Pune Municipal Election 2026: Ward 36A Candidates Announced, BJP, NCP in Fray

• The State Election Commission, Maharashtra, has released the complete list of candidates for Pune Municipal Corporation's Ward No. 36A for the 2026 elections.
• Key candidates include Veena Rajesh Ghosh (BJP), Subhash Digambar Jagtap (NCP), Dhawale Machhindra Dattu (Shiv Sena), and Pratik Narendra Bansode (AAP).
• Ward No. 36A is a general category sub-ward within Ward No. 36, which has a total population of 84,660.
• The ward's boundaries encompass areas like Gajalakshmi Society, Taware Colony, Padmavati Mandir, Shahu College, and Teen Hatti Chowk.
• 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 36A candidates for the 2026 municipal elections are out, featuring major party contenders.