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BMC Ward Panel Elections Conclude With Mahayuti Taking 11 of 17, AIMIM Wins First Chair

The outcome shapes who approves sanitation, road repair and drainage projects at the ward level.

Overview

  • The final phase on March 9 completed elections for all 17 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ward committee chairpersons.
  • The ruling Mahayuti alliance secured a majority of posts, reported as 11 of 17 across the city.
  • AIMIM entered BMC committee leadership for the first time as Khairnusa Akbar Hussain won M East 8–5, with one invalid vote recorded.
  • Three chairpersons were elected unopposed: Vijayendra Shinde in L ward (Shiv Sena), Asha Marathe in M West (BJP), and Ashwini Mate in N ward (BJP).
  • In the S and T wards, BJP’s Sakshi Dalvi won 10–8 over Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Suresh Shinde after two opposing votes were declared invalid.