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Mumbai BMC Election Results 2026 Live Updates:
The counting of votes for elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and other municipal corporations across Maharashtra began at 10 am on Friday (January 16).
Also, phase-wise counting of votes will happen in Mumbai, instead of simultaneously across all 227 electoral wards as done in 2017, delaying the declaration of results. This means counting for only 46 wards will begin at 10 am, instead of all 227 wards at once.
Multiple exit polls indicated that the alliance, comprising the BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, is poised to secure a clear majority, outpacing the reunited Thackeray cousins, Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), despite their joint Marathi Manoos campaign.
A total of 2,299 officials and staff have been deployed for the counting exercise, including 759 supervisors, 770 assistants, and 770 Class IV employees. The results will be compiled using a computerised system to ensure accuracy and transparency, the civic body said.
There were 1,700 candidates in the fray for 227 seats in Mumbai. The elections were held to constitute a new body that will govern India's richest municipal corporation, whose budget for 2025-26 stood at ₹74,400 crore.
The previous BMC polls were held in 2017, while the term of the elected body ended in March 2022
Also, phase-wise counting of votes will happen in Mumbai, instead of simultaneously across all 227 electoral wards as done in 2017, delaying the declaration of results. This means counting for only 46 wards will begin at 10 am, instead of all 227 wards at once.
Multiple exit polls indicated that the alliance, comprising the BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, is poised to secure a clear majority, outpacing the reunited Thackeray cousins, Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), despite their joint Marathi Manoos campaign.
A total of 2,299 officials and staff have been deployed for the counting exercise, including 759 supervisors, 770 assistants, and 770 Class IV employees. The results will be compiled using a computerised system to ensure accuracy and transparency, the civic body said.
There were 1,700 candidates in the fray for 227 seats in Mumbai. The elections were held to constitute a new body that will govern India's richest municipal corporation, whose budget for 2025-26 stood at ₹74,400 crore.
The previous BMC polls were held in 2017, while the term of the elected body ended in March 2022
