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Dynastic politics on display as civic elections near

As many as six couples, wives of 13 politicians are set to try their luck in the upcoming polls

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Dynasty politics has taken centre stage in the upcoming civic elections as political parties have fielded family members of sitting corporators. There are at least six couples who will be contesting the polls together. Another 13-14 women candidates who are wives of sitting corporators, father-son duo and sons and daughters of political leaders will too contest the polls.

Ashraf Azmi (ward 165) and his wife Dilshad Azmi (ward 167) from Kurla are one couple who are trying their luck. Both were sitting corporators from Samajwadi Party and have now joined the Congress. From Mankhurd, Bablu Panchal, who quit Shiv Sena and joined the BJP along with his wife, will contest from ward 141 while his wife Anita Panchal will contest from ward 144. 

Sitting corporator from Congress Kesharben Patel, who joined the BJP along with her husband, will contest from ward 81 and her husband Murji Patel from ward 76. In Malad, NCP corporator from the Kurar area Rupali Raorane will contest from ward 37 and her husband and ex-corporator Ajit Raorane will try his luck from ward 43. Meanwhile, in Dahisar, Shiv Sena corporator Prajakta Sawant will contest from Poinsur ward 23 while her husband Ashok Sawant will contest from ward number 24 in Kandivli. 

Shiv Sena’s sitting corporator Yamini Jadhav will contest from Mazgaon ward number 210 and her husband and ex-corporator Yashwant Jadhav will contest from ward 209.

Wives of sitting corporators are lucky to get a chance to contest the elections as the wards are reserved for women candidates. Sangeeta, the wife of BJP corporator Gynanmurti Sharma, will contest from Malad East, Tejaswini, wife of Shiv Sena corporator Abhishek Ghosalkar from Dahisar and Arundhati wife of Shiv Sena Arun dudhwadkar from ward 216. 

The BMC elections, to be held on February 21, has a total of 2,634 candidates filing their nominations. After the delimitation and reservations for the electoral wards declared by the BMC, there was a wave of heat as many corporators’ wards were divided while some wards were reserved. This resulted in many political leaders nominating their family members for a particular ward, while many corporators switched to other wards to contest the elections. 

The candidates, while filing nominations, also submit their affidavits to the Election Commission, which includes details like education, income, assets etc. DNA took a look at the affidavits of some of these new entrants — family members of politicians and sitting corporators. February 21, the polling day, will be a litmus test for these sitting corporators and their family members.

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