Polling for the Maharashtra municipal corporation elections concluded on Thursday, with the State Election Commission (SEC) releasing final voter turnout figures on Friday. Elections were held across 29 municipal corporations, recording an overall voter turnout of 54.77%, according to official data.
The SEC stated that Ichalkaranji registered the highest voter participation at 69.76%, while Mira Bhayandar reported the lowest turnout at 48.64%, highlighting variations in civic engagement across urban centres.
Among the major municipal corporations, Mumbai recorded a voter turnout of 52.94%, followed by Thane (55.59%), Nashik (56.67%), Pune (52.42%), and Nagpur (51.38%). Polling concluded peacefully across all corporations, with vote counting currently underway.
Turnout Across Municipal Corporations
According to the SEC, several mid-sized and smaller municipal corporations reported comparatively higher participation. Parbhani recorded a turnout of 65.99%, Kolhapur 66.53%, Ahilyanagar 64.67%, and Malegaon 64.08%. Other notable figures included Nanded-Waghala (61.37%), Jalna (61.16%), Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad (61.03%), and Latur (60.08%).
Turnout in urban industrial and suburban regions remained moderate. Pimpri-Chinchwad recorded 57.71%, Navi Mumbai 57.15%, Vasai-Virar 57.12%, and Panvel 55.67%. Civic bodies such as Ulhasnagar (52.10%), Bhiwandi-Nizampur (53.43%), and Solapur (53.02%) remained close to the state average.
Election officials noted that polling arrangements were completed without major disruptions, and security arrangements were in place across sensitive areas.
BJP Leads in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Meanwhile, early results and trends released by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) indicate that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has emerged as the single largest party so far, leading in 72 seats.
The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction) is currently ahead in 60 seats, while the Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is leading in 25 seats. The Indian National Congress has secured 19 seats.
Other parties have also made their presence felt. The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has won 7 seats, followed by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) with 5 seats. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has won 2 seats, while the NCP–Sharad Pawar faction has secured 1 seat. The Samajwadi Party has won 2 seats, with the remaining wards going to independents and smaller parties.
AIMIM’s performance was concentrated in eastern Mumbai, with five seats in Govandi and one seat in Chittanagar, according to BMC data.
Ward-wise Winners Announced
The BMC has officially released the list of winners for several wards. BJP candidates secured victories in wards including Ward 2 (Tejashvi Goshalkar), Ward 3 (Prakash Derekar), Ward 4 (Mangesh Pangare), Ward 9 (Shivanan Shetty), Ward 10 (Jitendra Patel), and Ward 23 (Shivkumar Jha), among others.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) won seats such as Ward 1 (Rekha Yadav), Ward 32 (Geeta Bhandari), Ward 53 (Jitender Valvi), and Ward 187 (Joseph Koli). Congress candidates were declared winners in Ward 33 (Kamarjha Siddique), Ward 90 (Tulip Miranda), Ward 183 (Asha Kale), and Ward 184 (Babbu Khan).
The MNS won Ward 38, while the Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) secured Ward 51.
Unopposed Candidates
Earlier, the SEC announced that 65 candidates were elected unopposed across 10 civic bodies in the state. Most of these candidates belonged to the BJP and the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde. The declaration followed a review of official reports submitted by municipal commissioners.
Counting of votes continues across several municipal corporations, and final results are expected to be declared after the completion of all counting rounds.