NMMC Election 2026: Ward 8B Candidates Announced, Key Details Revealed

• The State Election Commission, Maharashtra, has released the candidate list for Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) Election 2026, Ward No. 8B.
• Key candidates for Ward 8B include Kunal Shyam Gavate (Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)), Waghe Vijay Narayan (Shiv Sena), and Harijan Madhuri Kishandev (Bharatiya Janata Party).
• Ward 8B is one of four sub-wards of NMMC Ward No. 8, reserved for Scheduled Tribes, with elections scheduled for January 15, 2026.
• Ward No. 8 has a total population of 36,304, including 4,439 Scheduled Castes and 1,303 Scheduled Tribes.
• The last NMMC election in 2015 saw NCP as the largest party with 52 seats, followed by Shiv Sena (38), INC (10), and BJP (6).

Why It Matters: NMMC Election 2026 Ward 8B candidates are out, with voting on Jan 15 for the ST-reserved seat.