With the deadline for withdrawal ending on Friday, January 2, 453 nominations were withdrawn across Mumbai. A total of 1,729 candidates will now contest the upcoming BMC Election 2026, officials said.
The Mumbai civic polls are scheduled for January 15, 2026.
The final list of contesting candidates will be published by the civic body on Saturday.
Election symbols to be allotted
The election symbols will also be allotted to the candidates from 11 am on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
According to the officials, a total of 11,391 nomination papers were distributed by the civic body for filing nominations for the BMC elections. Of these, 2,516 forms were filed by the deadline of December 30, 2025.
2,516 nomination papers received
The 2,516 nomination papers received were scrutinised on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
As many as 164 nomination papers were declared invalid during scrutiny, while the remaining 2,185 nomination papers were declared valid. The deadline for withdrawing nominations, or candidature applications, was Friday.