The results of the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) elections 2026 have been declared, with the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde emerging as the single largest party, winning 53 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) followed closely with 50 seats, giving the ruling alliance a comfortable majority in the civic body. The Shiv Sena (UBT) secured 11 seats, while the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) won 5 seats. The Congress managed to win only 2 seats, and the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) was limited to 1 seat.
Final results: Kalyan Dombivali (122/122 seats):
- Sena Shinde- 53
- BJP- 50
- Shiv Sena (UBT)- 11
- MNS-5
- Congress- 2
- NCP(SP)-1
Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation elections voter turnout
A voter turnout of 54.77 per cent was recorded in the elections held for 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra. Kalyan-Dombivali recorded a voter turnout of 50.32 per cent, according to data shared by the State Election Commission.
The counting of votes was taken up after polling for the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation, which was held on Thursday, January 15, along with elections to 28 other municipal corporations across Maharashtra.
The contest in Kalyan-Dombivli has been particularly intense, with the ruling Mahayuti alliance, comprising the BJP and the Shinde-led Shiv Sena, pitted against opposition parties. While the two alliance partners contested together in most wards, the election witnessed an unusual twist in Ward No. 29, where the BJP and Shiv Sena candidates were locked in a direct face-off.
The Kalyan-Dombivli civic body, located in Thane district, is one of the most politically significant municipal corporations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. More trends and final results are expected as counting progresses through the day, shown in phases across nine counting centres.
What happened in the 2015 elections?
The last municipal elections in Kalyan-Dombivli were held on November 1, 2015, when voters elected representatives to 122 seats. The Shiv Sena emerged as the single largest party, winning 52 seats, followed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with 42 seats. The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) secured nine seats, while the Congress and AIMIM won four seats each. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) won two seats, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) one seat, and independents and other candidates accounted for the remaining eight seats.
In terms of vote share in 2015, the Shiv Sena led with 33.31 per cent of the votes polled, followed by the BJP at 29.15 per cent. The MNS secured 10.31 per cent, while the Congress received 5.66 per cent and the NCP 3.45 per cent of the total votes.
