Mumbai: Makrand Narwekar, youthful brother of Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, is amongst the wealthiest candidates for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election with declared resources of Rs 124.4 crore.
Looking out out for a third term from ward no 226 on a BJP trace, Makrand might possibly well be the wealthiest candidate within the BMC elections.
Amongst varied ‘excessive accumulate payment’ candidates, Samadhan Sarvankar, son of historic Shiv Sena MLA Sada Sarvankar, has declared resources of Rs 46.59 crore, whereas Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate and historic mayor Shraddha Jadhav has declared resources of Rs 46.34 crore.
As per his affidavit filed with the Election Fee, Makrand Narwekar’s resources (which encompass the resources of his essential other) grew 1,868 per cent as compared with nine years ago.
When contacted to adore the exponential upward push within the resources and if the figures are apt, Makrand Narwekar answered, declaring he’ll “reconfirm and revert shortly. However, he didn’t get back.
He purchased 27 agricultural land parcels in rapidly developing Alibaug in the coastal Raigad district between October 2022 and November 2025.
Makrand Narwekar, 47, has stated his profession to be “indicate.” Of his Rs 124.4 crore assets, Rs 32.14 crore are movable, and Rs 92.32 crore are immovable, as per the 27-page affidavit.
He also has liabilities of Rs 16.68 crore in the form of loans, borrowings and unsecured loans from various individuals, banks and financial institutions.
While contesting the civic polls in 2017 on the BJP ticket, he had declared assets of Rs 6.3 crore. In 2012, when he first contested the civic polls as an independent, his assets were worth Rs 3.67 crore.
His total income during FY 2025-26 so far is Rs 2.77 crore.
Among his assets are bank deposits of Rs 6,66,370, three vehicles, including two Toyota Fortuner Sigma cars valued at Rs 40.75 lakh and Rs 38.75 lakh, and a Maruti Grand Vitara worth Rs 9 lakh. He is also owed Rs 30.11 crore by family members, other individuals, and agencies, the affidavit said.
He owns a flat worth Rs 7.99 crore south Mumbai’s Colaba, and 29 farmland parcels — 27 owned by him and two by his wife, Rachana — located in Alibaug, a weekend getaway of Bollywood celebrities, cricketers and industrialists. These lands were purchased between October 2022 and November 2025, and the flat was purchased in October 2021, as per the affidavit.
The agricultural land parcels are located across Ziradpada, Kihim, Dhokawade, Saswane, Mhatroliwadi, and Mapgaon villages.
The current valuation of the farmland owned by Narwekar stands at around Rs 89.91 crore, while the land owned by his wife is valued at Rs 2.41 crore, the affidavit stated.
Opposition parties have accused the Speaker and BJP MLA from Colaba, Rahul Narwekar, of interfering in the nomination process for BMC elections and tampering with CCTV footage linked to the exercise. He has dismissed the charges as “baseless” and politically motivated.
Tejal Pawar, the sole candidate contesting against Makrand Narwekar in ward 226, on Wednesday, alleged that she and her husband, Deepak Pawar, were facing pressure to withdraw from the race. An independent, she is being supported by the Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS.
