2026 Pune Municipal Corporation election

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2026 Pune Municipal Corporation election
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The 2026 Pune Municipal Corporation election is an election of members to the Pune Municipal Corporation which governs Pune, the 7th largest metropolis in India. The election will take place on 15 January 2026 and the counting will take place on 16 January 2026. [1] [2]

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Background

After the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections of 2017, the city was divided into 41 administrative wards, electing a total of 162 corporators, with each ward returning four members. As per the latest ward formation and reservation draft notification issued by the Government of Maharashtra, the PMC has now been restructured into 58 wards, increasing the total number of corporators to 174. Of these, 87 seats are reserved for women. Within the women's quota, 11 seats are reserved for women belonging to Scheduled Castes and 9 seats for women belonging to Other Backward Classes, while the remaining women's seats fall under the general category. Overall, 22 seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 17 seats for Other Backward Classes, with the remaining seats classified under the open category. This restructuring has been carried out in accordance with population growth and revised electoral norms and will come into effect for the next general municipal elections. [3] [4]

Schedule

Ward Structure Event

Structure EventSchedule
Draft Ward Structure22 August 2025
Objections and Suggestion11 & 12 September 2025
Final draft6 October 2025

Poll Event

Poll EventSchedule
Issue of notification of election15 December 2025
Last Date for filing nomination30 December 2025
Scrutiny of Nominations31 December 2025
Withdrawal of Candidature2 January 2026
Date of Poll15 January 2026
Date of Counting16 January 2026

Parties and alliances

PartyFlagSymbolsLeaderSeats contested
BJP Bharatiya Janata Party BJP flag.svg Lotos flower symbol.svg
Shiv Sena Shiv Sena (2022–present) Shiv Sena flag.jpg Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.svg
SS(UBT) + MNS Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) SS(UBT) flag.png Indian Election Symbol Flaming Torch.png
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Official Flag.jpg Mns-symbol-railway-engine.png
INC Indian National Congress Indian National Congress Flag.svg INC Hand.svg
NCP SP + NCP raassttrvaadii kaaNgres - shrdcNdr pvaar Logo.png Indian Election Symbol Man Blowing Turha.png
Flag of Nationalist Congress Party.svg Nationalist Congress Party Election Symbol.png

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pune Municipal Corporation General Election Program 2025-26". Pune Municipal Corporation. 2025. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Mutha, Snehal (15 December 2025). "Polls for BMC, 28 other municipal corporations on Jan. 15, vote count on Jan. 16". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X. Archived from the original on 17 December 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Jadhav, Ajay (4 October 2025). "Aspirants' work begins as ward boundaries fixed for Pune civic polls". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Kakade, Aashlesha (18 December 2025). "Pune Municipal Corporation Elections: All You Need to Know". Pune Mirror. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
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