Ahead of the Maharashtra local body elections, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) on Monday announced the details for the civic polls in the district, including the number of seats, wards, and reservation allocation for various categories.
A total of 131 seats will be contested across Thane, with wards divided into four-member and three-member constituencies.
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According to an official statement by the TMC, the reservation of seats include —
Scheduled Castes (SC): 5 seats, including 4 for women
Scheduled Tribes (ST): 3 seats, including 2 for women
Other Backward Classes (OBC): 35 seats, with 18 reserved for women
General Category: 84 seats, with 41 reserved for women
The TMC said that the reservation process will be carried out in multiple stages which includes —
SC Women: 5 seats reserved by draw of lots in specific wards.
ST Women: 2 seats reserved by draw in allocated wards.
OBC Seats: 35 seats reserved, with 33 initially assigned directly by the commission and 2 reserved through draw.
OBC Women: 18 seats reserved across 26 wards.
General Category Women: 41 seats reserved in remaining wards without prior female reservation.
Remaining Seats: Unreserved seats will be allocated to the general category.
The total population of Thane is 1,49,488, with SC population at 1,26,003 and ST population at 42,618. This structured reservation ensures fair representation for all communities and women candidates in the municipal corporation, officials said.
Meanwhile, Mumbai civic body on Tuesday said that it has finalised reservation for 227 wards ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.
The draw for determining reserved wards was conducted on November 11, 2025 at the Bal Gandharva Rangmandir hall, Bandra (West) under the supervision of Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagarani.
The reservation was carried out according to the BMC, which include rotation and draw procedures to ensure fair distribution. The draw involved lottery-based selection, officials said.
The draw was conducted transparently in front of officials and citizens, and the remaining 75 wards remain unreserved for the general category, they said, adding that this is the first BMC election to follow the new rules that specify rotational reservation across different wards.
74 seats have been reserved for general category women, making a total of 114 seats for women across all categories, the officials said.
