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BJP's strong offensive in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections: First list of 66 candidates released, priority given to new faces!
Mumbai: As the state's attention is focused on the 2026 Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its first list of candidates. This list includes 66 candidates, featuring several young and prominent faces, including expected leaders Tejasvi Ghosalkar, Neel Somaiya, and Ravi Raja. This strategy of the Mahayuti alliance is further intensifying the election atmosphere.
The BJP has released this list of candidates along with the AB forms, indicating an attempt to field strong candidates in various wards of Mumbai. Special priority has been given to women, and the inclusion of new faces clearly shows the party's intention to attract young voters. Sources also said that discussions are underway with other constituent parties of the Mahayuti alliance regarding election preparations. Complete list of candidates:
1) Ward No. 2 - Tejasvi Ghosalkar
2) Ward No. 7 - Ganesh Khankar
3) Ward No. 10 - Jitendra Patel
4) Ward No. 13 - Rani Trivedi
5) Ward No. 14 - Seema Shinde
6) Ward No. 15 - Jigna Shah
7) Ward No. 16 - Shweta Korgaonkar
8) Ward No. 17 - Shilpa Sangore
9) Ward No. 19 - Dakshata Kavthankar
10) Ward No. 20 - Bala Tawade
11) Ward No. 23 - Shivkumar Jha
12) Ward No. 24 - Swati Jaiswal
13) Ward No. 31 - Manisha Yadav
14) Ward No. 36 - Siddharth Sharma
15) Ward No. 37 - Pratibha Shinde
16) Ward No. 43 - Vinod Mishra
17) Ward No. 46 - Yogita Koli
18) Ward No. 47 - Tejinder Singh Tiwana
19) Ward No. 52 - Preeti Satam
20) Ward No. 57 - Srikala Pillai
21) Ward No. 58 - Sandeep Patel
22) Ward No. 59 - Yogita Dabhadkar
23) Ward No. 60 - Sayali Kulkarni
24) Ward No. 63 - Rupesh Sawarkar
25) Ward No. 68 - Rohan Rathod
26) Ward No. 69 - Sudha Singh
27) Ward No. 70 - Anish Makwani
28) Ward No. 72 - Mamta Yadav
29) Ward No. 74 - Ujjwala Modak
30) Ward No. 76 - Prakash Musale
31) Ward No. 84 - Anjali Samant
32) Ward No. 85 - Milind Shinde
33) Ward No. 87 - Mahesh Parkar
34) Ward No. 97 - Hetal Gala
35) Ward No. 99 - Jitendra Raut
36) Ward No. 100 - Swapna Mhatre
37) Ward 37) Ward No. 103 - Hetal Gala Marvekar
38) Ward No. 104 - Prakash Gangadhare
39) Ward No. 105 - Anita Vaiti
40) Ward No. 106 - Prabhakar Shinde
41) Ward No. 107 - Neel Somaiya
42) Ward No. 108 - Deepika Ghag
43) Ward No. 111 - Sarika Pawar
44) Ward No. 116 - Jagruti Patil
45) Ward No. 122 - Chandan Sharma
46) Ward No. 126 - Archana Bhalerao
47) Ward No. 127 - Alka Bhagat
48) Ward No. 129 - Ashwini Mate
49) Ward No. 135 - Navnath Ban
50) Ward No. 144 - Bablu Panchal
51) Ward No. 152 - Asha Marathe
52) Ward No. 154 - Mahadev Shigwan
53) Ward No. 172 - Rajashree Shirodkar
54) Ward No. 174 - Sakshi Kanojia
55) Ward No. 185 - Ravi Raja
56) Ward No. 190 - Shital Gambhir Desai
57) Ward No. 195 - Rajesh Kangane (Worli Constituency)
58) Ward No. 196 - Sonali Sawant
59) Ward No. 207 - Rohidas Lokhande
60) Ward No. 214 - Ajay Patil
61) Ward No. 215 - Santosh Dhole
62) Ward No. 218 - Snehal Tendulkar
63) Ward No. 219 - Sunny Sanap
64) Ward No. 221 - Akash Purohit
65) Ward No. 226 - Makarand Narvekar
66) Ward No. 227 - Harshita Narvekar
This list covers some of the major wards out of the 227 wards of Mumbai. The list of the remaining candidates is likely to be announced soon. Amidst the upcoming elections, discussions are underway within the grand alliance regarding seat-sharing, and coordination is being established with the Shinde faction and other alliance partners.
