2022 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election

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 May 2022.[1][2][3][4] [5]

2022 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election
By April 2022
All 236 seats in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
119 seats needed for a majority
 
Party SHS BJP
Alliance MVA NDA
Last election 84 82
 
Party INC NCP
Alliance MVA MVA
Last election 31 9
Incumbent BMC majority

Shiv Sena


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, Paral 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[6]

Schedule

Ward Structure Event
Structure Event Schedule Day References
Draft Ward Structure 1 February [7]
Objections and Suggestion 14 February
Final draft will be Submitted 2 March

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

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 : मुंबईचे महापालिकेचे वॉर्ड आता 'असे' असतील; नवीन वॉर्ड पुनर्रचना प्रारूप अधिसूचना जाहीर". ABP Majha. 2022-02-01. Archived from the original on 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  7. "BMC Redraws Electoral Map to Add 9 New Seats Ahead of Polls; Impacts 70% of Wards, Says Official". CNN-News18. 2022-02-02. Archived from the original on 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
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