Mid-Day’s Know Your Ward Series for BMC elections 2026: Inside Mumbai’s C ward

Mid-day presents the 'Know Your Ward' series to help you better understand your ward as BMC polls approach. Each installment highlights ward-specific characteristics, challenges, and issues that focus on development. Today, mid-day focuses on Ward C of South Mumbai.

Mid-Day’s Know Your Ward Series | BMC elections 2026: Inside Mumbai’s C ward

The C and D wards are part of Mumbai’s coastline. FILE PIC/RANE ASHISH

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Mid-Day’s Know Your Ward Series | BMC elections 2026: Inside Mumbai’s C ward

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As mid-day continues with its ‘Know Your Wards’ series, we now focus on the ‘C’ administrative ward, which borders the Arabian Sea, forming a part of Mumbai’s western coastline.

The C ward is among the most congested in the city, with narrow lanes, a large number of old buildings eligible for redevelopment, lack of parking space, and high commercial value due to the popular clothing and jewelry markets. While the ward largely consists of merchants and traders, it is home to some of the oldest privately owned buildings in the city.

The electoral ward number 220 — comprising Kamathipura and Null Bazar — had witnessed a tie with two candidates garnering an equal number of votes in the 2017 BMC elections. BJP’s Atul Shah and Shiv Sena’s Surendra Bagalkar had bagged 5946 votes each. After consulting with the State Election Commission, then Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta stepped in and arranged for a lottery to be drawn by a school student to decide on the candidate. Shah’s name emerged victorious.

Administrative ward: C ward

Areas under ward: Phanaswadi, Bhuleshwar, Zaveri Bazar, Dhobi Talav, Thakurdwar

Population of ward: 166161 | Gross Density of ward: 859

Characteristics by: Narrow lanes, a large number of old buildings, and a lack of parking space for local residents

Main issues:

Chronic waterlogging spot: 01 at Gol Deol

Vulnerable settlements: None

Open spaces: 16 such as Mumbadevi Garden near Mumbadevi temple, Phanaswadi Playground near the Phanaswadi municipal school.
Lack of parking space, several buildings eligible for redevelopment, and narrow roads.

Road concreting status:
Partially completed: 4
Completed: 14
Not started: 26