Mumbai, Jan 10 (PTI) Makrand Narwekar, younger brother of Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, is among the wealthiest candidates for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election with declared assets of Rs 124.4 crore.
Seeking a third term from ward no 226 on a BJP ticket, Makrand could be the wealthiest candidate in the BMC elections.
Among other ‘high net worth’ candidates, Rahul Narwekar’s sister-in-law Harshita Narwekar, who is contesting from ward number 225, has declared assets of Rs 63.62 crore. Samadhan Sarvankar, son of former Shiv Sena MLA Sada Sarvankar, has declared assets of Rs 46.59 crore, while Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate and former mayor Shraddha Jadhav has declared assets of Rs 46.34 crore.
As per his affidavit filed with the Election Commission, Makrand Narwekar’s assets (which include the assets of his wife) grew 1,868 per cent compared to nine years ago.
When contacted to understand the exponential rise in the assets and if the figures are correct, Makrand Narwekar replied, stating he will “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 “advocate.” 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.
As to Harshita Narwekar, she has declared assets of Rs 63.62 crore including 39.22 crore-worth immovable assets. In 2017, she had declared assets of Rs 10.74 crore.
As per her election affidavit, her husband Ashwin purchased three agriculture land parcels — two in Alibaug and one in Goa — between February 2022 and November 2025. The land purchased at Mapgaon in Goa is co-owned by Makarand Narwekar, the affidavit showed. PTI KK KRK NSK KRK
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