A total of three candidates are contesting from the Ward No. 172 (F/North) seat in the 2026 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election.
Following is the complete list of candidates in the fray for Ward
No. 172 (F/North) sourced from the list of contesting candidates published by the State Election Commission, Maharashtra:
- Madhuri Prashant Bhise, Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (SSUBT)
- Rajeshree Rajesh Shikhadkar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Nanda Shivkar, Republican Party of India (Khoripa) (RPIK)
Ward No. 172 (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 51535, of which 2199 belong to the Scheduled Castes and 714 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 Central Railway Lines and northern Boundary of Mumbai City limit at Chunabhatti and running eastwards along the northern boundary of Mumbai City upto its junction with northern compound wall of Sanjeev Apartment, Prem Niwas and Krishnalaya Society across N.S. Mankikar Marg (Dunccan Causway); thence eastwards along the said compound wall upto its junction with Chunabhatti Bus Depot Road; thence eastwards along the southside of Chunabhatti Bus Depot Road upto its junction with Central Railway Lines (Harbour Branch); thence southwards along the Central Railway Lines (Harbour Branch) upto its junction with Jaishankar Yagnik Marg (Flank Road) at Shanmukhanand Chowk; thence southwards along the westside of Jaishankar Yagnik Marg upto its junction with Footover Bridge leading to Kings Circle Railway Station; thence westwards along the said Footover Bridge upto its junction with Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Marg; thence southwards along the westside of Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Marg upto its junction with Shraddhanand Road; thence westwards along the northside of Shraddhanand Road upto its junction with Telang Marg; thence southwards along the westside of Telang Marg upto its junction with Bhandarkar Road; thence westwards along the northside of Bhandarkar Road upto its junction with Footover Bridge at Matunga Railway Station; thence westwards along the said Footover Bridge upto its junction with Central Railway Lines; thence northwards along the Central Railway Lines upto its junction with northern boundary of Mumbai City ………the starting point. In this ward major location / colony / Cities are L.T.Hospital, Sion Fort, Sion Talao Gandhi Market, Matunga Police Station. North – Ward No. 171 (‘L’ Ward, Northern boundary of Mumbai City) East – Ward No. 173 & 176 (Central Railway LinesHarbour Branch) South – Ward No. 177 (Bhandarkar Road) West – Ward No. 183 & 185 (Central Railway Lines)
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.
