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Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation highlights: BJP amasses 38 seats; Shinde's Sena gets 36
Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation Results Live: In the current scenario, the Eknath Shinde-led faction of Shiv Sena joined hands with Omi Kalani and the Sai Party to contest the elections together.
In the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation elections in Maharashtra, the BJP emerged as the single largest party with 38 seats. The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena closely followed with 36 seats, while the Congress managed just one seat. The remaining three seats were won by independents and other parties.
Counting of votes for the civic polls in Maharashtra began at 10 am on Friday. The elections were held on January 15 across 29 municipal corporations in the state, with a total of 39,000 polling stations set up to cover 2,869 seats. The corporations where polling took place included Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, Thane, Ulhasnagar, Kalyan-Dombivli, Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar), Kolhapur, Bhiwandi-Nizampur, Nanded-Waghala, Malegaon, Latur, Parbhani, Navi Mumbai, Vasai-Virar, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Solapur, Amravati, Akola, Mira Bhayandar, Panvel, Chandrapur, Sangli-Mirajpur-Kupwad, Dhule, Ichalkaranji and Jalna.
Ulhasnagar is one of the key MCs in the states, which also witnessed the voting on Thursday. It has 78 seats.
Known as Maharashtra’s only Assembly constituency with a majority of Sindhi voters, Ulhasnagar witnessed a highly complex political battle this time. In the current scenario, the Eknath Shinde-led faction of Shiv Sena joined hands with Omi Kalani and the Sai Party to contest the elections together. Meanwhile, Congress, Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena faction and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) fought as a separate alliance.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on the other hand, has chosen to contest the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation elections independently, without forming any alliances.
In the previous 2017 elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the largest party with 32 seats. The united Shiv Sena won 25 seats, while the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) managed 4 seats. The Congress secured just one seat, and the remaining 16 went to independents and other parties.
Live updates : Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation Results
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5:44 PM (IST) January 16, 2026
Results across all 78 seats declared in Ulhasnagar; check party-wise tally
Final result from Ulhasnagar
BJP- 38
Shiv Sena(Eknath Shinde)- 36
Congress- 1
Others-3 -
5:23 PM (IST) January 16, 2026
Nitin Gadkari congratulates CM Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy CM Eknath Shinde on civic poll victory
Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari congratulated Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde following the ruling coalition’s strong performance in the state civic body elections.
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5:03 PM (IST) January 16, 2026
Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation: Trend so far across 78 seats
Total seats- 78
Party-wise tally
BJP- 32
Shiv Sena(Eknath Shinde)- 36
Congress- 1 -
4:37 PM (IST) January 16, 2026
Latest trends from Ulhasnagar: BJP leads in 27 seats, Shiv Sena ahead in 26
Total seats- 78
BJP- 27
Shiv Sena- 26
Congress- 1
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4:16 PM (IST) January 16, 2026
BJP leads in Marathwada region
Early trends indicated that the BJP was leading in the municipal corporation elections in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna, and Nanded in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, while the Congress appeared to be ahead in the Latur civic body. In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, BJP candidates were leading in 22 of the 115 seats, followed by the Shiv Sena led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, which was ahead in 19 seats, according to trends reported by Marathi news channels. However, there was no official confirmation from the State Election Commission at the time of reporting.
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3:48 PM (IST) January 16, 2026
Maharashtra Municipal Corporation polls: BJP-Shiv Sena alliance leading in over 22 civic bodies
The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is leading in over 22 civic bodies, as vote counting is underway across 29 Maharashtra Municipal Corporations. The Mahayuti coalition has been swiftly moving towards thumping win in BMC.
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2:57 PM (IST) January 16, 2026
Latest trends from Ulhasnagar: BJP leads in 17 seats, Shiv Sena ahead in 19
Total seats- 78
BJP- 17
Shiv Sena- 19
MNS- 1
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2:33 PM (IST) January 16, 2026
Latest trends from Ulhasnagar: BJP leads in 23 seats, Shiv Sena ahead in 21
Total seats- 78
BJP- 23
Shiv Sena- 21 -
2:21 PM (IST) January 16, 2026
Counting of votes underway in these municipal corporations
Counting of votes is underway in these municipal corporations: Mumbai, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Navi Mumbai, Vasai-Virar, Kalyan-Dombivli, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Solapur, Amravati, Akola, Nashik, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, Ulhasnagar, Thane, Chandrapur, Parbhani, Mira-Bhayandar, Nanded-Waghala, Panvel, Bhiwandi-Nizampur, Latur, Malegaon, Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad, Jalgaon, Ahilyanagar, Dhule, Jalna and Ichalkaranji.
