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.