Dhule Municipal Corporation Election Result 2026 Live : For over three years, major municipalities across Maharashtra have been governed by state-appointed administrators rather than elected citizen representatives, centralising power under municipal commissioners. Following persistent delays since 2022— primarily due to legal disputes over OBC quotas —the Supreme Court intervened in late November 2025. The Court has now cleared the path for local polls, mandating that the election process be completed by January 31, 2026.
Dhule Municipal Corporation Election 2026 Polling Schedule
The local body elections in 2026 covered 29 municipal corporations. Voting will conclude on January 15, and the results are expected to be announced on January 16.
Phase Date Nomination process begins December 23, 2025 Last date for submission of application December 30, 2025 Scrutiny of applications December 31, 2025 Last date for withdrawal of application January 02, 2026 Voting January 15, 2026 Counting of votes January 16, 2026 Dhule Municipal Corporation 2026 Wards and Seat Count
Dhule Municipal Corporation Key issues in the 2026 election include water supply, roads, transportation, cleanliness, and urban development. The elections are taking place for the first time after the split in Shiv Sena (2022) and NCP (2023).
| Total wards | 19 | | Total Seats | 74 |
In 2017 Dhule Elections were held for 74 seats in 19 wards of the municipal corporation. The parties and their seat counts are listed below.
Dhule Municipal Corporation Party-wise Winners List 2017
Party Name Seats Won (2017) Bhartiya Janata Party50Nationalist Congress Party8Indian National Congress6All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen4Samajwadi Party2Shivsena1Loksangram1Bahujan Samaj Party1Independent1 Dhule List of Previous Municipal Mayors
Mayor Name Party Duration Pradeep KarpeBharatiya Janata Party (BJP)September 17, 2021Chandrakant SonarBharatiya Janata Party (BJP)December 31, 2018 – September 17, 2021 Live Updates
07:15 (IST) 16 Jan 2026
BMC Election Results 2026 Live Updates: How many seats will BJP-Shiv Sena combine secure?
The winning party or alliance will need 114 seats for a simple majority. Exit poll projections suggest a clear victory for the BJP-Sena combine --- while the Thackeray brothers finishing second. Congress and its allies have likely failed to put up a strong show.
Axis My India: BJP + Shiv Sena - 131 to 151 seats
DV Research: BJP + Shiv Sena - 107 to 122 seats
Janmat: BJP + Shiv Sena - 138 seats
Saam TV: BJP + Shiv Sena - 84 seats plus 35 seats
Exit polls though, don't always get it right.
07:05 (IST) 16 Jan 2026
BMC Election Results 2026 Live Updates: When will Mumbai civic poll vote counting begin? Track live trends here
The counting of votes is scheduled to take place on January 16 at 10 am. Votes will be counted at 23 designated counting centres across Mumbai, each functioning under the supervision of the respective Returning Officers (ROs).
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06:55 (IST) 16 Jan 2026
BMC Election Results 2026 Live Updates: 'Mahayuti will touch 150'
Shiv Sena leader Raju Waghmare has predicted that the ruling Mahayuti will touch 150 seats no matter how matters proceeded on Friday.
"The results of the exit polls that are coming before everyone are also our expectation that the Mahayuti government will be formed in this Mumbai Municipal Corporation. We had already said that more than 150 of our people will be elected. Today, looking at the exit polls and even if you calculate the mega exit poll of the entire exit polls, this is what will come before you that Mahayuti will touch 150 in any case and the mayor will be Marathi and Hindu only," Raju Waghmare told ANI.
06:51 (IST) 16 Jan 2026
Mankhurd-Govandi-Deonar-Chembur (East fringe) Ward 129 to 141 Election Results 2026 Live Updates: Voter left stunned after reaching booth, poll 'already cast in her name'
According to a report by the Free Press Journal, a voter was left stunned after reaching her polling booth in Govandi on Thursday. 44-year-old Sujata Subramaniam told the publication that she was barred after showing her Aadhar card to polling officials. They told her that someone had already voted against her name.
“The officials had no explanation. They also refused to be photographed. I somehow managed to take a picture of the polling officer’s I-card. Finally, a woman officer condescended to give me a paper ballot paper. I told her it is my constitutional right to cast my vote and she is not doing me a favour. But I was in for a further shock when I saw that the ballot paper was not even sealed in front of me. I won’t be in the least surprised if it is thrown in the dustbin,” she told the publication.
06:40 (IST) 16 Jan 2026
Churchgate-Colaba-Navy Nagar Ward 224 to 227 Election Results 2026 Live Updates: Colaba reports lowest voter turnout
As per official data, 41.08% of the eligible voters had cast their ballots in Mumbai, which has more than 1 crore electors, till 3:30 pm. The data showed that ward no 114 in suburban Bhandup recorded the highest turnout at 53.34%. Ward no 227 in Colaba, South Mumbai, reported the lowest turnout of 15.73% till 3.30 pm.
Speaking shortly after voting ended at 5.30 pm on Thursday, State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare said the turnout in the 29 civic bodies was in the 46 per cent-50 per cent range. The exact polling figures will be declared later
06:26 (IST) 16 Jan 2026
Borivali ward 8 to 17 elections results 2026 live updates: Counting of votes at 23 designated centres
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06:21 (IST) 16 Jan 2026
BMC Election Results 2026 Live Updates: Massive row over indelible ink, Thackerays allege malpractice
The BMC elections were marred by a significant controversy following allegations over the use of "indelible" ink to mark voters' fingers. Opposition leaders Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray both claimed that the colour used to stain voters' fingers was easily removable.
The State Election Commission had later denied these claims, stating the ink is of good quality and hard to remove. Maharashtra State Election Commissioner DT Waghmare firmly rejected the claims --- asserting that there was no wrongdoing in the polling process and alleging a deliberate attempt to create confusion.
06:07 (IST) 16 Jan 2026
BMC Election Results 2026 Live Updates: 1700 candidates in the fray, counting of votes to begin shortly
Voting for the 227-member Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation was held amid tight security on Thursday with approximately 1700 candidates in the fray. The counting of votes will begin from 10:00 am today.
The BMC has confirmed that counting will begin at 10 am across 23 centres in the metropolis. But votes will be counted in batches for BMC --- with two constituencies being tallied at a time --- which could lead to some delay in announcement of winners.
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