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- On January 15, 2026, polling took place across 29 municipal corporations including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation , with vote counting and results scheduled for January 16, 2026.
- Because the polls were delayed repeatedly, officials cited the COVID-19 pandemic, Supreme Court interventions on OBC reservation norms, and ward delimitation complications.
- To manage voting, authorities set up 39,000 polling stations across the state covering 2,869 seats, deployed more than 25,000 police personnel in Mumbai, and saw around 1,700 candidates contesting.
- Counting day access is tightly controlled, allowing only authorised candidates, their approved representatives and accredited media personnel with official identity cards, while officials implemented traffic management plans and designated parking zones to maintain order.
- Exit polls signalled a dominant showing for the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance in Mumbai, and the SEC announced a probe into ink quality and circulated videos, Waghmare said.
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Maharashtra municipal corporation polls 2026: Polling concludes with about 50% turnout; counting today
The polling for the high-stakes elections to 29 municipal corporations, including Mumbai, concluded on Thursday in Maharashtra amid sporadic clashes and an uproar over ink tampering claims. According to State Election Commissioner (SEC) Dinesh Waghmare, the state recorded a voter turnout somewhere between 46 and 50 per cent. The polling, considered to be a litmus test for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Shiv Sena and the Thackeray brother…
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