Mumbai: The 227-ward reservation list for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections has dramatically transformed Mumbai’s political landscape. With nearly half the wards reserved for women, several assembly constituencies are now dominated by female candidates leaving male corporators with only a handful of wards to contest from.

This shift is particularly evident in Dahisar, Borivali, Ghatkopar (East and West), Bhandup, Malad, Jogeshwari, Sewri-Koliwada, and Worli, where the surge in women’s representation is expected to reshape local power dynamics and governance.

Half of BMC Wards Reserved for Women

Out of Mumbai’s 227 wards, 114 have been reserved for women, including 8 for Scheduled Castes (SC), 1 for Scheduled Tribes (ST), 31 for Other Backward Classes (OBC)

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