Ravi Raja, BJP leader and candidate, filed his nomination papers from ward number 185 for the scheduled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls 2026. The veteran leader was a five-time corporator from F-North Ward under Congress. He quit Congress and joined Bthe JP, citing differences with the party over the denial of a ticket for the Maharashtra Assembly Elections.
Earlier, he had won on a Congress ticket from ward number 176 in the 2017 BMC election by over 3,000 votes. Eight of the 10 electoral wards in F-North Ward have been reserved for women, due to which Raja is unable to contest from his home turf.
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Mahim Koliwada, Nature Park, Dharavi Depot, Shahu Nagar, Dharavi Village, Labour Camp, Navjivan Colony, VSNL Colony, and the Siddhivinayak Temple fall under Ward 185 of the G-North Ward of BMC. Undivided Shiv Sena candidate Jagdish Thaivalpil had won the seat in the last BMC polls.