Nashik Municipal Corporation Results Highlights: BJP sweeps civic body polls, opposition fails

The BJP won the Nashik Municipal Corporation elections by a strong margin. Out of 122 seats, the BJP-led Mahayuti won 102 seats. Here are full results. 

Total seats: 122

BJP won: 72

Shiv Sena (Shinde): 26

Shiv Sena (UBT): 15

NCP (AP): 4

INC: 3

MNS: 1

Independent: 1

Trends in all 122 seats in Nashik are out. Check the party-wise leading candidate list here:

BJP: 71

Shiv Sena (Shinde): 26

Shiv Sena (UBT): 15

NCP AP: 5

Congress: 3

MNS: 1

Others: 1

The BJP is enjoying a big lead in the Nashik Municipal Corporation. The party is ahead on 59 of the 122 seats. Shiv Sena (Shinde) was ahead in 43 seats. Sena (UBT) leads in 11 seats.

Congress leader Aslam Shaikh’s son, Haider Ali Shaikh, has won in Ward No. 34 in Malad.

Congress has won the Latur Municipal Corporation elections, securing 43 seats out of a total of 70. BJP came second with 22 seats.

Latest trends in Chandrapur Municipal Corporation:

BJP: 13, Shinde Sena: 1, NCP Ajit Pawar: 2, Congress: 14, Shivsena (UBT): 5, NCP Sharad Pawar: 1, Others: 3.

Mahayuti has registered a big win in the Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar) Municipal Corporation. The BJP + NCP (Ajit Pawar) alliance has secured the highest number with 52 seats.

Trends in Nashik Municipal Corporation:

BJP: 59, Sena Shinde: 43, NCP AP: 4, Cong: 3, Sena UBT: 11, NCP SP: 0, MNS: 1, Independent: 4. Trends on all 122 seats have come out now

Shiv Sena media coordinator Dinesh Shinde said, "During elections, parties keep making allegations against each other. But the Shiv Sena–BJP has always presented a development agenda before the people. To take Mumbai forward and ensure its development, the Shiv Sena–BJP government will continue to work."

On the controversy over the ink mark, he said, "The ink was approved, although it was in the form of a marker. Only approved ink was used…" He also said, "In Mumbai, the mayor will be from the Shiv Sena–BJP alliance…"

Here is the party-wise leading list in the Nashik Municipal Corporation: 

BJP: 27, Sena Shinde: 11, NCP AP: 3, Cong: 4, Sena UBT: 2, NCP SP: 0, Independent: 4

Former MLA Yamini Jadhav of Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena won the BMC ward 209 by defeating the Congress candidate in the seat. BJP is leading in 122 seats, while Thackeray brothers are ahead in 70 seats.

Visuals from a counting centre in Nashik for the civic body elections have surfaced. The counting is taking place amidst strong security. Counting for votes in 122 seats in Nashik got underway earlier at 10 AM.

As per the latest updates, the BJP is leading in 27 seats in Nashik, Shiv Sena (Shinde) in 11, NCP (Ajit Pawar) in 3, Congress in 4, Shiv Sena UBT in 2 and Independent in 4 seats. Trends of 53 seats out of 122 are out. 

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said, "Vote counting for municipal corporation elections is underway across Maharashtra today. As far as Mumbai is concerned, Uddhav Thackeray was in power for 25–30 years. He remained in power because he was in an alliance with the BJP. Today, the BJP is the number one party in the country. RPI(A) was with Uddhav Thackeray since 2012, which is why he stayed in power, but today neither the BJP nor RPI(A) is with him. Uddhav Thackeray has now formed an alliance with Raj Thackeray, which seems to be benefiting him in some Marathi-speaking areas, but most seats are going to the Mahayuti alliance. Mumbai’s mayor will be from the Mahayuti alliance, and will be Marathi-speaking…"

BMC election result news:

In Worli, the stronghold of Aaditya Thackeray, Shiv Sena (UBT) has opened its account.

Ward 194: Samaadhan Sarvankar, son of senior Shinde Sena leader Sada Sarvankar, has lost. He was defeated by Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Nishikant Shinde.

"Today is the counting of the votes, and on such a day. When our workers were coming into the centre, nearly 100 policemen opened lathi charge on them and wounded them severely... Action should be taken against this. The police should show their force on the criminals, instead of the workers... This is the misuse of power. We are filing MLC against them," said Sanjay Shirsat.

First official win of BMC elections. Asha Deepak Kale of the INC Congress wins ward number 183 (Chemboor). She has won the seat by a margin of 1450 votes.

Nagpur Municipal Corporation

Ward 36: BJP’s Shivani Dani is leading.

Ward 37: BJP’s Dilip Dive is leading.

Ward 16: All four BJP candidates are leading.

Ward 35: BJP is leading in two seats.

Ward 38: BJP candidates are leading in three seats.

Ward 11: Congress is leading in four seats.

BJP is leading in eight seats in the Nashik Municipal Corporation as per early trends. Shiv Sena is leading in seven, while the NCP (AP) is leading in one seat. Shiv Sena (UBT) is leading in 7 seats, NCP (Sharad Pawar) is leading in 1, MNS is ahead in 1, as per early trends.

In the BMC elections, the BJP Shivsena is leading in 66 seats, while the Thackrey brothers are ahead in 41 seats. Congress is leading in 11 seats. Other candidates are leading in 6 seats.

As per the early trends, the BJP is leading in almost all of the 29 Municipal Corporations so far. The voting to the polls, including the BMC, Nashik Municipal Corporation, got underway at 10 AM IST.

On the Maharashtra civic body elections, Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC said, "Exit polls are just a trailer; the results will be out in two hours. The people have decided the mandate for 29 municipal corporations based on development and the progress-oriented work of Eknath Shinde..."

She also said, “Uddhav Thackeray should change his scriptwriter and look for another excuse. The public decides victory and defeat. The message is that those who work on the ground get opportunities, while those who work from home are left at home...”

"People have voted in large numbers, and the results will come by evening. We are confident that most of our corporators will win, as people have blessed us, and Gen-Z has also participated in this process. I thank the party workers and supporters who worked hard day and night to help our candidates succeed," AIMIM leader Warris Pathan said.

"The atmosphere is completely positive across all cities, whether it is Pune, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik or anywhere else. The mindset of the people has already been decided. No matter what anyone says, this mindset will not change. The public mood reflects that BJP and the Mahayuti will win this election," said Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis.

The counting of votes in the Nashik Municipal Corporation has begun as the clock has ticked 10 AM. The parties are battling it out for power in the city

The 29 municipal corporations on which ciic body polls were held are 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. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India's richest civic body, will see 1,729 candidates contesting for 227 seats.

Elections to the Nashik Municipal Corporation were last held in February 2017. Out of 122 seats, BJP emerged as the largest party, having secured 66 seats. NCP won 36 seats, Shiv Sena 6, Congress 6 and Independent 5.

The Nashik Municipal Corporation has 31 wards and 122 seats for which the elections were contested. A total voter turnout for the 2026 civic polls in Nashik was 56.67%. In the previous election (2017), the turnout was 61.60%. This time, there has been a drop of around 5%. All eyes are on who will be affected by the lower turnout.

Counting of votes for the Nashik Municipal Corporation is set to get underway at 10 AM IST. The voting for the Nashik Municipal Corporation along with 28 other civic bodies took place on January 15 and the counting will begin shortly from now.