Pune PMC Election 2026: Ward 23A Candidates Announced, SC Reserved

• The State Election Commission, Maharashtra, has released the complete list of candidates for Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) Election Ward No. 23A for 2026.
• Ward No. 23A is reserved for Scheduled Castes and is one of four sub-wards within PMC Ward No. 23.
• Key candidates include Pradip Suresh Avachite (Shiv Sena), Kothawale Aniket Vasantrao (NCP), Jawale Pallavi Chandrashekhar (BJP), and Dr. Devlekar Amol Ashok (INC).
• Other parties contesting are AAP, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), Rashtriya Samaj Paksha (RSPK), along with independent candidates.
• The last PMC election in 2017 saw BJP emerge as the largest party with 97 seats; the next election is scheduled for January 15, 2026.

Why It Matters: Pune PMC Ward 23A candidates for the 2026 election have been announced, with the ward reserved for SC.