In Kolhapur Municipal Corporation's 81 wards, Congress dominated as the single largest party with 34 seats, outpacing rivals in a nail-biter finish. Mahayuti alliance clinched a slim overall edge at 44 seats- the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) topping with 26, Shiv Sena (Shinde) at 15, NCP (Ajit Pawar) with 4, and Janasurajya Shakti adding 1. Maha Vikas Aghadi trailed at 36- Congress's haul overshadowed Shiv Sena (UBT/Thackeray)'s lone seat. Coalition talks loom in the divided house.
The Mahayuti alliance fielded a formidable lineup with BJP contesting 36 seats, Shiv Sena 30, and NCP 15, while the Maha Vikas Aghadi counters aggressively through Congress on 75 seats (including some MNS candidates on its symbol) and Shiv Sena (UBT) on 6. Rajarshi Shahu Vikas Aghadi backs Sharad Pawar’s NCP faction with 23 candidates, alongside Aam Aadmi Party fielding 14, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi 12, and Janasurajya entering 29 contenders, promising a fiercely multi-cornered battle for civic control.
Here is the complete list of winners of 'Kolhapur Municipal Corporation'-
| Ward/ Seat Number | Leading candidate/Winner | Political Party |
| 1 A | Subhash Rajaram Buchde | Congress |
| 1 B | Pushpa Narute | Congress |
| 1 C | Rupali Ajit Pawar | Congress |
| 1 D | Sachin Harish Chougule | Congress |
| 2 A | Vaibhav Mane | Shiv Sena |
| 2 B | Archana Pagar | Shiv Sena |
| 2 C | Prajakta Jadhav | Shiv Sena |
| 2 D | Swaroop Kadam | Shiv Sena |
| 3 A | Pramod Desai (BJP) | BJP |
| 3 B | Vandana Mohite | BJP |
| 3 C | Rajnanda Kadam | BJP |
| 3 D | Vijendra Mane | BJP |
| 4 A | Swati Sachin Kamble | Congress |
| 4 B | Vishal Shivaji Chavan | Congress |
| 4 C | Deepali Rajesh Ghatge | Congress |
| 4 D | Rajesh Latkar | Congress |
| 5 A | Vinayak Karande | Congress |
| 5 B | Swati Yavaluje | Congress |
| 5 C | Arjun Mane | Congress |
| 5 D | Pallavi Desai | BJP |
| 6 A | Tejaswini Ghorpade | Congress |
| 6 B | Tanishka Sawant | Congress |
| 6 C | Pratapsinh Jadhav | Congress |
| 6 D | Sheila Sonule | Shiv Sena-Shinde |
| 7 A | Rituraj Kshirsagar | Shiv Sena-Shinde |
| 7 B | Mangala Salunkhe | Shiv Sena-Shinde |
| 7 C | Vishal Shirale | BJP |
| 7 D | Deepa Thanekar | BJP |
| 8 A | Anuradha Khedkar | Shiv Sena-Shinde |
| 8 B | Akshata Patil | Shiv Sena-Shinde |
| 8 C | Prashant Khedkar | Shiv Sena-Shinde |
| 8 D | Indrajit Bondre | Congress |
| 9 A | Vijaysinh Vasantrao Desai | BJP |
| 9 B | Sangeeta Sanjay Satav | Shiv Sena |
| 9 C | Madhavi Patil | BJP |
| 9 D | Sharangdhar Deshmukh | Shiv Sena |
| 10 A | Ajay Ingavale | Shiv Sena |
| 10 B | Archana Korane | BJP |
| 10 C | Purva Rane | BJP |
| 10 D | Akshay Jarg | People's Rule-Janasurajya |
| 11 A | Nilambari Salokhe | BJP |
| 11 B | Madhuri Nakate | BJP |
| 11 C | Jayashree Chavan | Congress |
| 11 D | Satyajit Jadhav | Shiv Sena |
| 12 A | Ashkin Gani Ajrekar | Shiv Sena |
| 12 B | Swalia Bagwan | Congress |
| 12 C | Anuradha Abhimanyu Mulik | Congress |
| 12 D | Adil Faras | Nationalist Congress |
| 13 A | Madhuri Vhatkar | BJP |
| 13 B | Pravin Sonawane | Congress |
| 13 C | Rekha Ugve | BJP |
| 13 D | Niyaz Khan | NCP-Ajit Pawar group |
| 14 A | Amar Samarth | Congress |
| 14 B | Abdul Sattar Mulla | Congress |
| 14 C | Vinay Phalke | Congress |
| 14 D | Neelima Patil | BJP |
| 15 A | Sanjay Mohite | Congress |
| 15 B | Rohit Kawale | Congress |
| 15 C | Pratigya Utture | Shiv Sena-UBT |
| 15 D | Srushti Jadhav | BJP |
| 16 A | Umesh Powar | Congress |
| 16 B | Dhanashree Korvi | Congress |
| 16 C | Pooja Pawar | BJP |
| 16 D | Murlidhar Jadhav | BJP |
| 17 A | Pravin Kesarkar | Congress |
| 17 B | Sachin Shende | Congress |
| 17 C | Shubhangi Patil | Congress |
| 17 D | Archana Biranje | Congress |
| 18 A | Aruna Gawli | Congress |
| 18 B | Ruparani Nikam | BJP |
| 18 C | Abhijit Moreshree alias Baban | BJP |
| 18 D | Kausar Baghwan | Shiv Sena |
| 19 A | Dr Sushma Jarg | Congress |
| 19 B | Durvas Kadam | Congress |
| 19 C | Vijaysinh Khade Patil | BJP |
| 19 D | Manasi Lolge | NCP-Ajit Pawar |
| 20 A | Surekha Otavkar | BJP |
| 20 B | Vaibhav Kumbhar | BJP |
| 20 C | Neha Tendulkar | BJP |
| 20 D | Abhijit Khatkar | Shiv Sena-Shinde |
| 20 E | Jayashree Kamble | Congress |
Elections for 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra were scheduled for January 15. This massive electoral exercise involved approximately 3.49 crore voters. The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) officially announced the single-phase polling programme on December 15, 2025. The polling will take place between 7:30 am and 5:30 pm, and the counting of votes will take place on January 16, 2026. A total of more than 39,000 polling stations have been set up across the state for 2,869 seats.
