{"id":"f-e550251d2f-541eb216-033a-52d2-bbf1-0af1e03ebe5b","title":"BMC elections 2026: Schedule, voting time, polling hours and result date","description":"The State Election Commission has announced the BMC elections for January 15, 2026, with results due January 16 across the city’s 227 wards.","timestamp":1768390677,"category":"national_v_two","headline":"BMC elections 2026: Schedule, voting time, polling hours and result date","modifiedHeadline":"BMC Elections 2026: Voting Schedule Announced","subCategories":["scid_32ea1c2f"],"region":"IN","bundleMetaData":{"bundleId":"7b48871c-c993-4956-b43d-6f46f8e1b036","bundleTitle":"Today In India","cardData":null},"iabCategoryId":"387","fcSummary":"Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections are set for January 15, 2026, after a three-year delay. The state election commission confirmed the polling date for 29 municipal corporations, including Mumbai. The counting will be held on January 16, 2026.","summary":"BMC elections 2026: Mark your calendars! Mumbai's 227 wards will vote January 15, 2026. Results are expected swiftly, on January 16.","ctaUrl":"https://trends.glance.com/newz/India_News/IN/en/cnbc-tv18/f-e550251d2f-541eb216-033a-52d2-bbf1-0af1e03ebe5b","sourceUrl":"https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/politics/bmc-elections-2026-schedule-voting-time-polling-hours-and-result-date-ws-l-19820946.htm","bannerImage":"https://g-mob.glance-cdn.com/public/fc/image/LDYHu2MtW7U0.webp","content":"After nearly three years of delay, elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will take place on Thursday.\n
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\n The State Election Commission (SEC) has confirmed that polling for 29 \nmunicipal corporations across Maharashtra, including Mumbai’s civic body, will take place in a single phase on January 15, 2026. Voting will be held across all 227 wards in Greater Mumbai.\n
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\n Counting is scheduled for the following day.\n
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\n The announcement comes after repeated court directions to complete long-pending local body elections in the state.\n
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2026 BMC election schedule and key dates\n
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\n The formal election process began in December.\n
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\n The SEC issued the notification on December 15, 2025, setting out the timeline for nominations, withdrawals, polling and counting.\n
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Key dates are as follows:\n\n
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\n January 15, 2026: Polling day.\n\n
\n January 16, 2026: Counting and results.\n
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\n All voting will take place on January 15 between 7:30 am and 5:30 pm at designated polling stations across Mumbai.\n
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\n The SEC has declared the day a public holiday in municipal corporation areas to allow voters to participate.\n
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\n According to figures cited by PTI, more than 1.03 crore voters are eligible to cast their ballots in the BMC election.\n
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\n Officials have said standard voter identification rules will apply, and polling will be conducted under the Model Code of Conduct, which remains in force until results are declared.\n\n
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\n Security arrangements and staffing are being coordinated by the Mumbai civic administration in consultation with the state election machinery.\n
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Why the 2026 Mumbai Civic Election matters\n
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The BMC is India’s richest municipal body and controls civic services for a population of more than 12 million people. The last full-term BMC election was held in 2017. Since then, the corporation has been run by administrators after the elected body’s term expired.\n
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\n Legal challenges, ward delimitation, and reservation changes contributed to the delay.\n
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\n Ballot boxes and electronic records will be moved to counting centres overnight.\n\n
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\n Results are expected on January 16, subject to completion of counting and verification.","readDurationInMinutes":"4","author":{"name":"CNBC TV18","logo":"https://glance-mob.glance-cdn.com/public/bubble/jpeg/ecc3d19b-fc52-4a39-881c-5b0936ae723b.jpeg"},"ism":false,"analyticsResponses":[{"measurementId":"383191425","type":"COMSCORE"}],"pointerSummary":["BMC elections set for Jan 15, 2026, across Mumbai's 227 wards after delays.","1.03 crore+ voters eligible, public holiday declared, Model Code in effect.","Counting Jan 16; India's richest civic body to have elected leaders after term expired."],"tags":["BMCElections2026","MumbaiElections","BrihanmumbaiMunicipalCorporation","StateElectionCommission","MaharashtraElections","MumbaiCivicBody","GreaterMumbai","WardElections","LocalBodyElections","ElectionSchedule","PollingDay","CountingDay","VoterIdentification","ModelCodeOfConduct","MumbaiCivicAdministration","RichestMunicipalBody","WardDelimitation","ElectionResults"],"consent":true,"redirectionEnabled":false}

BMC elections 2026: Schedule, voting time, polling hours and result date

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