Aurangabad or Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Local Body Election Results 2025: BJP takes lead

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in the Phulambri Nagar Panchayat in the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) district of Maharashtra.

The ruling Mahayuti is leading in the Khultabad Municipal Council in the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) district of Maharashtra. 

The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena is leading in the Paithan Municipal Council in the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) district of Maharashtra.

The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena is leading in the Sillod Municipal Council in the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) district. of Maharashtra. 

The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena is leading in the Vaijapur Municipal Council in the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) district of Maharashtra.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in the Gangapur Municipal Council in the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) district of Maharashtra.

The ruling Mahayuti is leading in the Kannad Municipal Council in the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) district of Maharashtra. 

A turnout of 67.3 per cent was recorded in the polls of 263 local bodies held on December 2, while 47.04 per cent of voters exercised their franchise in the second phase of the elections in 23 local bodies on Saturday.

In the 2018 election to the Vaijapur Municipal Council, the Shiv Sena won a majority with 13 seats, followed by the BJP with nine and the Congress with 1, out of 23 seats. There are 25 seats this time,

Out of 26 seats in the Sillod Municipal Council, Congress won 24, and the BJP managed to grab two in 2019. In the latest elections, 28 seats were contested in this Municipal Council.

In the 2016 Elections, the Shiv Sena won seven seats in the Paithan Municipal Council, and the NCP won six. The Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress won five and four seats, respectively. An independent candidate won a seat. 

Khultabad Municipal Council: 20

Out of 20 seats in Khultabad Municipal Council, Congress won eight, and BJP managed to grab four in 2016.

2016: 17
Congress: 8
BJP: 4
Shiv Sena: 3
NCP: 2

Kannad Municipal Council: 25

2016: 23
Congress: 13
Others: 6
Shiv Sena: 2
NCP: 1
Independent: 1

Gangapur Municipal Council: 20

2016: 17
Shiv Sena: 8
Congress: 7
BJP: 2

Counting of votes for all 286 municipal councils and nagar panchayats, conducted in two phases, has started. Counting is also underway in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar or Aurangabad district.

Talking about the previous municipal council elections in 2016 in the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) district, there were seven municipal councils - Gangapur, Kannad, Khultabad, Paithan, Sillod and Vaijapur.

During municipal corporation elections in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar or Aurangabad district, several complaints were received by the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) cell.

The election results of the local body polls are being seen as a litmus test for the incumbent Devendra Fadnavis-led Mahayuti government. 

The elections were scheduled in two phases: Tuesday, December 2, and Saturday, December 20, 2025. According to the information available, the vote count will take place on Sunday, i.e., December 21, 2025. 

Counting of votes for municipal council (nagar parishad) and municipal panchayat (nagar panchayat) elections in Maharashtra, including Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad), will begin at 10 am on today, i.e. December 21, 2025.