# 2025 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election, 2025 is an election of members to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation which governs Greater Mumbai, the largest city in India. The election dates are yet to be announced by the state election commission and could be held in 2025.

## Background

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) after the civic elections 2017 will now be with Nine new wards, three are in urban areas, three in western suburbs and three in eastern suburbs. The three wards in the city are Worli, Parel and Byculla, Bandra, Andheri, Dahisar in the western suburbs, Kurla, Chembur and Govandi in the eastern suburbs. overall will now be with 236 corporators. 127 seats is the reserved for women, out of which belonging to Scheduled Castes 8 seats reserved for women and 1 for woman belonging to Scheduled Tribes. There will be 118 seats for open Castes women total 219 seats will be for open group. 15 seats Scheduled Castes and 2 seats Scheduled Tribes will be reserved.

## Four-member Ward System in Maharashtra Municipal Corporations (Except BMC)

The Maharashtra government has implemented a new four-member ward system for most municipal corporations in the state, with the exception of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). While the ruling parties say that this action will improve democracy, the opposition has expressed worries about the delay in civic elections and asked why the administration has not approached the court to speed up the election process.

## Updates on BMC Ward Boundaries

Source:
* Rectified Boundaries: The BMC recently submitted a final draft of rectified boundaries for its 227 electoral wards to the State Election Commission (SEC). Approximately 20% of ward boundaries have been modified.
* Changes and Reasons:
** Boundaries were updated based on voter additions and deletions in specific areas.
** Changes consider population shifts due to redevelopment, infrastructure projects, and slum rehabilitation schemes.
* Extent of Change: About 25% of ward boundaries, affecting around 60 wards, have been altered.

## Process of Delimitation

* Directives from SEC: In August, the SEC instructed municipal corporations to start the delimitation process for ward boundaries.
* Criteria for Changes:
** Adjustments were based on population changes, as shown in updated census data.
** Significant changes (over 10%) in a constituency’s population triggered boundary modifications.
* Public Input: Once the SEC approves the draft, suggestions and objections from the public will be invited.

## Population and Wards

* Population Basis: Each ward is designed to have approximately 54,000 residents. Adjustments accounted for population growth in suburban areas and decline in the island city.
* Impact on Corporators: Delimitation led to the division of some suburban wards into four parts, affecting their representation.

## Schedule
### Ward Structure Event

| Structure Event | Schedule |
| Draft Ward Structure | 1 February |
| Objections and Suggestion | 14 February 2023 |
| Final draft will be Submitted | 2 March 2023 |

### Poll Event

| Poll Event | Schedule | Day |
| Issue of notification of election | TBD | TBD |
| Last Date for filing nomination | TBD | TBD |
| Scrutiny of Nominations | TBD | TBD |
| Withdrawal of Candidature | TBD | TBD |
| Date of Poll | TBD | TBD |
| Date of Counting | TBD | TBD |
| Date of Completion | TBD | TBD |