The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Maharashtra civic elections 2026 have marked a decisive shift in the urban political landscape. Held after a delay of nearly four years due to legal challenges and prolonged administrator rule, the elections were widely seen as a test of governance credibility and of existence for some
Ravi Raja, Kaptan Malik, Yamini Jadhav and Rajul Patel
Unexpected losses
Ravi Raja (BJP)
Ward 185: Former leader of the Opposition in BMC and a five-time corporator, who won from ward 176 in 2017
Samadhan Sarvankar (SS)
Ward 194: A ex-corporator, son of Sada Sarvankar, a senior Shiv Sena leader from Dadar-Mahim
Vaishali Shevale (Shiv Sena)
Ward 183: Former corporator (2017) from the socio-economically backward M East ward
Kaptan Malik (NCP)
Ward 165: Malik had contested the 2017 BMC elections from ward 170 but lost to SP’s Ashraf Azmi
Deepti Waikar (Shiv Sena)
Ward 73: She is the daughter of MP Ravindra Waikar, a senior Shiv Sena leader and three-time MLA
Fate of those who lost 2024 Assembly polls
Yamini Jadhav (Shiv Sena) – Winner
Ward 209: Defeated from South Lok Sabha constituency and Byculla Assembly segment in Oct 2024
Shraddha Jadhav (SS-UBT) – Winner
Ward 202: Defeated from Wadala Assembly segment in April 2024
Rakhi Jadhav (BJP) - Winner
Ward 131: Defeated from Ghatkopar East Assembly segment on an NCP-SP ticket in October 2024
Rajul Patel (Shiv Sena) - Loser
Ward 61: Defeated in Versova as an independent candidate in October 2024
Former mayors and deputy mayors who won
Kishori Pednekar, former mayor of Mumbai who won from ward 199 in Lower Parel. File pic; Vishakha Raut, who won from ward 191. File pic/Ashish Raje; Milind Vaidya, who won from ward 182. Pic/Atul Kamble; Shraddha Jadhav, who won from ward 202
Four former mayors and four former deputy mayors from Mumbai emerged winners of the BMC elections from their wards. Former mayors and Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders Kishori Pednekar won from ward 199, Vishakha Raut from ward 191, Shraddha Jadhav from ward 202, and Milind Vaidya, from ward 182.
Similarly, former Deputy Mayors, Hemangi Worlikar of the Shiv Sena (UBT) won from ward 193, Suhas Wadkar, also from Sena (UBT) from ward 141, and Alka Kerkar from ward 98 in Bandra West.
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