The Maharashtra State Election Commission has announced elections to 29 municipal corporations across the state, including the BMC, Pune Municipal Corporation, and Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
Sharad Pawar. File Pic
The Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) on Monday released its list of candidates for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.
The list includes candidates for seven wards across Mumbai. Ajit Ravarane has been fielded from Ward No. 43, Sanjay Bhimrao Kamble from Ward 140 (SC), Shraddha Javed Despande from Ward No. 78, Ganesh Shinde from Ward No. 48, Rohini Madan Khanvilkar from Ward N. 59, and Manju Ravindra Jadhav from Ward 112.
Earlier on Sunday, the Ajit Pawar-led NCP announced its first list of 37 candidates for the January 15 elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). With the release of its first list of candidates, the NCP has decided to go solo.
The list includes candidates- Manish Dubey from Ward No. 3, Cyril Peter D'Souza from Ward No. 48, Ahmed Khan from Ward No. 62, Baban Ramchandra Madne from Ward No. 76, Sachin Tambe from Ward No. 93, Mrs. Ayesha Shams Khan from Ward No. 96, Abdul Rashid (Captain) Malik from Ward No. 165, and Sabia Aslam Merchant from Ward No. 224. The list also features candidates such as Akshay Mohan Pawar, Jyoti Devidas Sadavarte, Rachana Ravindra Gavas, Bhagyashree Rajesh Kedare, and Dr. Saeeda Khan, among others.
BMC elections 2026: 401 nominations received so far ahead of Dec 30 deadline
Meanwhile, a total of 357 nomination papers were filed on Monday, a day before the submission process closes for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections, taking the cumulative tally so far to 401.
The BMC stated that nomination papers will be accepted between 11 AM and 5 PM on Tuesday.
Of the 357 nominations filed at 23 Returning Officers' offices across the city, the highest 29 papers were filed at K-west and P-North wards.
In the first four working days, just 44 nominations were filed across the city, according to a release.
A total of 1,225 nomination forms were distributed on the fifth day of the nomination process across 23 returning officer (RO) offices in the city since December 23, when the poll schedule was declared.
Over five days, a total of 11,568 nomination forms have been distributed, the BMC added.
The maximum forms on a single day were distributed on December 23 (4,165), followed by December 24 (2,844), December 26 (2,040), December 27 (1,294), and December 29 (1,225).
BMC elections 2026 for 227 seats will be held on January 15 and votes will be counted on the following day.
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