Navi Mumbai Ward 17A: Candidates Announced for 2026 NMMC Elections

• The State Election Commission, Maharashtra, has released the candidate list for Ward No. 17A in the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) elections 2026.
• Key candidates include Kishore Ashok Patkar (Shiv Sena), Patil Sanjay Harishchandra (Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), and independents Bhoir Darshan Harishchandra and Mule Vikas Dnyaneshwarrao.
• Ward 17A is a sub-ward of Ward No. 17, reserved for OBCs, and is part of the 41 wards in NMMC, which will elect 165 corporators.
• Ward No. 17 has a total population of 42,576, including 2,420 Scheduled Castes and 343 Scheduled Tribes.
• The NMMC elections are scheduled for January 15, 2026, with results on January 16, 2026; the last elections were held in 2015.

Why It Matters: Navi Mumbai's Ward 17A candidates for the 2026 NMMC elections have been announced, with voting on Jan 15.