Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Poll Dates in Mumbai, Other Cities Out

The Maharashtra State Election Commission Monday December 15, 2025 released the long awaited election schedule of the 29 Municipal Corporations or Maha Nagar Palika, of Maharashtra

Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Election Commission Monday December 15, 2025 released the long awaited election schedule of the 29 Municipal Corporations or Maha Nagar Palika, of Maharashtra.

Addressing a Press Conference in Mumbai, the State Election Commissioner, Dinesh Waghmare, said polling to elect new bodies in the 29 Municipal Corporations of Maharashtra, including Mumbai (BMC), will be held on January 15, 2026.

The counting of votes will be held on the next day i.e. January 16, 2026.

"Polling for all the 29 Municipal Corporations, including the BMC, will be held on January 15, 2026. The counting of votes will take place on January 16, 2026 when the result will also be declared", State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare said.

Maharashtra Mahanagar Palika Election 2025 Schedule

According to the municipal corporation election schedule released by the State Election Commission, the nomination process will begin on December 23 and continue until December 30.

The key dates are:

• Nomination of candidates start date: December 23
• Last date of nomination papers: December 30
• Scrutiny of nomination papers: December 31
• Withdrawal of nominations (without appeal): by January 02
• List of candidates will be published: on January 03, 2026
• Date of Polling: January 15, 2026
• Counting of votes and declaration of results: January 16, 2026

Maharashtra Local Bodies Elections 2025

The Maharashtra State Election Commission had earlier held polling for a total of 222 Municipal Councils (Nagar Parishads) and 42 Nagar Panchayat (Municipal Panchayats) on December 02, 2025.

As per the original schedule, elections were supposed to be held for 246 Municipal Councils (Nagar Parishads) and 42 Municipal Panchayats (Nagar Panchayats) on December 02, 2025. The State Election Commission had, however, postponed polling in 24 civic bodies to December 20, 2025.

Consequently, the counting of votes for all the Nagar Parishads and Nagar Panchayats have been deferred till December 21, 2025. And Polling for the Municipal Corporations will be hend on January 15, 2026. In total, elections will be held for 2,869 seats across the 29 Municipal Corporations of Maharashtra.

It means that voters in Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and other corporations including Malegaon, Mira Bhaynadr, Nashik, Aurangabad, Pune, Dhule, Bhiwandi-Nizampur, Sangli Miraj Kupwad, Jalgaon, Nanded, Ahilyanagar, Panvel, Latur, Thane and others will elect the new bodies on January 15, 2026.

The term of all the Municipal Corporations and Civic Bodies had ended in 2023. The local body elections in the state however could not be held because of the petitions pending in the Supreme Court of India regarding OBC reservation.

The state election commission announced holding the Nagar Parishads and Nagar Panchayat elections after the Supreme Court of India directed that all local-body polls in the State must be held before 31 January 2026.

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