BMC Ward No. 1 Candidates 2026: Full List of Contestants for Ward No. 1 (R/North) in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Election

A total of four candidates are contesting from the Ward No. 1 (R/North) seat in the 2026 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election.

Following is the complete list of candidates in the fray for Ward No. 1 (R/North) sourced from the list of contesting candidates published by the State Election Commission, Maharashtra:

1. Forum Jiten Parmar, Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (SSUBT)
2. Sheetal Ashok Mhatre, Indian National Congress (INC)
3. Rekha Ram Yadav, Shiv Sena (SS)
4. Bhavika Shyam Gavkar, Independent (IND)

  Ward No. 1 (R/North) is one of the 227 wards of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India’s largest Municipal Corporation. This ward is reserved for Other Backward Class (Women) and has a total population of 49940, of which 1087 belong to the Scheduled Castes and 390 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 Northern

Boundary of Brihanmumbai Mahanagarpalika and Western Railway Lines and running southwards along the westside of Western Railway Lines upto its junction with Link Road (Dahisar Flyover Bridge); thence westwards along the northside of link Road upto its junction with Holy Cross Road; thence southwards along the southside and westside of Holy Cross Road upto its junction with I.C.Colony Road; thence westwards along the northside of I.C.Colony Road upto its junction with Common Boundary of ‘R/North’ and ‘R/Central’ wards; thence westwards along the northside of the said Common Boundary upto its junction with Northern Boundary of Brihanmumbai Mahanagarpalika; thence northwards and eastwards along the eastside and southside of the said Common Boundary upto its junction with western Railway Lines…….the starting point. In this ward major location / colony / cities are Ganpat Patil Nagar, Borivali RTO, Dahisar River & I.C. Colony. North – Ward No. – (Northern Boundary of Brihanmumbai Mahanagarpalika) East – Ward No. 2 (Western Railway Lines) South – Ward No. 7 (Holy Cross Road, Link Road) West – Ward No. – (Boundary of Brihanmumbai Mahanagarpalika in the Sea)

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.