In a significant development in the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/pune-municipal-corporation-elections-evm-glitches-reported-in-pune-machines-replaced-say-officials-23612160?home-breakingnews" rel="nofollow">Pune Municipal Corporation (</a>PMC) Election Results 2026, Sai Thopte of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the youngest candidate fielded by the party, has emerged victorious from Ward No. 36(C).
Sai Thopte is currently a final-year BBA student at the renowned Symbiosis College in Pune. Her candidature was announced by the BJP while she was still attending college classes. Contesting an election while being a student and securing a decisive victory marks a major milestone in her life and political journey.
Thopte has been actively associated with the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/abvp-condemns-ban-on-progressive-students-forum-by-tiss-23379011" rel="nofollow">Akhil </a><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/abvp-condemns-ban-on-progressive-students-forum-by-tiss-23379011" rel="nofollow">Bharatiya</a><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/abvp-condemns-ban-on-progressive-students-forum-by-tiss-23379011" rel="nofollow"> Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)</a>, through which she participated in various issues, programmes and movements in Pune. Even during her college years, she consistently raised her voice on youth-related issues and took firm stands on matters concerning students.
Although new to active electoral politics, Sai Thopte comes from a political background. Her father, Prashant Thopte, has been a BJP office-bearer for several years and has held key responsibilities such as vice president, general secretary and assembly election coordinator in the Parvati Assembly constituency. He has played a significant role in strengthening the BJP&rsquo;s presence in areas such as Parvati, Sahakarnagar and Dhankawadi. Party sources say that Parvati MLA Madhuri Misal&rsquo;s close observation and support also played a role in Sai Thopte being nominated as a PMC candidate.
With this victory, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/maharashtra-civic-elections-2026-pcmc-records-57-71-per-cent-turnout-pmc-at-52-42-per-cent-23612291" rel="nofollow">Pune</a> has now got one of its youngest corporators. Along with Sai Thopte, all four BJP candidates from Sahakarnagar&ndash;Padmavati (Ward No. 36) have registered victories. Mahesh Wable (BJP) won by a margin of 5,000 votes, Bhonsale Shailaja (BJP) secured victory with a margin of 2,595 votes, Sai Thopte (BJP) won by 2,400 votes, and Vina Ghosh (BJP) emerged victorious with a margin of 4,000 votes.
Meanwhile, candidates Aba Bagul, Ashwini Kadam and Subhash Jagatap suffered major defeats from the ward, further underlining the BJP&rsquo;s strong performance in the area.
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Pune civic polls: BJP’s youngest candidate Sai Thopte, a final-year BBA student, wins from Ward 36(C), strengthening BJP’s hold in Pune 

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In a major highlight of Pune civic polls, BJP’s youngest candidate and Symbiosis student Sai Thopte registered a decisive victory from Ward No. 36(C), marking a significant milestone in Pune’s civic politics

Pune civic polls: BJP’s youngest candidate Sai Thopte clinches victory from Ward 36(C)

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