LIVE | BMC Election Results 2026: Mumbai Civic Poll Verdict, Seat Tally And Latest Updates

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has arranged the deployment of 2,299 officials at 23 designated counting centres across Mumbai for the counting of votes in the civic elections held on Thursday.

According to civic authorities, once polling ended, the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were securely transferred to two strong rooms located in Vikhroli in the eastern suburbs and Kandivali in the western suburbs. In the early hours of Friday, the machines will be moved from these strong rooms to the 23 counting centres, where votes from all 227 ward constituencies will be tallied.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday accused Opposition parties of displaying a “defeatist mindset” by alleging foul play in the corporation polls even before the voting process had concluded.After casting his vote in his hometown of Nagpur, Fadnavis drew attention to the ink mark on his finger, questioning whether it was fading. “I too have been marked with a marker – does it get erased?” he remarked. He added that if there were genuine concerns regarding voting machines or the marker pens used, the Election Commission should examine them and make necessary changes.“They can even use oil paint if...

BMC Election 2026 Results LIVE: Bhiwandi-Nizampur – 90 seats

Nagpur – 151 seats

Pune – 162 seats

Thane – 131 seats

Ahmednagar – 68 seats

Nashik – 122 seats

Pimpri-Chinchwad – 128 seats

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar – 113 seats

Vasai-Virar – 115 seats

Kalyan-Dombivli – 122 seats

Navi Mumbai – 111 seats

Akola – 80 seats

Amravati – 87 seats

Latur – 70 seats

Nanded-Waghala – 81 seats

Mira-Bhayandar – 95 seats

Ulhasnagar – 78 seats

Chandrapur – 66 seats

Dhule – 74 seats

Jalgaon – 75 seats

Malegaon – 84 seats

Kolhapur – 81 seats

Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad – 78 seats

Solapur – 102 seats

Ichalkaranji – 76 seats

Jalna – 65 seats

Panvel – 78 seats

Parbhani – 65 seats

BMC Election 2026 Results LIVE: Exit polls point to a clear win for the BJP–Shiv Sena alliance in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections held on Thursday, suggesting a major setback for the Shiv Sena (UBT)–Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) combine.As per the Axis My India exit poll, the BJP–Shiv Sena alliance is projected to secure between 131 and 151 seats in Mumbai, with an estimated vote share of 42 per cent. The alliance comprising Shiv Sena (UBT), MNS, and the NCP (SP), led by Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray, is expected to win 58–68 seats with a 32 per cent...

BMC Election 2026 Results LIVE: Ward 227, comprising Colaba, recorded the lowest voter turnout in the city at just 15.73 per cent till 3.30 pm on polling day, significantly below Mumbai’s overall average turnout of 41.08 per cent.Low voter participation in South Mumbai is not new, and the pattern appears to have continued in the current civic polls. During the 2017 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, Ward 227 also logged the lowest turnout at 28.25 per cent, marginally higher than the 23.47 per cent recorded in the 2012 civic polls.In contrast, voter participation in the area has been relatively better...