Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Election Results 2026: The results of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections 2026 were officially out on Friday, which Shiv Sena-BJP sweeps Mumbai, won 118 seats together. While Congress Manage to get 23 and Shiv Sena UBT and MNS got 74 seats together. AIMIM won 9 seats in Mumbai, while the Samajwadi Party won 2 seats.
Vote counting for 29 civic bodies, including Pune, Thane, Mumbai, Nashik, Navi Mumbai and other local bodies, was concluded late on Friday, January 16. Voting for 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, including Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) was concluded on Thursday, January 15, with major drama over EVM glitches, indelible ink, double voting and VVPATs. The polling was started at 7.30 am and lasted until 5.30.
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Till 3.30 pm on Thursday, voter turnout across Maharashtra was recorded at 46 to 50%, according to the State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare, who told news agency PTI. Kolhapur saw a voter turnout of 50.85%, followed by Mumbai with 41.08% and Pune recorded the lowest of 36.95%. Nagpur (41.23%), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (43.67%), while Nashik recorded 39.64%. According to the exit polls prediction, the BJP-led ruling Mahayuti is likely place the mayor at BMC, the richest civic body of India, ending two decades of rule of Shiv Sena UBT. Four exit polls, including Axis My India, JVC, Sakal Poll and Janmat Polls, had predictedthe BJP and Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena will win big in the civic elections. Note: Exit Polls are not the real results and don't always get it right.
16 Jan, 26 08:35 PM
Maharashtra Municipal Election Results 2026: AIMIM Workers Celebrate Victory In Solapur
Supporters of AIMIM winning candidates Wahida Shaikh and Aarif Shaikh celebrated their victory, in Solapur.
16 Jan, 26 08:33 PM
BJP Workers In Mumbai Celebrate Party Victory in BMC Elections
16 Jan, 26 08:28 PM
Navi Mumbai Municipal Elections 2025: Minister Ganesh Naik says, "...It is the victory of the people who respected the ideology and vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Minister Ganesh Naik says, "...It is the victory of the people who respected the ideology and vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and saw his work. Under the leadership of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the dreams envisioned for the state were clearly explained to the people. For the past 25 years, the work done by my colleagues in this region has been in the public interest..."
16 Jan, 26 08:12 PM
BJP’s BMC Win Is Victory of Marathi People, Says Ameet Satam
The victory of BJP in Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections (BMC) is the victory of people of the city said, party Mumbai President Ameet Satam. Speaking to the media persons, he said, he praised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his development policies for the city.
"Under the leadership of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has brought transformational development to the city," said Satam.
16 Jan, 26 07:23 PM
Recount Likely in Ward 191 After BJP’s Priya Sarvankar Objects to Sena UBT Candidate Vishakha Raut’s Victory
The defeat of Priya Sarvankar marks a second setback for Sada Sarvankar, following the earlier loss of Samadhan Sarvankar. Shiv Sena UBT candidate Vishakha Raut won from the Ward number 191, Mahim in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday, January 16. However, Priya Sarvankar objected result outcome from the ward and south recounting of polls.
16 Jan, 26 06:44 PM
Strong Wave in Favor of Party, Says BJP MLA Amit Gorkhe From Pimpri
BJP MLA Amit Gorkhe said a wave in favour of the party across the country and in Maharashtra. He also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his work. "Maharashtra’s trusted leadership under Devendra Fadnavis, and the efforts of the entire Bharatiya Janata Party, the people are fully supporting us," said Gorkhe.
16 Jan, 26 06:35 PM
BJP Receives Higher Number of Votes than in 2017, Says Latur MLA Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar
Latur BJP MLA Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar said that party has gain more votes than in 2017 municipal elections and gave credit to all workers of the party. ""All the workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party have worked very hard and dedicatedly," Nilangekar told news agency IANS.
"If you fully analyze the results, it is clear that compared to 2017, the BJP has received a significantly higher number of votes this time," he added.
16 Jan, 26 05:50 PM
Saba Haroon Khan, Daughter of Shiv Sena UBT MLA, Wins From Ward No 64 of BMC
Saba Haroon Khan, daughter of Thackeray group MLA Haroon Khan from Versova, won from ward number 64 by 3,768 votes. She defeated BJP candidate Sarita Rajpure. Rajpure got 6,406 votes. Haroon Khan was the Shiv Sena shakha president for many years. In the last assembly elections, he defeated two-time BJP MLA Advocate Bharti Lavhekar.
16 Jan, 26 05:21 PM
BJP's Harshita Narwekar, Relative of Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, Wins From Ward No 225 of BMC
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar's relative, Harshita Narwekar has emerged won from Ward No 225 (Sassoon Docks – World Trade Centre) in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections 2026.
16 Jan, 26 04:58 PM
Congress’s Gyanraj Nikam Wins From Ward 223 Musafir Khana in BMC Elections
Congress candidate Gyanraj Yashwant Nikam won from Ward No. 223 Musafir Khana of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Nikam secured 8,508 votes, defeating Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) candidate Priya Rupesh Patil, who polled 8,041 votes.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) candidate Prashant Gandhi received 1,560 votes, while Samajwadi Party candidate Afreen Javed Sheikh secured 3,384 votes. A total of 324 votes were cast in favour of NOTA.
