{"id":892500,"date":"2026-09-12T02:52:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T02:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/892500\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T02:52:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T02:52:20","slug":"17-candidates-urged-to-meet-residents-as-mississauga-city-council-race-heats-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/892500\/","title":{"rendered":"17 candidates urged to meet residents as Mississauga city council race heats up"},"content":{"rendered":"

With 17 candidates vying to become the new Ward 7 councillor in Mississauga, residents will have an opportunity to see and hear from many of those seeking the position at an all-candidates meeting being held on Monday night.<\/p>\n

With the current councillor, Dipika Damerla, entered in the mayoral race, that means a new face will join City of Mississauga council as Ward 7 representative for the next term, which begins following the Oct. 26 Ontario municipal election.<\/p>\n

Those organizing the upcoming candidates meeting said on Friday 10 of the 17 hopefuls seeking to succeed Damerla have so far confirmed their attendance.<\/p>\n

The event is being held on Sept. 14 from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, Cooksville Branch #582 (456 Hensall Circle, just west of Cawthra Road and Dundas Street East).<\/p>\n

Largest election race in the city<\/p>\n

Organizers say the large field of Ward 7 candidates \u2014 the 17 entrants are the most in any of the city\u2019s municipal election races \u2014 makes it even more important for residents to get a sense of what each person is promising to bring to the position.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis meeting will provide Ward 7 residents with an opportunity to meet the candidates in person, learn more about their platforms and ask questions about key issues\u201d affecting both the ward and Mississauga, organizers said.<\/p>\n

Organizers of the candidates meeting describe themselves as \u201ca group of active community members and Ward 7 residents.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ward 7 includes the south-central part of Mississauga and is anchored by Cooksville.<\/p>\n

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75 candidates are running for council seats<\/p>\n

In total, 75 candidates \u2014 among them nine incumbents \u2014 are vying for city council seats<\/a> in Mississauga\u2019s 11 wards as voters prepare to cast their ballots on Oct. 26.<\/p>\n

The 14-candidate mayoral race in Mississauga features four high-profile hopefuls \u2014\u00a0the current mayor, Carolyn Parrish, her predecessor, Bonnie Crombie, Ward 2 Coun. Alvin Tedjo and Damerla.<\/p>\n

The Ward 2 race also features 14 candidates competing for the seat. That ward is comprised of areas in the city\u2019s southwest that include the neighbourhoods of Clarkson and Lorne Park.<\/p>\n

Ward 5, which includes the Malton area and is historically among the most hotly contested races in the city during election years, offers 10 candidates from which to choose, including incumbent Natalie Hart.<\/p>\n

For more information on who\u2019s running and the election in general, visit the city\u2019s election page online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Candidates registered to run for Mississauga city council ward seats are:<\/p>\n

Stephen Dasko \u2014 Ward 1 (incumbent)
\nOlivia Gannon \u2014 Ward 1
\nLeeann Cole \u2014 Ward 2
\nRoss Kutisker-Jacobson \u2014 Ward 2
\nAnanya Majumder \u2014 Ward 2
\nMichael Carroll \u2014 Ward 2
\nSyed Jaffery \u2014 Ward 2
\nSue Shanly \u2014 Ward 2
\nSamer Fawzi Alghoul \u2014 Ward 2
\nRonnie Amyotte \u2014 Ward 2
\nMichelle Baker \u2014 Ward 2
\nTom Ellard \u2014 Ward 2
\nAbdul Mukhtar Ghafarzoy \u2014 Ward 2
\nOlga Polstvin \u2014 Ward 2
\nAlex Ragozzino \u2014 Ward 2
\nAudrey Simpson \u2014 Ward 2
\nChris Fonseca \u2014 Ward 3 (incumbent)
\nKim Pines \u2014 Ward 3
\nStjepan Vukovic \u2014 Ward 3
\nMendi Kabashi \u2014 Ward 3
\nArshad Hashmi \u2014 Ward 3
\nJohn Kovac \u2014 Ward 4 (incumbent)
\nZulfiqar Ali \u2014 Ward 4
\nHumphrey Chukwuemeka \u2014 Ward 4
\nKhawar Hussain \u2014 Ward 4
\nNatalie Hart \u2014 Ward 5 (incumbent)
\nIsmail Bawa \u2014 Ward 5
\nMandeep Singh Dhaliwal \u2014 Ward 5
\nAruna Anand \u2014 Ward 5
\nRaghavan Babu Bhogaiah \u2014 Ward 5
\nVipan Mehta \u2014 Ward 5
\nDanny Singh \u2014 Ward 5
\nJamie Dookie \u2014 Ward 5
\nMichael Anthony Perretta \u2014 Ward 5
\nRosemarie Sanchez Sanchez \u2014 Ward 5
\nJoe Horneck \u2014 Ward 6 (incumbent)
\nGurcharan Guleria \u2014 Ward 6
\nMichael Bastian \u2014 Ward 6
\nJaved Dean \u2014 Ward 6
\nAhmad Reshad Hatefi \u2014 Ward 6
\nMartina Wood \u2014 Ward 6
\nAmir Ali \u2014 Ward 7
\nJoel Binda \u2014 Ward 7
\nMaisa Salhia \u2014 Ward 7
\nLeslie Zurek-Silvestri \u2014 Ward 7
\nAsha Falinski \u2014 Ward 7
\nAhsan Khokhar \u2014 Ward 7
\nNaila Saeed \u2014 Ward 7
\nAmitabh Srivastava \u2014 Ward 7
\nGeorge Tavares \u2014 Ward 7
\nHazra Wade \u2014 Ward 7
\nGerald Adad \u2014 Ward 7
\nKeshav Mandadi \u2014 Ward 7
\nLucas Alves \u2014 Ward 7
\nTassawar Syed \u2014 Ward 7
\nJerry Krzywda \u2014 Ward 7
\nLouroz Mercader \u2014 Ward 7
\nPeter Tolias \u2014 Ward 7
\nMatt Mahoney \u2014 Ward 8 (incumbent)
\nRahul Mehta \u2014 Ward 8
\nViktoria Manzar \u2014 Ward 8
\nValerie Hogue \u2014 Ward 8
\nGrzegorz Nowacki \u2014 Ward 8
\nMartin Reid \u2014 Ward 9 (incumbent)
\nRamsha Haq \u2014 Ward 9
\nAnwar Knight \u2014 Ward 9
\nMohammad Shabbeer \u2014 Ward 9
\nSue McFadden \u2014 Ward 10 (incumbent)
\nSuha Hashim \u2014 Ward 10
\nHamza Bajwa \u2014 Ward 10
\nAatish Jamal \u2014 Ward 10
\nSalman Tariq \u2014 Ward 10
\nBrad Butt \u2014 Ward 11 (incumbent)
\nDev Vashi \u2014 Ward 11
\nAmin Nanji \u2014 Ward 11<\/p>\n

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