Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), responsible for Mumbai’s infrastructure and urban planning, held elections on January 15, 2026, with results to be declared on January 16. Over 1 crore
voters were found eligible to elect representatives for all 227 city wards.
In the 2017 BMC polls, Shiv Sena led with 84 seats, closely followed by the BJP with 82. The Congress won 31 seats, NCP 9, MNS 7, Samajwadi Party 6, Independents 5, AIMIM 2 and Akhil Bharatiya Sena 1.
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Shinde Sena’s Yamini Jadhav emerged victorious in Ward 209, while Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Varsha Nakashe secured a win in Ward 184.
In Ward 185, BJP’s Ravi Raja was defeated by Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Jagadish Shivalappi.
Meanwhile, BJP’s Himanshu Parekh claimed a win from Ward 22, adding to his party’s tally.
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Party-wise Wins So Far
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the leading party with a total of 11 wins, followed closely by Shiv Sena (UBT), which secured 9 victories. The Shiv Sena, led by the Dy CM Eknath Shinde, won 4 seats, while the Indian National Congress managed to win 2. Additionally, one seat was won by an Independent or other candidate.
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Hemlata Gala won the Mulund Ward 103, defeating Dipti Panchal of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). Neil Somaiya registered a victory in Ward 107.
In Ward 135 in Mankhurd, BJP’s Navnath Ban emerged victorious. The win is being seen as a key win as the ward is largely Muslim-dominated, giving a boost to the saffron party.
In Ward 73, Dipti Waikar lost to Lona Rajendrasingh Rawat of the Shiv Sena (UBT). Similarly, Samadhan Sarvankar was defeated in Ward 194 by Nishikant Govind Shinde of the same party. Nishikant Shinde is the brother of former MLA and MLC Sunil Shinde.
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In Ward 165, Kaptaan Malik, brother of former minister Nawab Malik, suffered a defeat.
Among other BMC ward winners, Shivanand Shetty won from Ward 9. Ward 19 was won by Prakash Tawde (BJP), while Deepak Tawde (BJP) emerged victorious in Ward 20. Geeta Bhandari (UBT) won Ward 32, and Siddarth Sharma (BJP) secured Ward 36.
In Ward 50, Vikram Rajput (BJP) won, while Varsha Tembelkar (Shiv Sena) claimed victory in Ward 51. Meghna Kakade (UBT) won Ward 60, and Krishna Parkar (BJP) emerged victorious in Ward 87.
Further, Sunil More (UBT) won Ward 123 and Shakina Shaikh (UBT) secured Ward 124. Ashwini Matekar (Shiv Sena) won Ward 156, while Asha Tavde (BJP) claimed Ward 157. Shaila Lande (Shiv Sena) won Ward 163 and Ashraf Azmi (Congress) emerged victorious in Ward 165.
In the higher-numbered wards, Iram Siddiqui won from Ward 201 as an independent/other candidate, while Anil Kokil (Shiv Sena) secured Ward 204. Ajay Patil (BJP) won Ward 214 and Santosh Dhole (BJP) emerged victorious in Ward 215.
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Asha Kale's Win Celebrated In Dharavi
Supporters celebrate as Congress' Asha Deepak Kale wins ward number 183. Visuals show her supporters throwing gulaal and dancing after her victory
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Back-To-Back Wins For BJP & Sena UBT
In Ward 214, BJP candidate Ajay Patil emerged victorious.
In Ward 50, Rajput Pratapsingh from the BJP won with 10,274 votes, defeating Tanvi Rao of the Sena UBT, who secured 7,740 votes.
In Ward 208 from Byculla, Ramakant Rahate from UBT claimed the win defeating Shinde Sena's Vijay Lipare.
In Worli's Ward no 193, Sena UBT Hemangi Worlikar was declared the winner, defeating Prahlad Worlikar of Shinde Sena.
In Ward 32, Sena UBT's Gita Bhandari secured the seat.
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BJP's Rohidas Lokhande Wins From Ward No 207 In Byculla
BJP's Rohidas Lokhande Wins From Ward No 207 In Byculla in a major upset for Akhil Bharatiya Sena. Yogita Gawli, daughter of gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli, was contesting against Lokhande in her debut contest.
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BJP's Tejasvee Ghosalkar Wins From Dahisar Ward No 2
BJP’s Tejasvee Abhishek Ghosalkar has won from Dahisar (Ward 2, R/North), defeating Sena UBT’s Dhanashree Kolge. Ghosalkar, who recently joined BJP, secured 16,484 votes, while Kolge received 5,729 votes.
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Sena UBT's Milind Vaidya Wins From Mahim in Ward 182
Sena UBT’s Milind Vaidya has won from Mahim (Ward 182), defeating BJP’s Rajan Parkar.
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Congress' Asha Kale Wins From Dharavi
The first winner declared in Mumbai is Asha Kale of the Congress, representing Ward 183 in Dharavi.
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Mahayuti Ahead In 63 Seats, Thackeray Alliance Follows With Lead In 39 Seats
The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is currently ahead in 63 seats, while the Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction and MNS alliance is leading in 39 seats. So far, the seat-wise standings are: BJP – 42, Shiv Sena – 21, Shiv Sena UBT – 35, MNS – 4, Congress – 8, NCP – 1, and others – 6.
