Maharashtra Local Body Elections Scheduled for January 15 and February 5, 2026

Maharashtra is set for major local body elections with polling for 29 municipal corporations, including Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), on January 15, 2026. Voters will elect representatives across multiple wards, with Mumbai following a single-member ward system and other cities using multi-member wards. Extensive preparations include voter information slips, security deployment, traffic restrictions, and sanitation drives. Additionally, elections for 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis are scheduled for February 5, with counting on February 7. The State Election Commission has enforced the Model Code of Conduct and arranged facilities for voters with disabilities and senior citizens.