Mumbai: As the state's attention is focused on the 2026 Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its first list of candidates. This list includes 66 candidates, featuring several young and prominent faces, including expected leaders Tejasvi Ghosalkar, Neel Somaiya, and Ravi Raja. This strategy of the Mahayuti alliance is further intensifying the election atmosphere.
The BJP has released this list of candidates along with the AB forms, indicating an attempt to field strong candidates in various wards of Mumbai. Special priority has been given to women, and the inclusion of new faces clearly shows the party's intention to attract young voters. Sources also said that discussions are underway with other constituent parties of the Mahayuti alliance regarding election preparations. Complete list of candidates:
1) Ward No. 2 - Tejasvi Ghosalkar
2) Ward No. 7 - Ganesh Khankar
3) Ward No. 10 - Jitendra Patel
4) Ward No. 13 - Rani Trivedi
5) Ward No. 14 - Seema Shinde
6) Ward No. 15 - Jigna Shah
7) Ward No. 16 - Shweta Korgaonkar
8) Ward No. 17 - Shilpa Sangore
9) Ward No. 19 - Dakshata Kavthankar
10) Ward No. 20 - Bala Tawade
11) Ward No. 23 - Shivkumar Jha
12) Ward No. 24 - Swati Jaiswal
13) Ward No. 31 - Manisha Yadav
14) Ward No. 36 - Siddharth Sharma
15) Ward No. 37 - Pratibha Shinde
16) Ward No. 43 - Vinod Mishra
17) Ward No. 46 - Yogita Koli
18) Ward No. 47 - Tejinder Singh Tiwana
19) Ward No. 52 - Preeti Satam
20) Ward No. 57 - Srikala Pillai
21) Ward No. 58 - Sandeep Patel
22) Ward No. 59 - Yogita Dabhadkar
23) Ward No. 60 - Sayali Kulkarni
24) Ward No. 63 - Rupesh Sawarkar
25) Ward No. 68 - Rohan Rathod
26) Ward No. 69 - Sudha Singh
27) Ward No. 70 - Anish Makwani
28) Ward No. 72 - Mamta Yadav
29) Ward No. 74 - Ujjwala Modak
30) Ward No. 76 - Prakash Musale
31) Ward No. 84 - Anjali Samant
32) Ward No. 85 - Milind Shinde
33) Ward No. 87 - Mahesh Parkar
34) Ward No. 97 - Hetal Gala
35) Ward No. 99 - Jitendra Raut
36) Ward No. 100 - Swapna Mhatre
37) Ward 37) Ward No. 103 - Hetal Gala Marvekar
38) Ward No. 104 - Prakash Gangadhare
39) Ward No. 105 - Anita Vaiti
40) Ward No. 106 - Prabhakar Shinde
41) Ward No. 107 - Neel Somaiya
42) Ward No. 108 - Deepika Ghag
43) Ward No. 111 - Sarika Pawar
44) Ward No. 116 - Jagruti Patil
45) Ward No. 122 - Chandan Sharma
46) Ward No. 126 - Archana Bhalerao
47) Ward No. 127 - Alka Bhagat
48) Ward No. 129 - Ashwini Mate
49) Ward No. 135 - Navnath Ban
50) Ward No. 144 - Bablu Panchal
51) Ward No. 152 - Asha Marathe
52) Ward No. 154 - Mahadev Shigwan
53) Ward No. 172 - Rajashree Shirodkar
54) Ward No. 174 - Sakshi Kanojia
55) Ward No. 185 - Ravi Raja
56) Ward No. 190 - Shital Gambhir Desai
57) Ward No. 195 - Rajesh Kangane (Worli Constituency)
58) Ward No. 196 - Sonali Sawant
59) Ward No. 207 - Rohidas Lokhande
60) Ward No. 214 - Ajay Patil
61) Ward No. 215 - Santosh Dhole
62) Ward No. 218 - Snehal Tendulkar
63) Ward No. 219 - Sunny Sanap
64) Ward No. 221 - Akash Purohit
65) Ward No. 226 - Makarand Narvekar
66) Ward No. 227 - Harshita Narvekar
This list covers some of the major wards out of the 227 wards of Mumbai. The list of the remaining candidates is likely to be announced soon. Amidst the upcoming elections, discussions are underway within the grand alliance regarding seat-sharing, and coordination is being established with the Shinde faction and other alliance partners.