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BJP's Rohidas Lokhande Leading In Ward no 207, Ramakant Rahate Ahead In Ward no 208
Rohidas Lokhande of the BJP is leading by 234 votes in the first round of counting in Byculla's ward 207. He has secured 3,334 votes, closely followed by Shalaka Hariyan of the MNS with 3,100 votes. Yogita Gawli of the Akhil Bharatiya Sena has received 1,434 votes, while figures for the other candidates are still awaited.
In Ward 208 of Byculla, Ramakant Rahate of Shiv Sena (UBT) is ahead with 4,331 votes. Vijay Lipare of the Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) trails with 2,733 votes.
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Sena UBT Leading In Malad, Neck-to-neck Contest In Charkop
In Malad’s Ward 32, the initial trend sees Gita Bhandari of Shiv Sena (UBT) leading with 2,476 votes, ahead of Congress candidate Shrina Jiko Kinny, who has 2,207 votes, while Shiv Sena (Shinde) candidate Manali Bhandari trails with 1,592 votes.
In a tightly contested battle in Charkop Ward 20, BJP’s Deepak (Bala) Tawde holds a narrow lead with 3,109 votes over MNS’s Dinesh Salvi, who has 3,037 votes.
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Shiv Sena's Shaila Lande Leading In BMC Ward no 163
Shiv Sena's Shaila Lande, wife of Shinde Sena MLA Dilip Lande Leading In BMC Ward no 163, as per initial trends.
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Sanjay Raut Raises Concerns Over Discrepancies In Voter Lists, Polling Process
Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut raised concerns on BMC Elections over missing voter names, malfunctioning EVMs and alleged BJP influence on the Election Commission. He added that exit polls appeared before official turnout figures and vowed to assure voters not to fear.
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Shiv Sena's Samadhan Sarvankar Trailing In BMC Ward no 194
In BMC Ward 194, Shiv Sena's Samadhan Sarvankar, son of Sada Sarvankar, is trailing, while Sena UBT’s Nishikant Shinde is leading by 133 votes, as per initial trends.
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BJP-Led Mahayuti Ahead In 50 Seats, Thackerays Ahead In 30 Seats
BJP-led Mahayuti leads in 50 seats, Uddhav-Raj Thackeray alliance ahead in 30.
Current trends: BJP 35, Shiv Sena 15, Shiv Sena (UBT) 25, MNS 5, Congress 10, NCP 1, Others 6.
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Congress' Sachin Sawant Predicts His Party's Mayor This Time
Congress leader Sachin Sawant claims, "Mayor will be ours; Congress workers have worked hard for BMC polls," commenting on the results.
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Initial Trends Give Mahayuti Edge
As per initial trends, the BJP-Shinde Sena's Mahayuti alliance is leading on 26 seats. Uddhav-Raj Thackeray's alliance is leading in 12 seats. Congress and NCP-SP is leading in 3 seats each.
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Counting Of Votes Begins Amid High Security
Counting of votes for Mumbai’s BMC elections began on Friday morning at 10 am, with the outcome set to decide control of India’s richest civic body. The process comes amid allegations of cash-for-votes, concerns over erasable ink and voter list discrepancies.
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Mumbai Records 52.94% Voter Turnout
Mumbai recorded 52.94 per cent voter turnout in the 2026 BMC polls, but the Maharashtra State Election Commission has yet to release official polling figures for 29 municipal corporations. Counting begins at 10 am, marking the first time it starts without official turnout data.
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Preparations At Counting Centres Across Mumbai
Visuals show preparations outside BMC School in Sion Koliwada and Wilson College as vote counting for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections begins at 10 am across 23 centres.
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Shiv Sena's Shaina NC Confident On Mahayuti's Victory
Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC expressed confidence that the Mahayuti alliance will lead the BMC, citing a development-focused agenda on housing, transport, metro projects, environment, healthcare, education, and sewage management, crediting CM Devendra Fadnavis and Dy CM Eknath Shinde’s efforts for favorable trends.
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Counting To Begin At 23 Designated Centres Citywide
Counting for the crucial Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections will begin at 10 am on Friday across 23 designated centres, amid heightened security and political tension. The vote count for all 227 wards comes after a stormy polling day marked by allegations of cash-for-votes, technical glitches and voter grievances.
Despite expectations that turnout in the 2026 polls would exceed the 55 per cent recorded in 2017, participation remained below that mark, even after extensive offline and digital voter outreach by the election authorities.
More than 2,300 security personnel have been deployed as the State Election Commission conducts counting in phases, with only two wards being counted at a time per returning officer. This method has drawn criticism from the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), with Congress leaders calling it suspicious and alleging it could enable manipulation.
Elections Marred By Controversies
The run-up to counting was overshadowed by allegations from Shiv Sena (UBT) that the ruling Mahayuti alliance distributed cash and household items to voters. Separately, claims that indelible ink could be erased using acetone triggered controversy, though the SEC has dismissed the charges and ordered an inquiry.
Voters also reported missing names, booth changes and faulty electoral rolls, leading to delays and disputes at polling stations. Exit polls, however, predict a clear edge for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance. Final results are expected by late evening.
