Latur Municipal Corporation Election Results 2026 Highlights: Congress wins 43 out of 70 seats

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With 70 of 70 seats declared in the Latur Municipal Corporation, the Congress has emerged on top with 43 seats. The BJP has finished second with 22 seats, while the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) has secured four seats. The NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) won one seat in the final tally.

As per recent updates, the BJP has secured 22 seats, while the NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) has secured one seat in the final tally.

As per trends, counting for all 70 seats in the Latur Municipal Corporation is complete. Congress seemingly leads with 43 seats, well past the majority mark.

After losing the civic body to the BJP in 2017, the Congress has reclaimed its foothold in Latur under the leadership of Amit Deshmukh.

With trends available for 52 seats in the Latur Municipal Corporation, the Congress is ahead with 30 seats, followed by the BJP at 17, while the NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) has one seat so far.

Congress stays in front with 30 seats for now as counting continues for the remaining wards.

Leads could change as counting progresses in remaining wards.

With 51 seats declared in the Latur Municipal Corporation, the Congress has 32 seats, while the BJP stands at 14. Other parties are yet to open their account as the counting progresses.

The Latur Municipal Corporation election saw a direct contest between the Congress, the BJP, and the NCP Ajit Pawar faction. The Congress had an alliance with the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi in this municipality, and a total of 369 candidates from various parties were in the fray.

In the Latur Municipal Corporation elections held in 2017, the BJP won 36 seats, the Congress secured 33 seats, while the NCP managed one seat, as per official records.

The elections for the Latur Municipal Corporation took place on January 15. It was held across 18 wards, with 359 candidates contesting for 70 seats.

In Latur, BJP has won 16 seats, while the Congress has secured 12 seats, as per the latest results.

Voting picked up significantly after noon, and polling continued till late at night at some centres. One case of violation of the model code of conduct was registered at Shivajinagar police station, while disputes between two groups at a few places were resolved after police intervention. 

In the Latur Municipal Corporation elections, an average voter turnout of 60.08 per cent was recorded on Thursday. 

Early trends from the Latur Municipal Corporation Elections show the BJP and Congress winning five seats each as counting continues.

The mayor is selected from among the elected corporators, with the party holding a majority in the corporation appointing both the mayor and the deputy mayor.

The list of Mayors of the Latur Municipal Corporation shows that Prof. Smita Khanapure from the Indian National Congress (INC) served as mayor from 2012 to 2014, followed by Akhtar Sheikh of the INC, who held office from 2014 to 2016. Deepak Sul, also representing the INC, served from May 13, 2016, to May 21, 2017. He was succeeded by Suresh Pawar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who served as mayor from May 21, 201,7 to November 21, 2019. The latest mayor listed is Vikrant Gojamgunde of the INC, who held the post from November 22, 2019, to May 21, 2022.

Counting is underway, with initial ward-wise trends expected shortly.

In the last municipal polls, Latur had 51.96 per cent registered voters, according to the SEC report.

The 29 municipal corporations include Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Thane, Ulhasnagar, Kalyan-Dombivli, Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar), Kolhapur, Bhiwandi-Nizampur, Nanded-Waghala, Malegaon, Latur, Parbhani, Navi Mumbai, Vasai-Virar City, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Solapur, Amravati, Akola, Mira Bhayandar, Panvel, Chandrapur, Sangli-Mirajpur-Kupwad, Dhule, Ichalkaranji, and Jalna.

In the January 15, 2026, civic polls, voter turnout in cities across Maharashtra was recorded between 52 and 61 per cent. However, several major cities saw a decline in voter turnout compared to previous elections.

The previous Latur Municipal Corporation Elections were held on April 19, 2017, as per SEC records.

The Latur Municipal Corporation has a total of 70 seats, as per the State Election Commission data.

Vote counting for the Latur Municipal Corporation Elections will begin in less than one hour for now. Officials will soon begin counting votes at designated centres.