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Ex-gangster Arun Gawli's both daughters face loss in BMC polls
Updated On: 16 January, 2026 10:13 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
According to election officials, Gawli’s elder daughter Geeta, who was seeking a fourth term from Ward 212 in the Byculla-Agipada area, was defeated by Samajwadi Party candidate Amrin Shezad Abrahani

Yogita Gawli-Waghmare (L) and her sister Geeta (extreme right) along with their parents. File Pic/Instagram (@Yogeeta Gawli-Waghmare)
In a major setback to gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli, both his daughters lost the BMC Election 2026 from their respective wards in south and central Mumbai on Friday, reported the PTI.
According to election officials, Gawli’s elder daughter Geeta, who was seeking a fourth term from Ward 212 in the Byculla-Agipada area, was defeated by Samajwadi Party candidate Amrin Shezad Abrahani.
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