Mumbai: As the state's attention is focused on the 2026 Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its first list of candidates. This list includes 66 candidates, featuring several young and prominent faces, including expected leaders Tejasvi Ghosalkar, Neel Somaiya, and Ravi Raja. This strategy of the Mahayuti alliance is further intensifying the election atmosphere.
The BJP has released this list of candidates along with the AB forms, indicating an attempt to field strong candidates in various wards of Mumbai. Special priority has been given to women, and the inclusion of new faces clearly shows the party's intention to attract young voters. Sources also said that discussions are underway with other constituent parties of the Mahayuti alliance regarding election preparations. Complete list of candidates:
1) Ward No. 2 - Tejasvi Ghosalkar
2) Ward No. 7 - Ganesh Khankar
3) Ward No. 10 - Jitendra Patel
4) Ward No. 13 - Rani Trivedi
5) Ward No. 14 - Seema Shinde
6) Ward No. 15 - Jigna Shah
7) Ward No. 16 - Shweta Korgaonkar
8) Ward No. 17 - Shilpa Sangore
9) Ward No. 19 - Dakshata Kavthankar
10) Ward No. 20 - Bala Tawade
11) Ward No. 23 - Shivkumar Jha
12) Ward No. 24 - Swati Jaiswal
13) Ward No. 31 - Manisha Yadav
14) Ward No. 36 - Siddharth Sharma
15) Ward No. 37 - Pratibha Shinde
16) Ward No. 43 - Vinod Mishra
17) Ward No. 46 - Yogita Koli
18) Ward No. 47 - Tejinder Singh Tiwana
19) Ward No. 52 - Preeti Satam
20) Ward No. 57 - Srikala Pillai
21) Ward No. 58 - Sandeep Patel
22) Ward No. 59 - Yogita Dabhadkar
23) Ward No. 60 - Sayali Kulkarni
24) Ward No. 63 - Rupesh Sawarkar
25) Ward No. 68 - Rohan Rathod
26) Ward No. 69 - Sudha Singh
27) Ward No. 70 - Anish Makwani
28) Ward No. 72 - Mamta Yadav
29) Ward No. 74 - Ujjwala Modak
30) Ward No. 76 - Prakash Musale
31) Ward No. 84 - Anjali Samant
32) Ward No. 85 - Milind Shinde
33) Ward No. 87 - Mahesh Parkar
34) Ward No. 97 - Hetal Gala
35) Ward No. 99 - Jitendra Raut
36) Ward No. 100 - Swapna Mhatre
37) Ward 37) Ward No. 103 - Hetal Gala Marvekar
38) Ward No. 104 - Prakash Gangadhare
39) Ward No. 105 - Anita Vaiti
40) Ward No. 106 - Prabhakar Shinde
41) Ward No. 107 - Neel Somaiya
42) Ward No. 108 - Deepika Ghag
43) Ward No. 111 - Sarika Pawar
44) Ward No. 116 - Jagruti Patil
45) Ward No. 122 - Chandan Sharma
46) Ward No. 126 - Archana Bhalerao
47) Ward No. 127 - Alka Bhagat
48) Ward No. 129 - Ashwini Mate
49) Ward No. 135 - Navnath Ban
50) Ward No. 144 - Bablu Panchal
51) Ward No. 152 - Asha Marathe
52) Ward No. 154 - Mahadev Shigwan
53) Ward No. 172 - Rajashree Shirodkar
54) Ward No. 174 - Sakshi Kanojia
55) Ward No. 185 - Ravi Raja
56) Ward No. 190 - Shital Gambhir Desai
57) Ward No. 195 - Rajesh Kangane (Worli Constituency)
58) Ward No. 196 - Sonali Sawant
59) Ward No. 207 - Rohidas Lokhande
60) Ward No. 214 - Ajay Patil
61) Ward No. 215 - Santosh Dhole
62) Ward No. 218 - Snehal Tendulkar
63) Ward No. 219 - Sunny Sanap
64) Ward No. 221 - Akash Purohit
65) Ward No. 226 - Makarand Narvekar
66) Ward No. 227 - Harshita Narvekar
This list covers some of the major wards out of the 227 wards of Mumbai. The list of the remaining candidates is likely to be announced soon. Amidst the upcoming elections, discussions are underway within the grand alliance regarding seat-sharing, and coordination is being established with the Shinde faction and other alliance partners.
