Kolhapur Local Body Election Results 2025 LIVE: The Maharashtra local body elections were held in two phases on December 2 and December 20. Counting of votes is taking place today, December 21, beginning at 10 am, with results to be declared as and when counting is completed for each municipal council and nagar panchayat.
Kolhapur Local Body Election 2025 Results
The first phase saw voters cast their ballots for 264 municipal councils and nagar panchayats. The second phase involved elections to 24 municipal councils and nagar panchayats, along with 154 wards across 76 other local governing bodies. Overall, votes are being counted for 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats.
Maharashtra Local Body Election 2025: ‘Friendly fight’ between BJP and Shiv Sena
The election campaign saw something unusual with the ruling Mahayuti alliance seeing its major parties – BJP, led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and the Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena – taking on each other in several constituencies.
The BJP and Shiv Sena have also fielded candidates in districts such as Sindhudurg, Satara, Dharashiv, Palghar and Thane. Not just this, the rival NCP factions led by Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar came together in Kolhapur, while in some areas, Congress factions aligned with the BJP.
According to data provided by the Election Commission, the electoral rolls for these polls include a total of 1,07,03,576 registered voters. Of these, 53.79 lakh are men, 53.22 lakh women, and 775 transgender voters.
According to the Maharashtra State Election Commission, voters will head to the polls on January 15 to elect representatives in 29 Municipal Corporations, including Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), while results will be announced the next day.
Kolhapur Local Body Election 2025 Results Live Updates: 'Mahayuti has won over 215 out of 288 bodies'
"The people of Maharashtra have given BJP a thumping majority. In the municipal corporation elections, the BJP has won 125 to 130 bodies on its own, and the Mahayuti has won more than 215 out of 288 bodies. This shows that the people of Maharashtra are completely impressed with Prime Minister Modi's vision of a developed India and the roadmap for Maharashtra," said BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla.
Kolhapur Local Body Election 2025 Results Live Updates: Fadnavis says BJP has set record with 3300 corporators elected
"Together, all three alliance parties account for 75% of the city council chairpersons. In terms of corporators, the BJP has created a record: 3300 corporators have been elected... This result is even better than 2017, and such a victory has not been seen in Maharashtra in the last 30–35 years..." said Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
"I congratulate our allies Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, whose parties have also performed very well. Our performance has matched that of the Assembly elections. I also congratulate Ravindra Chavan, under whose leadership these elections were successfully conducted. Former president Bawankule, cabinet colleagues, and party workers — all have worked extremely hard. The coordination between the organisation and the party was excellent, and that is why we achieved this victory," he added.
Kolhapur Local Body Election 2025 Results Live Updates: '129 municipal council chairs elected from BJP'
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis thanked the people of the state on Sunday evening as the Mahayuti edged towards a sweeping win.
"I had already predicted that out of all the municipal council chairpersons elected, 75% would be from the Mahayuti, and the people have delivered exactly that verdict. It has also become clear that BJP is the number one party. So far, around 129 municipal council chairpersons have been elected from the BJP. Together, all three alliance parties account for 75% of the city council chairpersons," he said.
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Kolhapur Local Body Election 2025 Results Live Updates: Gadkari hails workers for 'overwhelming success' of BJP
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said the "overwhelming success" of the BJP in the Maharashtra local body polls was a "victory of the (party) workers". He also hailed BJP state chief Ravindra Chavan and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
"Yours, ours, BJP belongs to everyone and this is a victory of the workers...Thank you to the people who supported the BJP by maintaining faith in its development-oriented working style," Gadkari wrote on X.
Kolhapur Local Body Election 2025 Results Live Updates: NCP wins mayoral election in Daund Municipal Council
Kolhapur Local Body Election 2025 Results Live Updates: Mahayuti leading in western Maharashtra, says party leader
Maharashtra BJP leader Keshav Upadhye claimed on Sunday that the BJP had taken an early lead in most areas. The state election commission is yet to announce the official results of the polls to the posts of president and members in 286 municipal councils and nagar panchayats in Maharashtra.
He said the BJP was ahead in 19 out of 60 seats in western Maharashtra, while the Shiv Sena was ahead in 14 and the NCP in 12. The Congress was leading in three seats, the Sena (UBT) in one, the Pawar-led NCP faction in four, and others in seven seats.
Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde claimed the Mahayuti had crossed the 200-mark in polls to 286 local bodies. He reiterated that “BJP had scored a century” while Shiv Sena notched a “half century” and emerged as the second-largest party in the state.
“Results show the public’s preference for development over politics. The grand victory of the Mahayuti in the elections is an indication that the Mahayuti will repeat the same in the forthcoming municipal corporation elections,” he said at a press conference.
“Konkan is the bastion of the Shiv Sena. It is not confined to Mumbai and Thane but has reached each and every household in the state. Even in areas where the party faced losses, the collective victory of the Mahayuti remained the priority,” he added.
