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The counting of votes for the Ward No. 178 (F/North) took place on January 16, 2026. There were a total of four 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. 178 (F/North) election 2026, there were a total of four contesting candidates.
List of candidates contesting in the 2026 election:
- Amey Arun Ghole, Shiv Sena (SS)
- Raghunath Dharma Thavai, Indian National Congress (INC)
- Bajrang Laxman Deshmukh, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)
- Nanjibhai Raghubhai Solanki, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
ABOUT
Ward No. 178 (F/North) 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 50835, of which 3015 belong to the Scheduled Castes and 241 belong to the Scheduled Tribes.
POLL DATES
The gazette notification for the BMC Ward No. 178 (F/North) 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 Nathalal Parekh Marg and Balkrishna Sule Marg and running eastwards along the southside of Balkrishna Sule Marg upto its junction with Central Railway Lines (Harbour Branch) across Rafi Ahmad Kidwai Marg; thence southwards along the Central Railway Lines upto its junction with B.P.T. Railway Lines at Wadala Railway Station; thence southwards along the B.P.T. Railway Lines upto its junction with common boundary of ‘F/ South’ and ‘F/ North’ wards; thence westwards,Northwards & westwards along the said common boundry upto its junction with scheme 6 Road No.26 across Rafi Ahmad Kidwai Marg; thence westwards along the northside of scheme 6 Road No. 26 and Mumbai Marathi Granthsangrhalaya Marg upto its junction with Central Railway Lines at Dadar Foot Over Bridge; thence northwards along the Central Railway Lines upto its junction with Tilak Road at Tilak Bridge; thence eastwards along the southside of Tilak Road upto its junction with Sir Bhalchandra Marg; thence northwards along the eastside of Sir Bhalchandra Marg upto its junction with Khare Ghat Road;thence eastwards along the southside of Khare Ghat Road upto its junction with Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Marg; thence northwards along the eastside of Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Marg upto its junction with Lady Jahangir Marg; thence eastwards along the southside of Lady Jahangir Marg upto its junction with Nathalal Parekh Marg; thence northwards along the eastside of Nathalal Parekh Road upto its junction with Balkrishana Sule Marg……. the starting point. In this ward major location / colony / Cities are Hindu Colony, Parsi Colony, Azad Nagar, Kohinoor Mills. North – Ward No. 177 (Balkrishna Sule Marg) East – Ward No. 179 (Central Railway Lines) South – Ward No. 201 & 200 (Administrative boundary of M/West Ward) West – Ward No. 192 (Central Railway Lines)
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.
