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IN PHOTOS | Mumbai civic polls: Candidates file nominations at Malad school amid cheers from supporters

Updated On: 30 December, 2025 06:36 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

Candidates, along with their supporters, gathered outside Kurar Hindi Municipal School in Malad East during the nomination-filing process for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Election 2026 on Tuesday (PICS/ SATEJ SHINDE)

Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi–Congress alliance candidate Tejaswini Gaikwad reaches Kurar Hindi Municipal School in Malad East, Mumbai, with her supporters to file her nomination for BMC Election 2026. PIC/ SATEJ SHINDE

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Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi–Congress alliance candidate Tejaswini Gaikwad reaches Kurar Hindi Municipal School in Malad East, Mumbai, with her supporters to file her nomination for BMC Election 2026. PIC/ SATEJ SHINDE
Candidates from mutliple political parties across Mumbai arrived at the venue to complete the nomination procedure

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Candidates from mutliple political parties across Mumbai arrived at the venue to complete the nomination procedure

MNS–Shiv Sena (UBT) alliance candidate Prashant Mahadik with his supporters at the venue

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MNS–Shiv Sena (UBT) alliance candidate Prashant Mahadik with his supporters at the venue

MNS chief Raj Thackeray and his cousin, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, announced an alliance on 24 December ahead of the BMC Election

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MNS chief Raj Thackeray and his cousin, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, announced an alliance on 24 December ahead of the BMC Election

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanjay Namdev Kamble with his supporters

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Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanjay Namdev Kamble with his supporters

BJP will contest on 137 seats while its ally, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena will fight on 90 of the 227 municipal wards in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Election, slated to be held on January 15, 2026

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BJP will contest on 137 seats while its ally, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena will fight on 90 of the 227 municipal wards in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Election, slated to be held on January 15, 2026

Shiv Sena (UBT)–MNS–NCP (SP) alliance candidate Yogita Prashant Kadam with her supporters

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Shiv Sena (UBT)–MNS–NCP (SP) alliance candidate Yogita Prashant Kadam with her supporters

From ward-wise distribution to key voter statistics, the numbers behind the polls offer a clearer picture of what is at play in Asia’s richest civic body

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From ward-wise distribution to key voter statistics, the numbers behind the polls offer a clearer picture of what is at play in Asia’s richest civic body

Independent candidate Anusha Mithun Singh with her supporters 

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Independent candidate Anusha Mithun Singh with her supporters 

Elections will be conducted across 29 municipal corporations spread over multiple divisions of the state

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Elections will be conducted across 29 municipal corporations spread over multiple divisions of the state

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