16 Jan, 26 03:51 PM
BMC Elections Results 2026: Samajwadi Party's Amreen Shehzan Wins From Byculla's Ward No 212
Samajwadi Party candidate Amreen Shehzan won from Byculla's Ward no 212 in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections 2026 on Friday, January 16, in Mumbai. Shehzad defeated Ex-Gangster Arun Gawli's daughter and Akhil Bharatiya Sena candidate, Geeta Gawli.
16 Jan, 26 01:14 PM
Shiv Sena Shinde Faction Suffers Setback in BMC Elections as Samadhan Sarvankar Loses Ward 194
In the Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections 2026, the Shinde faction suffered a major setback in Mumbai. Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) candidate Samadhan Sarvankar was defeated by a margin of 592 votes in Ward No. 194.
Shiv Sena (Thackeray faction) candidate Nishikant Shinde emerged victorious in the ward. Nishikant Shinde was given the party ticket after Santosh Dhuri switched from the MNS to the BJP.
The defeat of Samadhan Sarvankar is being seen as a significant blow to the Shinde faction in Mumbai.
16 Jan, 26 12:40 PM
BMC Election Results 2026: BJP's Hetal Gala Wins From Mulund Ward No 103 With 17,334 Votes
BJP candidate Hetal Gala Morvekar won by a margin of 17,334 votes from Mulund's Ward No 103 in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections 2026 on Friday, January 16. Deepti Panchal of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) fetched 5,202 votes, while Indian National Congress (INC) candidate Manisha Sonawane received 3,786 votes. Hetal Gala Morvekar won the seat by a margin of 12,129 votes.
BMC Results 2026 Update 158/227:
BJP: 65Shiv Sena Shinde: 18Shiv Sena UBT: 52MNS: 7Congress: 11
16 Jan, 26 11:46 AM
BMC Election Result 2026: Congress Candidate Asha Deepak Kale Wins From Ward No 183 in Mumbai's Dharavi
Congress candidate Asha Deepak Kale won from Ward number 183 in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Mumbai, on Friday, January 16.
16 Jan, 26 11:26 AM
Amravati Corporation Election Result 2026: BJP Leads With 7 Seats, NCP-SP With 5 and Congress on 3
BJP leading on seven wards, while Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's National Congress Party (NCP-SP) gained five wards and Congress is ahead on three wards in the Amravati Corporation Election 2026 as counting of votes on 29 corporation in across Maharashtra began.
Yuva Swabhiman has secured 2 seats, while Shinde Shiv Sena, Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena, MNS, Sharad Pawar’s NCP faction, and others have not won any seats so far, according to the news agency IANS.
16 Jan, 26 10:46 AM
BJP Alone Leads in 16 Wards of BMC in Mumbai as Early Trends Emerge
Vote counting for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections 2026 is underway on Friday, January 16, with early trends emerging as ballot boxes are opened. The BJP is currently leading in 16 wards, while the Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) is ahead in 12 wards. The Shiv Sena (UBT) is leading in 10 wards, followed by the MNS in five wards.
The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) and the Nationalist Congress Party led by Ajit Pawar are yet to open their accounts in the BMC polls. The Congress has gained leads in four wards.
16 Jan, 26 10:16 AM
BMC Elections Results 2026: Mahayuti Leading On 7 Wards, MVA on 6 in Mumbai As Per Early Trends
The ruling Mahayuti, comprising BJP and Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde), is leading on seven wards, while Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is on 6 wards in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Mumbai, on Friday, January 16. Others gain three wards. The counting of postal ballots has begun at 10 am, after which the counting of EVMs will begin.
16 Jan, 26 10:01 AM
PMC Election Results 2026: Counting Centres Set Up at Wards 15, 16 and 17 in Pune
Preparations completed at the courting centres in Pune for Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections 2026. The counting centres have been set up at Ward numbers 15, 16, and 17 at Sadhana Vidyalaya in Malwadi, Hadapsar, with tight security arrangements in place and a heavy deployment of police personnel.
16 Jan, 26 09:48 AM
Preparations Complete for BMC Poll Vote Counting in Mumbai, Heavy Police Deployment in Place
Vote counting for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections 2026 will begin at 10 am on Friday, January 16. The preparations for the counting of votes have been completed. Officials, staff, and police are deployed at counting centres, including at the Antonia De Silva booth in Dadar West.
16 Jan, 26 08:56 AM
Thackeray Brothers Given Strength, Results Will Be in Our Favour, Says Leader Anand Dubey
Shiv Sena UBT leader Anand Dubey is optimistic that his party will get more seats in the Maharashtra Municipal elections 2026. Speaking to the news agency ANI, Dubey said, the reunion of Thackeray brothers (Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray) has given strength to the party during the civic polls.
"We have gained strength with the Thackerays coming together. We are hopeful that the results will be in our favour," Dubey said as the election results for 29 municipal corporation including BMC, will be out today at 10 am.
16 Jan, 26 08:34 AM
Mumbai Records Very Poor AQI on BMC Election Results Day
On the day of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election results 2026, the air quality index (AQI) in the city recorded very poor with 230 at 7.45 pm on Friday, January 16, according to the news agency ANI reported from the Western Express Highway near Bandra East.