Maharashtra municipal corporation election results LIVE updates | BJP-Sena surges ahead of Thackerays in early trends

Till 3.30 pm, overall voter turnout across the state stood between 46 and 50 per cent, State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare said.

Congress' Asha Deepak Kale declared as winner

BMC have confirmed that Asha Deepak Kale from Congress has been declared as winner in Dharavi’s Ward number 183. Kale won by a margin of 1,450 votes. She received a total of 5406 votes. The second highest votes were procured by Vaishali Shevale of Shiv Sena (Shinde).

BJP is leading in 8 seats, followed by Shiv Sena (UBT) with 6 and Shiv Sena with 5: BMC data

As per BMC data from the EVMs and postal ballots counted so far, the BJP is leading in eight seats, followed by Shiv Sena (UBT) with six and Shiv Sena (Shinde) with five. The Congress has secured early leads in three seats, while the MNS and AIMIM are ahead in two seats each.

NOTA has registered a lead in one seat.

 BJP leading with 39 seats Nagpur; Congress in 16 seats

In early trends, BJP is leading with 39 seats, Shiv Sena in 3 and Congress in 16 in Nagpur and others were yet to register any leads.

BJP-Sena surges ahead of Thackerays in early trends

The BJP-led alliance is ahead in 55 wards in the BMC, according to early leads. The BJP has an edge in 42, while Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena is ahead in 13 wards. The Thackeray cousins are behind with an edge in 31 wards in their attempt to retain control of the cash-rich civic body. 

Rahul Gandhi accuses Election Commission of ‘vote chori’, calls it anti-national

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the Election Commission of “vote chori”, calling it an anti-national act and alleging that the poll body is undermining public faith in democracy.

He said the Election Commission was “gaslighting citizens,” adding that such actions have led to a collapse of trust in India’s democratic institutions.

Election commission gaslighting citizens is how trust has collapsed in our democracy.

Vote Chori is an anti-national act. pic.twitter.com/3FZKkDPwDg

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) January 16, 2026

Watch: Visuals from outside counting centre in Pune

VIDEO | Visuals from a counting centre in Pune as counting of votes for the Maharashtra civic body polls 2026 begins.

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— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 16, 2026

Mumbai has recorded 52.94 per cent polling as per the BMC

Mumbai has recorded 52.94 per cent polling down from 55.53 per cent in the last elections in 2017, BMC said.

According to data released by the civic body, ward number 114 in suburban Bhandup recorded the highest turnout at 64.53 per cent, while ward number 227 in south Mumbai's Colaba area reported the lowest turnout at 20.88 per cent.

The Maharashtra State Election Commission has yet not released the official poll percentage of polling held in 29 Municipal Corporations on Thursday.

Counting of votes begins

Counting for elections to 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra began on Friday, with a keen focus on Mumbai, where the BJP-led Mahayuti faces a prestige contest against the reunited Thackeray cousins for control of India’s richest civic body.

Summary

The Couting of votes for the Maharashtra municipal corporation elections begun on Friday. The polling concluded on Thursday evening across 29 civic bodies in the state. Several exit poll results have hinted at a big win for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance.