AIMIM Corporator disqualified from his post in BMC

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Mayor Ritu Tawde announced the disqualification of AIMIM’s Shamir Ramzan Patel from the post of Corporation during the general body meeting of the civic body on Monday, June 22, 2026. He lost his seat after his caste validity certificate was declared invalid by the District Caste Review Committee.

This is the second disqualification after Shiv Sena (UBT) Corporator Deepak Sawant from ward number 111 (Kanjurmarg) was disqualified due to invalidity of the caste certificate he submitted while filing nomination for BMC polls.

Mayor Ritu Tawde said: “The District Caste Review Committee declared Patel’s caste certificate invalid, disqualifying his Corporator position.”

He had contested from a seat reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBC).

Mr. Sawant’s disqualification reduced the Shiv Sena’s (UBT) strength in the civic body from 65 to 64.

Mr Patel represented Ward No. 137 in Govandi. Ayesha Rafiq of Shiv Sena (Shinde faction), who came second after Mr Patel, is likely to be elected as Corporator from ward 137.