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The election campaigning for the Maharashtra elections to 29 municipal corporations, including Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur, ended on Tuesday. The voting will be held on January 15 and the results will be out

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on January 16. Will the saffron flag once again sweep over the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), or will the power dynamics shift? Thackeray’s survival fight versus Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde’s prestige battle, who will win?

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Here are the answers to all your questions:
1. When will the Maharashtra BMC Elections 2026 and voting for 29 municipal corporations take place?
\n Voting for 29 municipal corporations of Maharashtra, including BMC, will be held in a single phase on January 15, 2026.

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2. What is the voting time in Maharashtra elections?
\n Voting in Maharashtra elections will start at 7:30 am and will continue till 5:30 pm.

3. When will the results of the 29 municipal corporations be declared?
\n Counting of votes in the remaining 29 municipal corporations, including the BMC elections, will take place on January 16, 2026, and trends will start coming in from 8:00 am.

4. Where can we watch the Maharashtra election results live?
\n You can watch the live streaming of the results on the Election Commission’s official website (mahasec.maharashtra.gov.in). Furthermore, live updates will be available on the results day on News18 website and TV channel.

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5. How many seats are being contested in BMC (Mumbai)?
\n Elections are being held for a total of 227 seats of Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), where a figure of 114 is required for majority.

6. Will there be a holiday in Maharashtra on the day of voting?
\n Yes, the State Election Commission has declared the polling day i.e. 15 January 2026 a public holiday in the respective municipal corporation areas.

7. How to check your name on the voters’ list?
\n You cancheck your name by entering your EPIC number on mahasecvoterlist.in or the Election Commission’s ‘Voter Helpline App’.

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8. Which ID cards are valid for voting?
\n Apart from Voter ID (EPIC), photo identity cards like Aadhar Card, PAN Card, Passport or Driving License will be valid for voting.

9. What is the main contest in the elections this time?
\n The main contest in Mumbai is believed to be between Mahayuti (BJP + Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena) and Opposition Shiv Sena UBT and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. NCP and Congress may try to hold on to certain specific areas in the state.

10. In which cities of Maharashtra are municipal elections being held?

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S. No.	Name of Municipal Corporation	Area/District
1	Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)	Mumbai
2	Pune (PMC)	Pune City
3	Thane (TMC)	Thane City
4	Nagpur (NMC)	Nagpur City
5	Navi Mumbai (NMMC)	Navi Mumbai
6	Kalyan-Dombivali (KDMC)	Thane District
7	Pimpri-Chinchwad (PCMC)	Pune District
8	Nashik (NMC)	Nashik City
9	Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (AMC)	Aurangabad (new name)
10	Solapur (SMC)	Solapur
11	Vasai-Virar (VVMC)	Palghar District
12	Mira-Bhayandar (MBMC)	Thane District
13	Kolhapur (KMC)	Kolhapur
14	Amravati (AMC)	Amravati
15	Akola (AMC)	Akola
16	Ulhasnagar (UMC)	Thane District
17	Bhiwandi-Nizampur (BNMC)	Thane District
18	Nanded-Waghala (NWMC)	Nanded
19	Malegaon (MMC)	Nashik District
20	Dhule (DMC)	Dhule
21	Jalgaon (JMC)	Jalgaon
22	Latur (LMC)	Latur
23	Parbhani (PMC)	Parbhani
24	Chandrapur (CMC)	Chandrapur
25	Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad (SMKC)	Sangli
26	Panvel (PMC)	Raigad District
27	Ahmednagar (AMC)	Ahmednagar
28	Ichalkaranji (IMC)	Kolhapur District
29	Jalna (JMC)	\n Jalna \n

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Maharashtra To Vote For 29 Civic Bodies Tomorrow: 10 FAQs On Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur Polls Answered

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