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The counting of votes for the Ward No. 165 (L Ward) took place on January 16, 2026. There were a total of nine 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. 165 (L Ward) election 2026, there were a total of nine contesting candidates.
List of candidates contesting in the 2026 election:
- Ansari Mohammad Nabil Ahmadullah, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
- Ashraf Azmi, Indian National Congress (INC)
- Abhijit Dilip Kamble, Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar (NCPSP)
- Rupesh Narayan Pawar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Kaptan Malik, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
- Kalam Khan, Peace Party (PP)
- Asif Khan, Independent (IND)
- Gabriel D’Mello, Independent (IND)
- Ismat Bano Sheikh, Independent (IND)
ABOUT
Ward No. 165 (L Ward) is one of the 227 wards of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India’s largest Municipal Corporation. This ward is reserved for General and has a total population of 58040, of which 2442 belong to the Scheduled Castes and 293 belong to the Scheduled Tribes.
POLL DATES
The gazette notification for the BMC Ward No. 165 (L Ward) 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 Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg and Gurunath Warde Road and running southwards along the westside of Gurunath Warde Road upto its junction with Kirol Village Road; thence southwards along the westside of Kirol Village Road upto its junction with Kohinoor City Road; thence westwards along the northside of Kohinoor City Road upto its junction with ‘A’ Naala; thence southwards along the westside of the said Naala upto its junction with Central Railway Lines; thence westwards along the northside of Central Railway Lines upto its junction with Santacruz-Chembur Link Road; thence westwards along the northside of Santacruz-Chembur Link Road upto its junction with A.H.Wadia Road (New Mill Road); thence northwards along the eastside of A.H.Wadia Road upto its junction with Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg; thence northwards along the eastside of Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg upto its junction with Gurunath Warde Road ……….the starting point. In this ward major location / colony / Cities are Cristiangaon, Jay Ambika Nagar, Bhartiysa Nagar, Halavpool, Kohinoor Hospital. North – Ward No. 166 (Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg) East – Ward No. 164 (Kirol Village Road) South – Ward No. 167 (Santacruz-Chembur Link Road) West – Ward No. 166 (A.H.Wadia Road, Lal Bahadur Shastri Road)
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.
