bringing the final number of candidates to 1,700.
