Maharashtra Legislative Council Elections Announced For 16 Local Body Constituencies
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Mumbai, May 18, 2026: The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for the biennial elections to 16 seats of the Maharashtra Legislative Council representing local authority constituencies across the state. Polling for all 16 seats will be held on June 18, while counting of votes is scheduled for June 22.
According to the election programme, candidates can file nominations between May 25 and June 1, while scrutiny of nomination papers will take place on June 2.
The elections were pending due to delays in local self-government body polls in Maharashtra. However, after the completion of civic body elections in recent weeks, the process for the Legislative Council elections has now been cleared.
The constituencies where elections will be conducted include Solapur, Ahilyanagar, Thane, Jalgaon, Sangli-Satara, Nanded, Yavatmal, Pune, Bhandara-Gondia, Raigad-Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, Nashik, Wardha-Chandrapur-Gadchiroli, Amravati, Dharashiv-Latur-Beed, Parbhani-Hingoli and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar-Jalna.
Meanwhile, the swearing-in ceremony of 10 newly elected Members of the Legislative Council (MLCs) was held recently at the Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai.
The oath was administered by Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde in the presence of Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar.
Among those elected unopposed were BJP leaders Pramod Jathar, Madhavi Naik, Sunil Karjatkar, Vivek Kolhe and Sanjay Bhende.
Other members included Shiv Sena leaders Neelam Gorhe and Bachchu Kadu, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve and NCP leader Zeeshan Siddique.
A by-election was also held after Pragya Satav resigned from the Congress party. Following her induction into the BJP, she was re-elected to the vacant seat.
