BMC Ward No. 179 (F/North) Result 2026 LIVE: Counting of Votes to Start at 10 am

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The counting of votes for the Ward No. 179 (F/North) 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. 179 (F/North) election 2026, there were a total of nine contesting candidates.

List of candidates contesting in the 2026 election:

1. Deepali Sachin Khedekar, Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (SSUBT)
2. Bharti Pande, Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar (NCPSP)
3. Ayesha Sufiyan Wanu, Indian National Congress (INC)
4. Rehana Arif Sayyad, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
5. Sardar Shamabi Yasin, Shiv Sena (SS)
6. Ahmedji Taiba Ahmedji Kazim, Samajwadi Party (SP)
7. Shaiba Rahim Sheikh, Republican Party of India (Khoripa) (RPIK)
8. Saba Niyaz Ansari, Independent (IND)
9. Shalinibai Vasant Waghmare, Independent (IND)

ABOUT

Ward No. 179 (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 (Women) and has a total population of 57013, of which 3302 belong to the Scheduled Castes and 810 belong to the Scheduled Tribes.

POLL DATES

The gazette notification for the BMC Ward No. 179 (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 Ravji Ganatra Marg and Shaikh Misri Dargah Road at Kane Nagar and running southwards along the westside of Shaikh Misri Dargah Road and Vidyalankar College Road upto its junction with Barkat Ali Dargah Road; thence southwards along the westside of Barkat Ali Dargah Road and (north-south) & Barkat Ali Lane upto its junction with northern compound wall of BPT Hospital across L.M. Nadkarni Marg; thence southwards along the said compound wall upto its junction with Common boundary of ‘F/North’ and ‘F/south’ Wards; thence southwards along the said common boundary upto its junction with A line starting from the junction of Ravji Ganatra Marg and Shaikh Misri Dargah Road at Kane Nagar and running southwards along the westside of Shaikh Misri Dargah Road and Vidyalankar College Road upto its junction with Barkat Ali Dargah Road; thence southwards along the westside of Barkat Ali Dargah Road and (north-south) & Barkat Ali Lane upto its junction with northern compound wall of BPT Hospital across L.M. Nadkarni Marg; thence southwards along the said compound wall upto its junction with Common boundary of ‘F/North’ and ‘F/south’ Wards; thence southwards along the said common boundary upto its junction with A line starting from the junction of Ravji Ganatra Marg and Shaikh Misri Dargah Road at Kane Nagar and running southwards along the westside of Shaikh Misri Dargah Road and Vidyalankar College Road upto its junction with Barkat Ali Dargah Road; thence southwards along the westside of Barkat Ali Dargah Road and (north-south) & Barkat Ali Lane upto its junction with northern compound wall of BPT Hospital across L.M. Nadkarni Marg; thence southwards along the said compound wall upto its junction with Common boundary of ‘F/North’ and ‘F/south’ Wards; thence southwards along the said common boundary upto its junction with BPT Railway Lines; thence northwards along the BPT Railway Lines upto its junction with Central Railway Lines (Harbour Branch) at Wadala; thence northwards along the Central Railway Lines(Harbour Branch) upto its junction with ‘A’ Naala at Mahatma Gandhi Nagar Zopadpatty; thence eastwards along the southside of the said Naala upto its junction with western compound wall of Western Railway Colony; thence northwards and eastwards along the said compound wall upto its junction with Ravji Ganatra Marg; thence eastwards along the southside of Ravji Ganatra Marg upto its junction with Shaikh Mistri Dargah Road……… the starting point. In this ward major location / colony / Cities are Shaikh Mishiri Dargah, Kane Nagar (South), B.P.T. Colony, Nadkarni Park. North – Ward No. 177 (Ravji Ganatra Marg) East – Ward No. 180 (Shaikh Mishiri Dargah Lane) South – Ward No. 201 (B.P.T. Colony) West – Ward No. 177 & 178 (Central Railway Lines, Harbour Branch)

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.