Mid-Day’s Know Your Ward Series | BMC elections 2026: Inside F South ward

Located in the heart of the island city the F South ward comprises the areas of Parel parts of Lalbaug Kalachowkie Naigaon in Dadar East Cotton Green and SewriHistorically this ward comprises areas that formed Mumbairsquos textile mills heartland Since 2000 the area has transformed into a major commercial and business district It is now characterised by rapid residential redevelopment and skyscraper buildings that are changing not only the skyline of the area but also its demography due to the spurt in luxury highrise buildings and commercial complexesKEM Tata Hospital Wadia Hospital and the Sewri TB hospital are some of the major healthcare facilities in the F South ward Two major roads run through the heart of the ward Babasaheb Ambedkar Road which provides crucial northsouth connectivity to the eastern suburbs of Mumbai and the Eastern Freeway connecting the island city to major areas in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region such as Navi Mumbai Kharghar and Panvel The Atul Setu which links the city to Panvel also lands at Sewri within the jurisdiction of the F South wardThis administrative ward comprises seven electoral wards and is traditionally considered a Shiv Sena stronghold In 2017 six out of seven municipal councillors elected from this ward were Shiv Sainiks Three of these corporators bagged over 50 per cent of the total votes polled in their electoral wards indicating massive support for the party from the areaToday the area faces the challenges of frequent traffic snarls mdash more so due to the demolition of the Elphinstone bridge and the nowconcluded reconstruction of the Delisle Bridge mdash and waterlogging particularly in the infamous floodprone Hindamata areaAdministrative ward F wardAreas under ward Parts of Naigaon Parel KEM Hospital Bharatmata Chinchpokli Lalbaug Currey Road Mint Colony Abhyuday Nagar SewriPopulation 360972 Gross density of ward 374Characterised by A spurt in redevelopment several old mill lands buildings that are entirely privately owned and under the pagdi systemMain issuesChronic waterlogging spot 1 on Jaganath Bhatankar Road near Elphinstone Bridge ParelElectoral Ward 200 in the F Ward Shindewadi Gautam Nagar Naigaon BDD Chawls Rajaram WadiDemographic detailsTotal population 51409SC population 7626 1537ST population 229 Ward reservation2017 SC Women2025 OpenVoter detailsTentative voters 2025 42814Male 21544Female 21270Others 0Political detailsPrevious Municipal Councillor 2012 Vaibhavi V Chavan Shiv SenaMunicipal Councillors name 2017 Urmila Panchal Shiv SenaWinning margin 3537Votes received 9098Total votes cast 25960Electoral Ward 201 in the F Ward Spring Mill Compound Police Colony BPT Colony Mhada Colony BPCL ComplexDemographic detailsTotal population 52808SC population 4841 937ST population 622 137Ward reservation2017 Women2025 WomenVoter detailsTentative voters 2025 40699Male 21960Female 18739Others 0Political detailsPrevious Municipal Councillor 2012 Shweta Shamsundar Rane Shiv SenaMunicipal Councillors name 2017 Supriya Sunil More CongWinning margin 3637Votes received 7406Total votes cast 20774Electoral Ward 202 in the F WardParmanadwadi Shivaji Nagar Sewri WestDemographic detailsTotal population 49531SC population 3254 737ST population 242 Ward reservation2017 Women2025 OpenVoter detailsTentative voters 2025 49980Male 26019Female 23960Others 1Political detailsPrevious Municipal Councillor 2012 Sameeta Naik MNSMunicipal Councillors name 2017 Shraddha Shridhar Jadhav Shiv SenaWinning margin 4437Votes received 12032Total votes cast 27294Electoral Ward 203 in the F WardKrishna Nagar Railway Chawl Vighnharta Sukhkarta Society Demographic detailsTotal population 52806SC population 3071 637ST population 281 137Ward reservation2017 Women2025 WomenVoter detailsTentative voters 2025 52681Male 27064Female 25616Others 1Political detailsPrevious Municipal Councillor 2012 Ramakant Rahate Shiv SenaMunicipal Councillors name 2017 Sindhu Ravindranath Masurkar Shiv SenaWinning margin 5137Votes received 14540Total votes cast 28723Electoral Ward 204 in the F WardKEM Hospital Mint Colony Ambewadi Lalbaug Market Megh Wadi Ganesh GalliDemographic detailsTotal population 51369SC population 2304 437ST population 220 Ward reservation2017 Open2025 OpenVoter detailsTentative voters 2025 48218Male 24742Female 23476Others 0Political detailsPrevious Municipal Councillor 2012 Vandana Gawli ABSMunicipal Councillors name 2017 Anil Sadashiv Kokil Shiv SenaWinning margin 5237Votes received 13410Total votes cast 25571Electoral Ward 205 in the F WardAbhyudaya Nagar Jijamata Nagar Dabholkar Adda KalachowkieDemographic detailsTotal population 54658SC population 2385 437ST population 515 137Ward reservation2017 Open2025 WomenVoter detailsTentative voters 2025 49202Male 25848Female 23354Others 0Political detailsPrevious Municipal Councillor 2012 Geeta Gawli ABSMunicipal Councillors name 2017 Datta Pongade Shiv SenaWinning margin 5137Votes received 13859Total votes cast 26948Electoral Ward 205 in the F WardSewri Fort Brick Bundar Bhim NagarDemographic detailsTotal population 47815SC population 2318 537ST population 400 137Ward reservation2017 OBC2025 OpenVoter detailsTentative voters 2025 40820Male 22945Female 17872Others 3Political detailsPrevious Municipal Councillor 2012 Fayyaj Ahmed Khan CongMunicipal Councillors name 2017 Sachin D Padwal Shiv SenaWinning margin 3537Votes received 7225Total votes cast 20568