Ward No. 8 (R/North) in the 2026 BMC election. (Image: News18 Elections)
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News1816-01-2026, 23:24

BMC Election 2026: Ward No. 8 (R/North) Counting Begins, Four Candidates Vie for Seat

  • Counting for Ward No. 8 (R/North) of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Election 2026 begins at 10:00 AM.
  • Four candidates are contesting from this General (Women) reserved ward: Adv. Ratnaprabha D. Junnarkar (INC), Yogita Nilesh Patil (BJP), Kasturi Chandrakant Rohekar (MNS), and Amrita Bhupendra Kawli (Independent).
  • Ward No. 8 (R/North) is one of BMC's 227 wards, with a population of 48,911, including 1,582 Scheduled Castes and 524 Scheduled Tribes.
  • Key locations within the ward include Mary Immaculate School, St. Francis School, Bhagwati Hospital, LIC Colony, and Mandpeshwar Colony.
  • The last BMC elections in 2017 saw Shiv Sena emerge as the single largest party with 84 seats, followed by BJP with 82 seats.

Why It Matters: Counting is underway for Ward No. 8 (R/North) of the BMC Election 2026, with four candidates in the fray.

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