2022 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election

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2022 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election
← 2017 By April 2022
All 236 seats in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
119 seats needed for a majority
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Party SHS BJP INC
Alliance MVA NDA UPA
Last election 97 82 31
Seats needed Increase22 Increase37 Increase88
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Party NCP MNS AIMIM
Alliance MVA
Last election 9 7 2
Seats needed Increase110 Increase112 Increase117
 
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Party SP
Alliance MVA Independent
Last election 6 Not contested
Seats needed Increase113 Increase119
Incumbent Mayor

Kishori Pednekar
SHS



The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election, 2022 is an election of members to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation which governs Greater Mumbai, the largest city in India. The 2022 BMC elections are likely to happen in late March or early April 2022.[1][2][3][4] [5]

Schedule[]

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

Background[]

After the 2017 BMC elections, Vishwanath Mahadeshwar of Shiv Sena become the mayor of Mumbai with the support from Bhartiya Janata Party.

The 2022 polls are scheduled to be held in February but due to the delimitation of ward boundaries the polls are likely to be delay by March-April.[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mumbai: BMC Elections May be Delayed Until April as Final List of Ward Limits Comes Out on March 2". News18. 2022-01-30. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  2. ^ "'BJP will win BMC polls in 2022'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  3. ^ "SEC nod for BMC elections in February 2022". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  4. ^ "BMC निवडणूक होणार; राज्य निवडणूक आयोगाने दिले 'हे' आदेश" [BMC elections to be held; 'This' order issued by the State Election Commission]. Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  5. ^ "AAP Mumbai submits letter to Maharashtra State Election Commissioner, questions delays in declaration of new ward boundaries and reservations". FreePressJournal. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  6. ^ "BMC Polls 2022: New wards, boundaries pose key logistical challenges". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
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