{"id":"f-80ae245e0c-fe215f97-0809-51e0-a135-e984b5fdec1b","title":"BMC Ward No. 188 Candidates 2026: Full List of Contestants for Ward No. 188 (G/North) in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Election","description":"Complete list of candidates and parties contesting in the 2026 elections for Ward No. 188 (G/North) seat in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC election 2026).","timestamp":1768394258,"category":"national_v_two","headline":"BMC Ward No. 188 Candidates 2026: Full List of Contestants for Ward No. 188 (G/North) in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Election","modifiedHeadline":"Ward 188 BMC Candidates for 2026 Election","subCategories":["scid_2094d3d1"],"region":"IN","bundleMetaData":{"bundleId":"7b48871c-c993-4956-b43d-6f46f8e1b036","bundleTitle":"Today In India","cardData":null},"iabCategoryId":"387","fcSummary":"The 2026 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election for Ward No. 188 (G/North), reserved for Scheduled Caste, features 20 candidates. Major parties like AAP, INC, NCP, SS, and others are competing alongside independents. The ward has a population of 61136.","summary":"BMC Election 2026: G/North Ward 188 sees a full slate of candidates vying for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation seat. Stay tuned!","ctaUrl":"https://trends.glance.com/newz/news/IN/en/news18/f-80ae245e0c-fe215f97-0809-51e0-a135-e984b5fdec1b","sourceUrl":"https://www.news18.com/elections/candidates-ward-no-188-bmc-election-2026-9830898.html","bannerImage":"https://g-mob.glance-cdn.com/public/fc/image/8TQ1JhHrO5U0.webp","content":"

A total of 20 candidates are contesting from the Ward No. 188 (G/North) seat in the 2026 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election.

Following is the complete list of candidates in the fray for Ward No.

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188 (G/North) sourced from the list of contesting candidates published by the State Election Commission, Maharashtra:

Adv. Manjula Kadirvel, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
Khan Tanveer Abdul Khalip, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)

Mariammal Muturlingam Thevar, Indian National Congress (INC)
Nandepalli Khushi Niranjan, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
Arif Sheikh, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)
Bhaskar R. Shetty, Shiv Sena (SS)
Gaus Mohidin, Samajwadi Party (SP)
Ali Munawar Sayyad, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)
Ishwar Vilas Tathawade, Republican Party of India (Khoripa) (RPIK)
Robinson Maran Naigam, Republican Party of India (Athawale) (RPIA)
Farooqui Mo. Alkama, Peace Party (PP)
Daniyal Farooqui, Bharatiya Shetkari Kamgar Paksha (BSHKP)
Khan Ataul, Independent (IND)
Ajay Ramchandra Dethe, Independent (IND)
Nirmala Ben Maganbhai Vaghela, Independent (IND)
Zahid Ali Sheikh, Independent (IND)
Saif Ahmed Sheikh, Independent (IND)
Solomon Sundaram, Independent (IND)
Sanjay Bhimrao Sonawane, Independent (IND)
Shivkumar Mahadev Sonawane, Independent (IND)

Ward No. 188 (G/North) is one of the 227 wards of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India’s largest Municipal Corporation. This ward is reserved for Scheduled Caste and has a total population of 61136, of which 6123 belong to the Scheduled Castes and 432 belong to the Scheduled Tribes.

The extent of the ward as published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette is as follows: A line starting from the junction of Dharavi main Road and Sant Kakkya Marg and running southwards along the westside of Sant Kakkaya Marg upto its junction with Ganesh Mandir Marg at Periyar E.V. Ramaswami Chowk; thence eastwards along the southside of Ganesh Mandir Marg upto its junction with V.K.Krishnan Menan Marg (“90” feet Road); thence southwards along the westside of Krishnan Menan Marg upto its junction withSant Kabir marg (‘60’ feet Road); thence northwards along the eastside of Sant Kabir Marg upto its junction with Dharavi Main Road; thence eastwards along the southside of Dharavi Main Road upto its junction with Sant Kakkaya Marg………the starting point. In this ward major location / colony / Cities are Seth Wadi, R. P. Nagar, Bhatia Nagar. North – Ward No. 187 (Dharavi Main Road, Sant Kakkaya Marg) East – Ward No. 186 & 185 (V. K. Krishnan Menan Marg) South – Ward No. 189 (Andhra Valley Marg) West – Ward No. 187 (Sant Kabir Marg)

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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) consists of 227 wards across the city of Mumbai. The last BMC elections were held on 21 February 2017, which witnessed the emergence of Shiv Sena as the single largest party with 84 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party won 82 seats. The next election is scheduled to take place on 15 January 2026, with the counting of votes on 16 January 2026.

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BMC Ward No. 188 Candidates 2026: Full List of Contestants for Ward No. 188 (G/North) in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Election

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