Brahmin Community, 18% of Pune Electorate, Demands Fair Share in PMC Elections

Pune, 25th December 2025: Despite constituting nearly 16 to 18 per cent of Pune’s electorate, members of the Brahmin community feel they have been consistently overlooked by political parties while fielding candidates. Against this backdrop, the Sakal Brahmin Samaj on Wednesday appealed to all political parties to ensure fair and adequate representation to the community in the upcoming Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections.

The appeal was made in the presence of coordinator Bhalchandra Kulkarni, co-coordinator Adv Eeshani Joshi, spokesperson Vishwajeet Deshpande, and political committee members Vishwanath Bhalerao, Mandar Rede, and Makarand Mankikar, among others.

The Sakal Brahmin Samaj committee comprises around 30 Brahmin organisations from Pune, including Aamhi Sare Brahmin Pune, Parashuram Hindu Seva Sangh, Brahmin Jagruti Seva Sangh, Akhil Bharatiya Brahmin Mahasangh, Maharashtra Chitpavan Sangh, Chitpavan Astitva Sanstha, Deshastha Rugvedi Shikshanottejak Sanstha, Yajnavalkya Ashram, Karhade Brahmin Sangh, Maharashtra Brahmin Sabha, Krishna Yajurvedi Taittiriya Sangh, Shukla Yajurvediya Madhyandin Central Brahmin Mandal (Pune), Akhil Brahmin Central Institution (Nashik) Pune Centre, Vipra Foundation, Sarvashakhiy Brahmin Mahasangh, Purohitya Purohit Foundation, and Gaud Saraswat Brahmin Sangh.

Community leaders pointed out that in recent municipal council and nagar panchayat elections, around 50 Brahmin candidates were elected across Maharashtra. In Marathwada alone, Brahmin candidates were elected as municipal heads in five towns, while several others secured victories in Konkan, Vidarbha, and western Maharashtra.

In Pune, approximately 12 to 13 of the city’s 41 municipal wards are considered Brahmin-dominated. The Sakal Brahmin Samaj has urged all political parties to field Brahmin candidates from these wards. It has also demanded that, in general category seats, priority should be given exclusively to candidates from the open category.

Representatives of the organisation said they have conveyed to party leaders that tickets for general seats should not be allotted to candidates from reserved categories. They also submitted a list of 30 potential candidates from various political parties for consideration ahead of the forthcoming PMC elections.