BMC Ward No. 197 (G/South) Result 2026 LIVE: Counting of Votes to Start at 10 am

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The counting of votes for the Ward No. 197 (G/South) took place on January 16, 2026. There were a total of 10 candidates in the fray to be elected as the next corporator of this ward.

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CONTESTING CANDIDATES

In the BMC Ward No. 197 (G/South) election 2026, there were a total of 10 contesting candidates.

List of candidates contesting in the 2026 election:

1. Narvankar Vanita Dattaram, Shiv Sena (SS)
2. Asiya Anis Sheikh, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
3. Farin Imtiyaz Khan, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
4. Rachana Vikas Salvi, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)
5. Sheikh Shabana Imtiyaz Ahmed, Samajwadi Party (SP)
6. Asmita Shantaram Dolas, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA)
7. Renuka Dhananjay Tambe, Independent (IND)
8. Desai Shravani Parshuram, Independent (IND)
9. Pawar Manisha Prakash, Independent (IND)
10. Savita Dalpat Rathod, Independent (IND)

ABOUT

Ward No. 197 (G/South) is one of the 227 wards of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India’s largest Municipal Corporation. This ward is reserved for General (Women) and has a total population of 50068, of which 3922 belong to the Scheduled Castes and 374 belong to the Scheduled Tribes.

POLL DATES

The gazette notification for the BMC Ward No. 197 (G/South) was issued on December 15, 2025 (Monday), the last date of scrutiny of nominations was December 31, 2025 (Wednesday) and the last date of withdrawal of nominations was January 2, 2026 (Friday). This ward voted on Thursday, January 15, 2026 and the counting of votes is happening on Friday, January 16, 2026.

LOCATION & EXTENT

The extent of the ward as published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette is as follows: A line starting from the junction of Dr.Annie Besant Road and Dr E. Moses Road at Acharya Atre Chowk (Worli Naka) and running eastwards along the westside of Dr. E.Moses Road upto its junction with Western Railway Lines at Mahalaxmi Railway station; thence southwards along the Western Railway Line upto its junction with Keshvrao Khade Marg; thence westwards along the northside of Keshvrao Khade Marg upto its junction at Vatsalabai Desai chowk thence from there northwards towards west till the fence of Rewa Apartment, from there crossing Coastal Road alongwith Haji Ali Dargah and Coastal Road along with the proposed helipad, from eastwards towards northwards across Coastal Road and from southwards towards eastwards at Worli Milk School upto Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Marg;upto its junction with Annie Besant Road; thence northwards along the eastside of Dr.Annie Besant Road upto its junction with Dr. E. Moses Road……….. the starting point. In this ward major location / colony / Cities are Jijamata Nagar , Mahalaxmi Race Cource, Ramabai Nagar,Haji Ali. North – Ward No. 196 (Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Marg) East – Ward No. 199 & 198 (Westen Railway Lines) South – Ward No. 215 & 214 (Administrative Boundary of ‘D’ Ward) West – Ward No. – (Sea Shore)

PREVIOUS BMC ELECTION RESULT

The last Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections were held on February 21, 2017, in which Shiv Sena was the single largest party with 84 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party won 82 seats. Indian National Congress secured 31 seats, Nationalist Congress Party won nine, and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena won seven seats. Other parties included Samajwadi Party, which won six seats; the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen won two seats and the Akhil Bhartiya Sena won a single seat. Five Independent candidates also won seats in the election.