A total of 649 candidates are in the fray for the January 15 Thane civic polls after the deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, an official said.
The two-day withdrawal period saw 269 candidates pull back their papers, he said.
There are 36 contenders in the Wagle ward after a record 50 candidates withdrew, the official said.
In Kalwa, 21 nominations were declared invalid. the highest number of rejections in a single committee area, he added.
Majiwada-Manpada has 92 candidates, followed by 83 in Lokmanya-Savarkarnagar and 82 in Kalwa.
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