Chandrapur Municipal Corporation Election Results 2026 Highlights: Congress secures victory with 30 seats

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In Chandrapur Municipal Corporation, the final tally shows the Congress emerging on top with 30 seats, followed by the BJP with 26 seats. The Shiv Sena (UBT) has secured six seats, while the Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) has won one seat. VBA has also secured one seat, and other parties and Independents together accounted for two seats, completing the 66-member civic body.

Winning candidates are still awaited in several divisions, including Divisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and beyond, as counting continues.

Manasvi Girhe of Shiv Sena (UBT) has won from Division 7(C).

Savita Sarkar has emerged victorious from Division 3(D) for the BJP.

Asha Deshmukh has won from Division 3(C) on a BJP ticket.

Jitesh Kulmethe has secured victory for the BJP in Division 3(B).

Nitesh Gawle of the BJP has won from Division 3(A).

All four seats in Division 3 (A, B, C and D) have gone to the BJP, giving the party a clean sweep in the ward.

Counting for all 66 seats in the Chandrapur Municipal Corporation is going on in full swing. As per trends, the Congress leading the tally at 30 seats. Shiv Sena (UBT) has 6 seats, BJP-backed candidates include 1 seat, the NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) has 2, and others account for 4 seats.

In Chandrapur, trends are available for 44 out of 66 seats. Congress is leading at 20 seats, followed by the BJP with 15, as counting progresses.

Officials are still tabulating votes from multiple wards.

In the Chandrapur Municipal Corporation, early trends for 35 of 66 seats are out, with Congress leading at 13 seats, followed by the BJP with 9.

In Chandrapur (Chandrapur Election Result 2026), the contest unfolded on the home turf of Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar, BJP senior leader Sudhir Mungantiwar, and BJP MLA Kishore Jorgewar. As a result, while the main fight remains between the Congress and the BJP, independent and rebel candidates also emerged as a significant challenge.

In the Chandrapur Municipal Corporation elections held in 2017, the BJP emerged on top with 36 seats, followed by the Congress with 12 and the BSP with 8. Independents won 3 seats, while Shiv Sena, MNS and the NCP secured 2 seats each. One seat went to the Prahar Janshakti Paksh, taking the total to 66 seats.

Attention is on crucial wards that could influence the final tally.

Counting is being conducted for 66 seats across 17 wards, with 451 candidates in the fray. The process will be completed in eight rounds using 41 tables per ward, amid tight police deployment and strict security arrangements at the counting centre.

Total seats in the Chandrapur Municipal Corporation stand at 66. In early results, the BJP has won 4 seats, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) has 4, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) has 1, and NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) has 1, while the Congress and NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) are yet to open their account.

Following the polling held yesterday, January 15, vote counting has begun today at the zonal office in Bengali Camp, Zone No. 3, for the Chandrapur Municipal Corporation elections. 

The mayor is chosen from among the elected corporators, with the party that has a majority in the corporation selecting both the mayor and the deputy mayor.

Officials say results will be announced in stages as counting continues.

Officials have started counting votes for the Chandrapur Municipal Corporation polls since 10 am.

Chandrapur had 46.23 per cent registered voters in the previous municipal election.

The elections cover 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, including Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Thane Municipal Corporation, Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation, Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation, Aurangabad Municipal Corporation, Pune Municipal Corporation, Nashik Municipal Corporation, Nagpur Municipal Corporation, Jalgaon Municipal Corporation, Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation, Kolhapur Municipal Corporation, Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation, Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation, Malegaon Municipal Corporation, Latur Municipal Corporation, Parbhani Municipal Corporation, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation, Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, Solapur Municipal Corporation, Amravati Municipal Corporation, Akola Municipal Corporation, Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation, Panvel Municipal Corporation, Chandrapur Municipal Corporation, Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation, Dhule Municipal Corporation, Ichalkaranji Municipal Corporation, and Jalna Municipal Corporation.

In the civic elections held on January 15, 2026, cities across Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout ranging from 52 to 61 per cent. Several major urban centres, however, reported lower turnout than in the previous municipal polls.

The previous Chandrapur Municipal Corporation election was conducted on April 19, 2017, as per SEC records.

The Chandrapur Municipal Corporation comprises 66 seats.

Vote counting for the Chandrapur Municipal Corporation elections will start soon at designated centres this morning.