2025 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election

2025 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election

March, 2025 (Tentative)
All 227 seats in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation 114 seats needed for a majority
Leader Uddhav Thackeray Devendra Fadnavis Nana Patole Party SS(UBT) BJP INC Alliance MVA MY MVA Last election 84 82 31
Incumbent BMC majority Shiv Sena

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election, 2025 is an election of members to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation which governs Greater Mumbai, the largest city in India. The election dates are yet to be announced by the state election commission and could be held in 2025.

Background

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) after the civic elections 2017 will now be with Nine new wards, three are in urban areas, three in western suburbs and three in eastern suburbs. The three wards in the city are Worli, Parel and Byculla, Bandra, Andheri, Dahisar in the western suburbs, Kurla, Chembur and Govandi in the eastern suburbs. overall will now be with 236 corporators. 127 seats is the reserved for women, out of which belonging to Scheduled Castes 8 seats reserved for women and 1 for woman belonging to Scheduled Tribes. There will be 118 seats for open Castes women total 219 seats will be for open group. 15 seats Scheduled Castes and 2 seats Scheduled Tribes will be reserved.[1]

Four-member Ward System in Maharashtra Municipal Corporations (Except BMC)

The Maharashtra government has implemented a new four-member ward system for most municipal corporations in the state, with the exception of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). While the ruling parties say that this action will improve democracy, the opposition has expressed worries about the delay in civic elections and asked why the administration has not approached the court to speed up the election process.

Updates on BMC Ward Boundaries[2]

• Rectified Boundaries: The BMC recently submitted a final draft of rectified boundaries for its 227 electoral wards to the State Election Commission (SEC). Approximately 20% of ward boundaries have been modified[3][4].
• Changes and Reasons:
  • Boundaries were updated based on voter additions and deletions in specific areas.
  • Changes consider population shifts due to redevelopment, infrastructure projects, and slum rehabilitation schemes.
• Extent of Change: About 25% of ward boundaries, affecting around 60 wards, have been altered.

Process of Delimitation

• Directives from SEC: In August, the SEC instructed municipal corporations to start the delimitation process for ward boundaries[5].
• Criteria for Changes[6]:
  • Adjustments were based on population changes, as shown in updated census data.
  • Significant changes (over 10%) in a constituency’s population triggered boundary modifications.
• Public Input: Once the SEC approves the draft, suggestions and objections from the public will be invited.

Population and Wards

• Population Basis: Each ward is designed to have approximately 54,000 residents. Adjustments accounted for population growth in suburban areas and decline in the island city[7].
• Impact on Corporators: Delimitation led to the division of some suburban wards into four parts, affecting their representation.

Schedule

Ward Structure Event

Structure Event	Schedule	Day	References
Draft Ward Structure	1 February		[8]
Objections and Suggestion	14 February 2023
Final draft will be Submitted	2 March 2023

Poll Event

Poll Event	Schedule	Day
Issue of notification of election	TBD	TBD
Last Date for filing nomination	TBD	TBD
Scrutiny of Nominations	TBD	TBD
Withdrawal of Candidature	TBD	TBD
Date of Poll	TBD	TBD
Date of Counting	TBD	TBD
Date of Completion	TBD	TBD

See also

• 2024 elections in India
• Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

References

1. "BMC : मुंबईचे महापालिकेचे वॉर्ड आता 'असे' असतील; नवीन वॉर्ड पुनर्रचना प्रारूप अधिसूचना जाहीर". ABP Majha. 1 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
2. "Disaster Management (MCGM)". dm.mcgm.gov.in. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
3. "Poll ball set rolling, BMC election may be delayed". The Times of India. 30 January 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
4. "Mumbai: Boundaries of 148 BMC wards altered, alleges BJP". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
5. "BMC finalises ward boundaries for 236 seats, elections by March end". Hindustan Times. 20 January 2022. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
6. "Citizens attend hearings on BMC's draft ward boundaries". The Indian Express. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
7. "Increase of wards in Mumbai only proper after 2021 population census, says Maharashtra government". India Today. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
8. "BMC Redraws Electoral Map to Add 9 New Seats Ahead of Polls; Impacts 70% of Wards, Says Official". News18. 2 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.