Counting of votes for municipal elections continues in Maharashtra. It has become clear from the trends and declared results that Muslim candidates have performed stronger than different political parties in this election. There are many wards where the competition was considered very tough, where Muslim candidates have registered their political presence by winning.

The performance of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen i.e. AIMIM in Mankhurd-Govandi belt was the most discussed. AIMIM candidates have won in direct contests in many wards of this area. Mehjabeen Atiq Ahmed was victorious in ward number 134 from Mankhurd Mandla village, while Irshad Khan won in ward number 135. Apart from this, the victory of Khairunisa Hussain from ward number 145 has further strengthened the position of the party.

Muslim candidates of Congress

Muslim candidates associated with the Congress Party have also performed impressively in this municipal election. Ashraf Azmi strengthened the presence of Congress by winning from Kurla West region. Whereas in ward number 33, Qamar Jahan Moin Siddiqui, sister of Congress MLA Aslam Shaikh, won. These results are being seen as an indication of Congress’s minority support in urban areas.

Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction’s winner

The victory of Muslim candidates from Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction and other parties has also come to light. Shakeena Shaikh won from ward number 124, while Iram Siddiqui got the trust of voters in ward number 201. These results indicate that voters gave priority to the local hold and grassroots work of the candidate more than the party.

When were the Maharashtra municipal elections held?

Voting was held on Thursday (January 15, 2026) for 2,869 seats in 893 wards of Maharashtra municipal bodies, which include 227 seats in Mumbai. A total of 15,931 candidates are in the fray in these 29 municipal bodies, where there are 3.48 crore eligible voters. After the voting was over, State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare said that about 50 percent voting was recorded in 29 municipal bodies. Officials said on Friday that 52.94 percent voting was recorded in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections, which is less than 55.53 percent voting in the last elections held in 2017.

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The result of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections is to be declared on Friday (January 16, 2026). Earlier, information about crorepati candidates has come to light from the affidavits filed by the candidates in the elections. Talking about the richest candidates in BMC elections, the first name that comes up is Makrand Narvekar, who is a BJP leader and brother of Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar. 47-year-old Makarand Narvekar has been a two-time corporator and is a lawyer by profession. According to his affidavit, he has declared assets worth Rs 124 crore. If compared with previous years, there is a tremendous increase in his wealth.

Makrand Narvekar’s assets were worth Rs 3.67 crore in the year 2012. It increased to Rs 6.32 crore in the year 2017 and Rs 124 crore in the year 2026. It has also been revealed in the affidavit that Makrand Narvekar purchased 27 pieces of land in Alibaug between October 2022 and November 2025. He says that due to big infrastructure projects like Atal Setu (Mumbai Trans Harbor Link) and Ro-Ro ferry service, there has been a huge increase in the prices of these properties.

35 percent candidates are millionaires

Makrand Narvekar is not alone. About 35 percent of the candidates in BMC elections are crorepatis. In this, the candidate from Ward 225 is Harshita Narvekar. His declared assets are Rs 63.62 crore. In the year 2017 this figure was Rs 10.74 crore. Harshita is the sister-in-law of Makrand Narvekar. The name of Samajwadi Party candidate from Kalina, Sana Abbas Qureshi, is also in this list, whose declared assets are Rs 60.3 crore. She is among the richest women candidates of BMC elections. Samadhan Sarvankar, son of former MLA Sada Sarvankar is also in the list of crorepati candidates. His declared assets are Rs 46.59 crore, which was Rs 9.43 crore in the year 2017. The declared total assets of former mayor Kishori Pednekar is Rs 5 crore 26 lakh. In the year 2017, there were assets worth Rs 1 crore 61 lakh 53 thousand. That means his wealth has increased by approximately Rs 3.65 crore in about 8 years. In this way, his wealth has increased by more than Rs 7 crore. Yamini Jadhav (ward number 209) has assets worth Rs 14 crore 57 lakh.

Property of former Shiv Sena mayor

Priya Saravankar is the candidate from Dadar Shivaji Park, whose declared assets are Rs 12.16 crore. The declared assets of former Shiv Sena Mayor Shraddha Jadhav are Rs 46.34 crore. She was the Mayor of Mumbai from 2009 to 2012. While on one hand there are candidates with assets worth crores, on the other hand there are some people whose assets are very limited, but their morale is high. In this, the name of independent candidate from Bandra, Ashok Gupta, who sells paan by profession. His declared assets were Rs 1.6 crore, which included SRA house, savings and wife’s jewellery.

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Voting was held on Thursday (January 15) for the elections of 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra. Voting for 2,869 seats in 893 wards in the state started at 7:30 am and ended at 5:30 pm. Today, on January 16, votes will be counted and the political future of 15,931 candidates will be decided.

The fate of 1,700 candidates for 227 seats in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections was sealed in EVMs. This is the first BMC elections after the split of Shiv Sena in 2022. The undivided Shiv Sena has ruled the country’s richest BMC for 25 years. In the 2017 municipal elections, BJP had captured the maximum number of 1099 seats in the state.

Which party will hold how many seats in the 2017 elections?

The last time municipal elections were held in Maharashtra was in 2017. BJP is in control of 1099 seats in the state. Which is 31.3 percent of the total seats. Undivided Shiv Sena had won 489 seats in the last elections, which is 18.49% percent. Congress had won 439 seats, which is 15.53 percent of the total seats. The undivided NCP had captured 294 seats, which is 11.06 percent. Whereas other parties had won 294 seats.

• BJP-1099-(31.3%)
• Shiv Sena- 489(18.49%)
• Congress- 439 (15.53%)
• NCP- 294 (11.06%)
• Others- 415

Elections of 29 metropolitan municipalities were held after 6 years.

Elections to a total of 29 metropolitan municipalities in Maharashtra have been held after a gap of more than six years. In the election battle, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Navi Mumbai, Vasai-Virar, Kalyan-Dombivli, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Mumbai, Solapur, Amravati, Akola, Nashik, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, Ulhasnagar, Thane, Chandrapur, Parbhani, Mira-Bhayander, Nanded-Waghala, Panvel, Pandey Bhiwandi-Nizampur, Latur, Malegaon, Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad, Jalgaon, Ahilyanagar, Dhule, Jalna and Ichalkaranji are included.

Which party contested elections on how many seats in BMC?

According to the final distribution of seats in Mumbai, BJP contested on 137 seats and Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde on 90 seats. At the same time, Mahayuti’s constituent party Ajit Pawar’s NCP fielded a separate candidate for 94 seats. Shiv Sena (UBT) fielded 163 candidates, MNS 52, Congress 143 and VBA 46. Congress fielded 1,263 candidates in the rest of the state. Everyone’s fate will be decided on January 16.