Updated On: 30 December, 2025 05:28 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad
Heavy police deployment was seen outside the Kurar Hindi Municipal School as supporters of various political parties gathered while their leaders submitted nomination forms for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Election 2026 in Malad East, Mumbai, on Tuesday (PICS/ SATEJ SHINDE)

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From ward-wise distribution to key voter statistics, the numbers behind the polls offer a clearer picture of what is at play in Asia’s richest civic body
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After a delay of 34 months, elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will finally be held on January 15, 2026, with counting scheduled for January 16

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The BMC’s previous five-year term ended in February 2022
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Voters will elect representatives to govern Greater Mumbai, India’s largest metropolitan city in BMC Election 2026

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Elections will be conducted across 29 municipal corporations spread over multiple divisions of the state
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