According to the Maharashtra State Election Commission, the nomination filing period runs from December 23 to December 30, 2025, between 11 am and 5 pm every day. Distribution will not take place on Thursday due to the Christmas public holiday
BMC Elections 2026 will be held on January 15. Representational pic
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has distributed a total of 2,844 nomination papers for the 2026 civic polls as on Wednesday. On the second day of distribution, two nomination papers were filed.
The nomination process began on Tuesday across 23 returning officer (RO) offices when 4,165 nomination papers were distributed, but no papers were filed on the first day.
According to the Maharashtra State Election Commission, the nomination filing period runs from December 23 to December 30, 2025, between 11 am and 5 pm every day. Distribution will not take place on Thursday, December 25, due to the Christmas public holiday. The forms for BMC Elections 2026 will be distributed only until 4 pm on December 30.
“The scrutiny of nomination papers received from candidates will be conducted on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, from 11 am onwards. After completion of the scrutiny process, the list of validly nominated candidates will be published immediately,” the BMC said.
Distribution by administrative division (number of papers distributed / filed on Wednesday)
A, B, E: 109
C, D: 56
F North: 98
F South: 83
G North: 286
G South: 52
L (RO-16): 111
L (RO-17): 78
M East: 340
M West: 174
N: 77/ 1 filed
S: 106
T: 97
H East: 94
H West: 146
K West: 193
K East, K West: 232 / 1 filed
P South: 71
P North: 120
P East: 128
R South: 90
R Central: 60
R North: 43
Total distributed: 2,844
Candidates and political parties have been advised to collect and file nomination papers according to the election schedule.
No nominations filed on first day for January 15 BMC Elections
Not a single nomination was filed on Tuesday, the first day of the process for the January 15 elections to the 227-seat Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Though more than 4,100 nomination forms have been issued so far, none were submitted to election authorities on the opening day of filing, a BMC release said.
BMC Commissioner and Maharashtra Government-appointed Administrator Bhushan Gagrani held a meeting with representatives of various political parties at the civic body’s headquarters. He briefed them on the functioning of 23 offices set up across Mumbai to facilitate election-related work.
According to the release, the highest number of nomination forms—419—were distributed from the M-West Ward office, followed by 347 from the L Ward in Mumbai’s eastern suburbs. The lowest numbers were recorded in South Mumbai, with 18 and 25 forms distributed in the A and B wards, respectively.
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