A total of 11 candidates are contesting from the Ward No. 146 (M/East) seat in the 2026 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election.
Following is the complete list of candidates in the fray for Ward No.
146 (M/East) sourced from the list of contesting candidates published by the State Election Commission, Maharashtra:
- Ramesh Baburao Ahiwale, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
- Samruddhi Ganesh Kate, Shiv Sena (SS)
- Bhagyashree Rajesh Kedare, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
- Rajesh Baburao Purbhe, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)
- Satish Vaman Rajguru, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA)
- Anand Ashok Ingle, Independent (IND)
- Anita Jitesh Katkar, Independent (IND)
- Adv. Mahendra Tulshiram Bhingardive, Independent (IND)
- Bhausaheb Rangnath Warthe, Independent (IND)
- Akash Gautam Waghmare, Independent (IND)
- Sonu Balu Shardul, Independent (IND)
Ward No. 146 (M/East) is one of the 227 wards of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India’s largest Municipal Corporation. This ward is reserved for Scheduled Caste and has a total population of 54394, of which 11175 belong to the Scheduled Castes and 970 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 Common Boundary of ‘M/E’ and ‘M/W’ wards(RCF Gate No.3 Road) and Dr. Choitram Gidwani Road and running eastwards along the southside of Dr. Choitram Gidwani Road upto its junction with V.N. Purav Marg across Shivaji Chowk; thence eastwards along the southside of V.N. Purav Marg upto its junction with Central Avenue Road; thence southwards along the westside of Central Avenue Road upto its junction with Creek; thence westwards and northwards along the northside and eastside of the said Creek upto its junction with Compound Wall of B.A.R.C.; thence northwards along the eastside of the said Compound Wall upto its junction with Compound Wall of H.P.C.L. Colony; thence westwards along the northside of the said Compound Wall upto its junction with Foot over Bridge of Free-way; thence northwards along the eastside of Foot over Brigde upto its junction with ‘A’ Naala across Free-way; thence northwards along the eastside of the said Naala upto its junction with Compound Wall of Tata Power; thence northwards and westwards along the eastside and northside of the said Wall upto its junction with R.C.F. Colony Road; thence northwards, westwards and northwards along the eastside, northside and eastside of R.C.F Colony Road upto its junction with Common Boundary of ‘M/E’ and ‘M/W’ wards; thence northwards along the eastside of the said Common Boundary upto its junction with Dr. Choitram Gidwani Road ………. the starting point. In this ward major location / colony / Cities are Anushakti Colony, Wadvaligoan, Sahyadri Nagar, Anushakti Nagar, B.A.R.C. North – Ward No. 144 (V.N.Purav Marg) East – Ward No. 145 (Central Avenue Road) South – Ward No. – (Boundary of BMC,Creek) West – Ward No. 148 (Compound Wall of B.A.R.C.)
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.
