Maharashtra municipal corporation polls 2026: Polling concludes with about 50% turnout

The polling for the high-stakes elections to 29 municipal corporations, including Mumbai, concluded on Thursday in Maharashtra amid sporadic clashes and an uproar over ink tampering claims. According to State Election Commissioner (SEC) Dinesh Waghmare, the state recorded a voter turnout somewhere between 46 and 50 per cent. 

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polling, considered to be a litmus test for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Shiv Sena and the Thackeray brothers, was held for 2,869 seats across 893 wards in the 29 civic bodies from 7.30 am to 5.30 pm, and more than 25,000 police personnel were deployed for it, as per the officials. The counting of votes will now take place on January 16 (Friday).