Jaisingpur: Sanjay Patil Yadravkar (Shahu Vikas Aghadi)
Murgud: Suhasini Patil (Shiv Sena - Shinde faction)
Kagal: Savita Mane (Nationalist Congress Party - Sharad Pawar faction / Shahu Aghadi)
Vadgaon: Vidyatai Pol (Congress-sponsored Yadav Aghadi)
Shirol: Yogita Kamble (Shiv Shahu Aghadi - Prithviraj Yadav, Raju Shetty, Ganpatrao Patil backed)
Panhala: Jayshree Powar (Jansurajya Shakti Party)
Gadhinglaj: Mahesh Turbatmath (Nationalist Congress Party - Sharad Pawar faction)
Chandgad: Sunil Kanekar (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Kurundwad: Manisha Dange (Shahu Aghadi - Yadravkar faction)
Malkapur (Kolhapur District): Rashmi Kothawale (Jansurajya Shakti Party, BJP, Dalit Mahasangh Aghadi alliance)
Hatakangale: Ajitsinh Patil (Shiv Sena - Shinde faction)
Hupari: Mangalao Malge (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Ajra: Ashok Charati (Bharatiya Janata Party - Shiv Sena Shinde faction supported Tararani Aghadi)
- Data from Lokmat
“BJP will emerge as the largest party with more than 50 pc seats. It will be followed by our alliance partners Shiv Sena and NCP for the second position. The gap between these two would be narrow,” says BJP’s Praveen Darekar.
Kolhapur Local Body Election 2025 Results Live Updates: BJP MLAs take early leads
Several BJP MLAs have taken early leads in the local body election. For instance, in Akkalkot, Milan Kalyanshetti, brother of BJP MLA Sachin Kalyanshetti, is leading, while Archana Rothe, sister of BJP MLA Pratap Adsad, is ahead in Dhamangaon.
Bhupendra, brother of BJP MLA Harish Pimple, is leading in Murtizapur, and Chintan Patel, son of BJP MLA Amrish Patel, holds the edge in Shirpur. Among NCP candidates, Mohini Naik, wife of minister Indranil Naik from Ajit Pawar’s camp, is leading in Pusad, TOI reported.
Kolhapur Local Body Election 2025 Results Live Updates: BJP helps Mahayuti gain edge
Mahayuti alliance has crossed the 200-mark in Maharashtra, leading with a total of 213 seats. The BJP is leading in 128, Shiv Sena in 52 and NCP in 33.
Kolhapur Local Body Election 2025 Results Live Updates: BJP mayor wins
The BJP recorded a decisive win in the second election of Hupari Nagar Parishad in Kolhapur district, with former RPI (Athawale) leader Mangalrao Malge elected mayor. Backed by BJP MLA Rahul Aware, the party and its allies secured 19 seats, while the Shinde-led Shiv Sena won four and the MNS two, Loksatta reported.
Kolhapur Local Body Election 2025 Results Live Updates: NCP candidate leading in Changad nagar panchayat
According to early trends, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate is leading in Changad Nagar Panchayat, TOI reported.
Kolhapur Local Body Election 2025 Results Live Updates: Wards and seats in Maharashtra
A total of 288 local bodies, comprising 246 municipal councils and 42 town councils, went to the polls in Maharashtra. These bodies together account for 3,820 wards and 6,859 seats across the state.
Kolhapur Local Body Election 2025 Results Live Updates: BJP's Sunil Kawnekar wins in Kolhapur
BJP's Sunil Kavnekar won the Chandgad Municipal Council. The victory is important as CM Devendra Fadnavis had actively campaigned in his support.
Kolhapur Local Body Election 2025 Results Live Updates: BJP wins three seats unopposed
The BJP won the Dondaicha-Varwade City Council in Dhule, the Jamner City Council in Jalgaon, and the Ungar Nagar Panchayat in Solapur without any opposition even before the counting began.
Kolhapur Local Body Election 2025 Results Live Updates: Police ensuring tight security at centres
Deputy SP Vasudev Desle said that police in the state are ensuring that no unauthorised person enters the counting centres, and are also managing traffic.
“Security arrangements are usually handled by the police, but it is different as the entire Election Commission of Maharashtra is involved. The police’s basic responsibility is to manage traffic, maintain law and order, and ensure that no unauthorised persons enter the counting centres…,” Deputy SP Vasudev Desle told ANI.
Kolhapur Local Body Election 2025 Results Live Updates: Counting begins
Votes are now being counted at counting centres across the state.
Kolhapur Local Body Election 2025 Results Live Updates: Maharashtra Minister on polls
"... Organisationally, and in terms of public support, the BJP has moved so far ahead that even if Uddhav and Raj come together, it will not make any difference. Similarly, the Congress contesting alone will have no impact, because we are already far ahead in the race," Maharashtra minister Chandrakant Patil had said on the Maharashtra local body polls.
VIDEO | Mumbai: Maharashtra local body polls: Maharashtra minister Chandrakant Patil says, "... Organisationally, and in terms of public support, the BJP has moved so far ahead that even if Uddhav and Raj come together, it will not make any difference. Similarly, the Congress… pic.twitter.com/rI1S3bbALB
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 20, 2025
Kolhapur Local Body Election 2025 Results Live Updates: NCP factions join hands
NCP factions - led by Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar - came together in Kolhapur as Maharashtra went to polls.
Municipal Councils of Gadhinglaj, Hupari, Jaysingpur, Kagal, Kurandwad, Malkapur(Koihapur), Murgud, Panhala, Shirol, Vadgaon(Koihapur), along with the Hatkanangale, Chandgad, Ajra Panchayat, went to the polls in Kolhapur.
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