PMC Ward No. 5B Election 2026: Candidates Announced for Pune Civic Polls

• The State Election Commission, Maharashtra, has published the full list of candidates for Ward No. 5B in the upcoming Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) Election 2026.
• Key candidates include Galande Shweta Mukund (BJP), Sunita Galande (NCP), Dr. Bharti Nilesh Jibhkate (AAP), and Raut Savita Ashok (SSUBT).
• Ward No. 5B is a sub-ward of Ward No. 5, reserved for General (Women), and is part of the 41 wards across Pune with 165 corporators.
• The ward encompasses areas like Kalyani Nagar, Ramwadi, Sainik Wadi, and Yerwada Stud farm, with a total population of 91,381.
• The next PMC election is scheduled for January 15, 2026, with results on January 16, 2026; BJP was the largest party in the 2017 elections.

Why It Matters: Pune's Ward No. 5B candidates for the 2026 PMC elections have been announced, featuring major party contestants.