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Mumbai | Undercover Editor News Channel | December 15, 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

The Maharashtra State Election Commission on Monday announced the much-awaited schedule for elections to 29 municipal corporations across the state, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), marking a crucial phase in Maharashtra\u2019s local governance and political landscape.<\/p>\n\n

State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare, addressing a press conference in Mumbai, said that polling for all 29 municipal corporations will be conducted in a single phase on January 15, 2026,<\/strong> while the counting of votes will take place on January 16, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

With the announcement, the Model Code of Conduct (MCC)<\/strong> for municipal corporations has come into force with immediate effect, putting restrictions on government announcements, transfers, and campaign-related activities.<\/p>\n\n

Key Dates for Civic Elections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

According to the official schedule released by the Election Commission:<\/p>\n\n

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  • Filing of nomination papers: <\/strong>December 23 to December 30, 2025<\/li>\n\n
  • Scrutiny of nominations<\/strong>: December 31, 2025<\/li>\n\n
  • Last date for withdrawal<\/strong>: January 2, 2026<\/li>\n\n
  • Polling day:<\/strong> January 15, 2026<\/li>\n\n
  • Counting of votes<\/strong>: January 16, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

    A total of 2,869 corporators<\/strong> will be elected across the 29 municipal corporations.<\/p>\n\n

    Over Three Crore Voters Expected<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

    More than three crore voters<\/strong> are expected to exercise their franchise in these civic polls, which will be conducted using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

    To tackle the issue of duplicate entries in electoral rolls, the Election Commission has introduced a special mechanism. Voters whose names appear more than once will have a double-star mark next to their names and will be required to submit a written declaration along with an affidavit, specifying the polling station where they intend to vote.<\/p>\n\n

    Campaigning for the elections will end 24 hours before polling day<\/strong>, in line with election norms.<\/p>\n\n

    Municipal Corporations Going to Polls<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

    The elections will cover major urban civic bodies across Maharashtra, including:<\/p>\n\n

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    • Brihanmumbai (BMC)<\/li>\n\n
    • Thane<\/li>\n\n
    • Navi Mumbai<\/li>\n\n
    • Pune\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n
    • Nagpur<\/li>\n\n
    • Pimpri-Chinchwad<\/li>\n\n
    • Kalyan-Dombivli<\/li>\n\n
    • Vasai-Virar<\/li>\n\n
    • Mira-Bhayandar<\/li>\n\n
    • Nashik<\/li>\n\n
    • Solapur<\/li>\n\n
    • Aurangabad<\/li>\n\n
    • Kolhapur<\/li>\n\n
    • Amravati<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

      (and others, totalling 29 municipal corporations)<\/p>\n\n

      Political Stakes High<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

      The civic polls, particularly the BMC elections, are being closely watched as they are seen as a test of political strength ahead of future Assembly and Lok Sabha contests. Control over municipal corporations \u2014 especially the BMC, India\u2019s richest civic body \u2014 carries enormous political and administrative influence.<\/p>\n\n

      Background: Local Body Elections Underway<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

      It may be noted that voting for the first phase of local body elections in Maharashtra took place on December 2, covering 264 municipal councils and nagar panchayats. Elections in 24 local bodies were postponed, with results expected to be declared on December 21.<\/p>\n\n

      As Maharashtra heads into a critical election season, the focus now shifts to candidate selection, alliances, and campaigning, with urban governance issues set to dominate public discourse in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Maharashtra Civic Polls Announced: BMC and 28 Municipal Corporations to Vote on January 15 Mumbai | Undercover Editor News Channel | December 15, 2025 The Maharashtra State Election Commission on Monday announced the much-awaited schedule for elections to 29 municipal corporations across the state, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), marking a crucial phase in Maharashtra\u2019s local governance and political landscape. State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare, addressing a press conference in Mumbai, said that polling for all 29 municipal corporations will be conducted in a single phase on January 15, 2026, while the counting of votes will take place on January 16, 2026. With the announcement, the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for municipal corporations has come into force with immediate effect, putting restrictions on government announcements, transfers, and campaign-related activities. Key Dates for Civic Elections According to the official schedule released by the Election Commission: A total of 2,869 corporators will be elected across the 29 municipal corporations. Over Three Crore Voters Expected More than three crore voters are expected to exercise their franchise in these civic polls, which will be conducted using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). To tackle the issue of duplicate entries in electoral rolls, the Election Commission has introduced a special mechanism. Voters whose names appear more than once will have a double-star mark next to their names and will be required to submit a written declaration along with an affidavit, specifying the polling station where they intend to vote. Campaigning for the elections will end 24 hours before polling day, in line with election norms. Municipal Corporations Going to Polls The elections will cover major urban civic bodies across Maharashtra, including: (and others, totalling 29 municipal corporations) Political Stakes High The civic polls, particularly the BMC elections, are being closely watched as they are seen as a test of political strength ahead of future Assembly and Lok Sabha contests. Control over municipal corporations \u2014 especially the BMC, India\u2019s richest civic body \u2014 carries enormous political and administrative influence. Background: Local Body Elections Underway It may be noted that voting for the first phase of local body elections in Maharashtra took place on December 2, covering 264 municipal councils and nagar panchayats. Elections in 24 local bodies were postponed, with results expected to be declared on December 21. As Maharashtra heads into a critical election season, the focus now shifts to candidate selection, alliances, and campaigning, with urban governance issues set to dominate public discourse in the coming weeks.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,152,279],"tags":[371,378,376,296,372,377,85],"class_list":["post-1897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-civic","category-civic-political-news","category-election","tag-bmc-election","tag-elecction-commision","tag-maharashtraelection","tag-mumbai-breaking-news","tag-mumbai-civic-polls","tag-municipalpolls","tag-undercovereditor-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1897"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1903,"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1897\/revisions\/1903"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}