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1:36 PM (IST) January 16, 2026
Latest trends from Ulhasnagar: BJP leads in 9 seats, Shiv Sena ahead in 11
Total seats- 78
BJP- 9
Shiv Sena- 11 -
1:28 PM (IST) January 16, 2026
Anurag Thakur takes jibe at Congress as BJP-led Mahayuti takes decisive lead
BJP MP Anurag Thakur took a jibe at the Congress over the latters poor performance in the Maharashtra civic polls.
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1:00 PM (IST) January 16, 2026
Latest trends from Ulhasnagar: BJP leads in 14 seats, Shiv Sena ahead in 6
Total seats- 78
BJP- 14
Shiv Sena- 6 -
12:46 PM (IST) January 16, 2026
Latest trend from Ulhasnagar: BJP leading in 5 seats; Shiv Sena ahead in 3
Here is the part-wise trend(leading) from Ulhasnagar
BJP- 5
Shiv Sena- 3 -
11:09 AM (IST) January 16, 2026
Latest trend from Ulhasnagar: BJP leading in 5 seats; others in 2
Here is the part-wise trend(leading) from Ulhasnagar
BJP- 5
Others- 2 -
10:54 AM (IST) January 16, 2026
Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation Result: BJP leads in three seats, others in two
The BJP is leading in three of 78 seats in Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation. Others, including independent candidates, are leading in two seats.
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10:51 AM (IST) January 16, 2026
Early trends show Mahayuti surge; Thackeray brothers, Congress lag behind
Early trends from Maharashtra show that the BJP-Shiv Sena Mahayuti alliance is leading across all municipal corporations in Maharashtra. The counting of votes is currently underway.
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10:35 AM (IST) January 16, 2026
Maharashtra Municipal Corporation polls: BJP-Shiv Sena alliance leading in all 29 civic bodies
The BJP-Shiv Sena coalition is currently leading in all 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra. The counting began at 10 am.
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10:04 AM (IST) January 16, 2026
Counting of votes begin across 78 seats in Ulhasnagar
The counting of votes across 78 seats in Ulhasnagar has begun. The election here took place on January 15.
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9:48 AM (IST) January 16, 2026
Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation Election 2026: Full schedule
Event Date Nomination application begins December 23, 2025 Last date for submission of application December 30, 2025 Scrutiny of applications December 31, 2025 Last date for withdrawal of application January 02, 2026 Poll date January 15, 2026 Result date January 16, 2026 -
9:23 AM (IST) January 16, 2026
Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation: List of previous mayors
Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation: List of previous mayors
Mayor Name
Party
Duration
Shri Jeevan Idnani
Administrator
Under administrative rules
Leelabai (Leelabai) Ashan
Shiv Sena (SHS)
2019
Apeksha Patil
Shiv Sena (SHS)
2014
Jyoti Kalani
No party
1990-2000
Ganesh Chaudhary
No party
1996
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9:19 AM (IST) January 16, 2026
Maharashtra SEC Tightens Security for Vote Counting
The Maharashtra State Election Commission has heightened security arrangements for vote counting, allowing entry only to authorised candidates, their representatives and accredited media personnel with valid identity cards issued by the Election Department. All stakeholders have been directed to strictly follow the Commission’s instructions.
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9:10 AM (IST) January 16, 2026
Who is in coalition with whom in Ulhasnagar
In the current scenario in Ulhasnagar, the Eknath Shinde-led faction of Shiv Sena joined hands with Omi Kalani and the Sai Party to contest the elections together. Meanwhile, Congress, Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena faction and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) fought as a separate alliance.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on the other hand, has chosen to contest the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation elections independently, without forming any alliances.
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9:00 AM (IST) January 16, 2026
Past election results in Ulhasnagar
The last election in Thane took place in 2017. The party-wise seat share was as follows
Total seats- 78
Undivided Shiv Sena- 25
Undivided NCP- 4
BJP- 32
Congress- 1
Independent/Others- 16 -
8:51 AM (IST) January 16, 2026
Results will be in our favour: Shiv Sena(UBT) leader Anand Dubey
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anand Dubey expressed confidence of a positive outcome for the party, citing the joint effort of Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray in the election. He added that the counting of votes is scheduled to begin at 10 am.
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8:51 AM (IST) January 16, 2026
Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation Results Live: Vote counting to begin at 10am
The counting of votes in Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation will begin at 10 am. There are 78 seats in this civic body. The voting in the high-stakes Maharashtra Municipal Corporation election took place on January 15.