A total of 16 candidates are contesting from the Ward No. 166 (L Ward) seat in the 2026 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election.
Following is the complete list of candidates in the fray for Ward No.
166 (L Ward) sourced from the list of contesting candidates published by the State Election Commission, Maharashtra:
- Rajan Madhukar Khairnar, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)
- Prakash Dnyandev Chaudhari, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
- Meenal Sanjay Turde, Shiv Sena (SS)
- Tejas Atmaram Tupe, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
- Ghanshyam Nanasaheb Bhapkar, Indian National Congress (INC)
- Rubina Arshad Sayyad, Samajwadi Party (SP)
- Dilshad Ahmad Hashmi, Peace Party (PP)
- Mohan Kashinath Ambekar, Independent (IND)
- Kothare Machhindra Krishna, Independent (IND)
- Vikas Kuldip Das, Independent (IND)
- Nilesh Mahadev Mhaske, Independent (IND)
- Anil Mahadev Mandavkar, Independent (IND)
- Naziya Khatun Abdul Sattar Sheikh, Independent (IND)
- Dashrath D. Sakpal, Independent (IND)
- Rajesh Shivaji Sale (Bandya), Independent (IND)
- Rekha Ramkishan Harijan, Independent (IND)
Ward No. 166 (L Ward) 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 56621, of which 4966 belong to the Scheduled Castes and 794 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 ‘L’ and ‘K/E’ wards (Mithi River) and Compound Wall of Airport and running eastwards along the southside of the Compound Wall of Airport upto its junction with Andheri-Kurla Road; thence southwards along the westside of Andheri-Kurla Road upto its junction with Kale Road; thence eastwards along the southside of Kale Road; upto its junction with Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg; thence southwards along the westside of Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg upto its junction with A.H.Wadia Road (New Mill Road); thence southwards along the westside of A.H.Wadia Road upto its junction with Sitaram Bhairu Road; thence westwards along the northside of Sitaram Bhairu Road upto its junction with Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg; thence northwards along the eastside of Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg upto its junction with Santacurz-Chembur Link Road; thence westwards along the northside of Santacruz-Chembur link Road upto its junction with Common Boundary of ‘L’ and ‘H/E’ wards(Mithi River); thence northwards along the eastside of the said Common Boundary upto its junction with Common Boundary of ‘L’ and ‘K/E’ wards; thence northwards along the eastside of the said Common Boundary upto its junction with Compound Wall of Airport……….the starting point. this ward major location / colony / Cities are Kranti Nagar, Sandesh Nagar, Wadia Colony, Kismat Nagar, Shanti Nagar, Chatrapati Shivaji Talao, Bailbazar, Kurla Bus Dept. North – Ward No. 162 & 163 (Compound Wall of Airport, Kale Marg) East – Ward No. 165 & 167 (Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, A.H.Wadia Marg) South – Ward No. 168 (Sitaram Bhairu Road) West – Ward No. 86 & 90 (Common Boundary of ‘L’ and ‘H/E’ and ‘K/E wards/Mithi River)
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.
