Thane Municipal Corporation Elections: Ward 1B Candidates Revealed

• The State Election Commission, Maharashtra, has released the full list of candidates for Ward No. 1B in the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) elections.
• Key candidates include Anita Ram Thakur (BJP), Rasika Natesh Patil (SSUBT), and Manisha Vaman Mhatre (NCP), alongside three independent candidates.
• Ward No. 1B is part of Ward No. 1 of TMC, reserved for Other Backward Classes (Women), with elections scheduled for January 15, 2026.
• Ward No. 1 has a total population of 51,384, including significant Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe populations.
• The last TMC elections in 2017 saw Shiv Sena as the largest party, followed by NCP and BJP.

Why It Matters: Thane Municipal Corporation's Ward 1B candidates are out for the 2026 elections, reserved for OBC Women.