Poll Highlights

City Municipal Corporation Election 2026

Total seats: 115

Total votes polled: 26,61,887

NOTA votes: 64,877

Prabhag – Highest NOTA voters

14(A) - 3074

19(B) - 1343

08(C) - 1268

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Biggest victory margin

Syed Sohel, AIMIM (Prabhag 13A) Won by 19,275 votes.

Smallest victory margin

Yashoda Shelke, Shiv Sena (Prabhag 22C) won by 85 votes.

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Candidates by Experience

BJP: 32 experienced, 26 new

AIMIM: 7 experienced, 26 new

Shinde Sena: 4 experienced, 8 new

Uddhav Sena: 2 experienced, 4 new

Vanchit: 2 each

Congress: 1 experienced

NCP (SP): 1 new

Total: 48 experienced, 67 new

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Oberoi stands lone NCP (SP) winner

The NCP(SP) fielded 95 candidates, but Satinder Singh (Naveen Oberoi) from Prabhag 19 emerged as the only victor.

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Shirsat’s dream to remain unfulfilled

Harshada Shirsat (Shiv Sena–Shinde faction), daughter of district guardian minister Sanjay Shirsat, won from Prabhag 18. However, with BJP winning more seats overall, Sanjay Shirsat’s dream of seeing his daughter as Mayor now remains uncertain.

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Rebellion costs BJP dear

Prasad Bhadane’s rebellion split votes, costing BJP dearly, as SS (Shinde)’s Kishor Nagre (Prabhag 2) seized victory by just 459 votes over BJP candidate Sagar Pale.

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MLA’s son scrapes through

In a close contest, Rishikesh Jaiswal (Prabhag 15) won by 268 votes, leveraging youth appeal and a humble image, strengthening his political standing and the party’s prospects.

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She saved Congress from a washout

Reduced to one seat despite high expectations, Congress avoided a complete rout due to Mallika Qureshi’s victory in Prabhag 14A.