Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation Results 2026: Congress emerges as single largest party with 30 seats

Bhiwandi:

The Congress has once again asserted its dominance in Bhiwandi-Nizampur by emerging as the single largest party, winning 30 seats, though it fell short of an absolute majority. The result reinforces the party's strong organisational base in the industrial township.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 22 seats, putting up a significant fight in a traditionally competitive civic arena. Both the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) secured 12 seats each. A total of 14 seats were won by other parties and independent candidates, reflecting the continued influence of regional outfits and local leaders in Bhiwandi-Nizampur’s civic politics.

Final results: Bhiwandi-Nizampur (90/90 seats):

• Congress: 30
• BJP: 22
• Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction): 12
• NCP (Sharad Pawar faction): 12
• Others: 14

Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation elections voter turnout

A voter turnout of 54.77 per cent was recorded in the elections held for 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra. Bhiwandi Nizampur recorded a voter turnout of 53.43 per cent, according to data shared by the State Election Commission.

The counting of votes was taken up after polling for the Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation, which was held on Thursday, January 15, along with elections to 28 other municipal corporations across Maharashtra. The BNMC elections were conducted to elect corporators from 90 wards.

There were 6,69,033 registered voters in the Bhiwandi-Nizampur seat. Of these, 3,80,623 were men and 2,88,097 women. 

What happened in the 2017 elections?

Bhiwandi-Nizampur last went to the polls in May 2017, when the Congress emerged as the single largest party by winning 47 seats. The BJP followed with 19 seats, while the Shiv Sena secured 12. The Konark Vikas Aghadi (KVA) won four seats, the Samajwadi Party claimed two, and independents and other candidates accounted for the remaining six seats.

In terms of vote share in the previous election cycle, the Congress had polled 29.65 per cent of the votes, ahead of the BJP at 16.79 per cent and the Shiv Sena at 15.47 per cent. The NCP had secured 8.89 per cent, while the MNS and BSP each garnered 0.17 per cent of the total votes.