NMMC Ward No. 5B Election 2026: Vote Counting Underway, Key Candidates in Fray

• Counting of votes for NMMC Ward No. 5B election 2026 began at 10 am on January 16, 2026.
• Four candidates are contesting for the corporator position: Keni Rajashree Jagjivan (BJP), Chougule Mamit Vijay (Shiv Sena), Samir Dinanath Patil (NCP), and Mhatre Dilip Narayan (Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)).
• Ward No. 5B is a sub-ward of Ward No. 5 of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) and is reserved for OBC candidates.
• The ward includes areas like Airoli Sector-5, Sector-6, Sector-7 (Part), Sector-8 (Part), Sector-8A, Sector-9, Sector-10, Sector 10A (Part), Sector-11, Sector-12, Sector-13, Sector-14, Sector-15, and Diva Village.
• The previous NMMC elections in 2015 saw NCP as the single largest party with 52 seats, followed by Shiv Sena with 38 seats.

Why It Matters: Vote counting for NMMC Ward No. 5B is live, with four candidates vying for the OBC-reserved corporator seat.