A total of six candidates are contesting from the Ward No. 97 (H/West) seat in the 2026 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election.
Following is the complete list of candidates in the fray for Ward No. 97 (H/West) sourced from the list of contesting candidates published by the State Election Commission, Maharashtra:
- Hetal Gala, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Mamata Bala Chavan, Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (SSUBT)
- Smt. Gauri Chhabria, Indian National Congress (INC)
- Priyadarshi Milaripali, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
- Adv. Sunita Yadav, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
- Sheetal Mhatre Bitra, Independent (IND)
Ward No. 97 (H/West) is one of the 227 wards of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India's largest Municipal Corporation. This ward is reserved for General (Women) and has a total population of 54224, of which 1884 belong to the Scheduled Castes and 715 belong to the Scheduled Tribes.
The extent of the ward as published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette is as follows: A line starting from the junction of Dr. Vasantrao Awsare Marg (Common Boundary of 'H/West' and 'K/West' Wards) and Western Railway Lines (Milan Subway) and running southwards along the westside of Western Railway Lines upto its junction with Kanu Desai Road (Station Road); thence westwards along the northside of Kanu Desai Road upto its junction with S.V. Road; thence northwards along the eastside of S.V.Road upto its junction with Saraswati Road; thence westwords along the northside of Saraswati Road upto its junction with Link Road; thence northwards along the eastside of Link Road upto its junction with JuhuRoad (Juhu Tara road); thence westwards along the northside of Juhu Road (Juhu Tara road) up to its junction with Common Boundary of'H/West'and'K/West'Wards (Naala); thence northwards and eastwards along the eastside and southside (Naala) and further northward and eastwards along the eastside and southside of the said Common Boundary upto its junction with S.V. Road; thence southwards along the westside of S.V. Road upto its junction with Dr. Vasantrao Awsare Marg; thence eastwards along the southside of Dr. Vasantrao Awsare Marg upto its junction with Western Railway Lines ….. the starting point. In this ward major location / colony / cities are Khira Nagar, Muktanand Park, Navyug Colony, MSEB Colony, Santacruz Bus Depot. North - Ward No. 71 (Common Boundary of 'H/West' and 'K/West' wards) East - Ward No. 87 (Western Railway Lines) South - Ward No. 98 (Kanu Desai Road, Saraswati Road, Juhu Road) West - Ward No. 71 (Common Boundary of 'H/West' and 'K/West' wards - Naala)
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) consists of 227 wards across the city of Mumbai. The last BMC elections were held on 21 February 2017, which witnessed the emergence of Shiv Sena as the single largest party with 84 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party won 82 seats. The next election is scheduled to take place on 15 January 2026, with the counting of votes on 16 January 2026.