Mumbai BMC Election Result 2026: Why poll results may be delayed today?

The declaration of results of the BMC elections held on January 15 might be delayed as civic officials said that the vote counting would be undertaken phase-wise, instead of simultaneously across all 227 electoral wards as done in 2017. The enumeration process is set to begin at 10 AM on Friday.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced that counting of votes polled in the elections on Thursday will begin at 10 am across 23 centres in the metropolis.

During the vote counting process, the counting of all wards will not start simultaneously - instead, votes from two wards will be counted at a time. This implies that counting for only 46 wards will begin at 10 am, instead of all 227 wards at once.


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BMC Election 2026 Result: What's different in new counting process

Due to the new counting process, no result trends will be available for all 227 seats as soon as the process begins, unlike in the past, officials told PTI. There is a possibility that the results for all seats may be declared very late, they said.

BMC officials announced the revamped counting process in a press conference last week, saying that counting votes from just two wards at a time would speed up the process, as all available human resources would focus on those two wards.

Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani also acknowledged that there could be a delay in announcing the final results of all seats and that the vote-counting process may be delayed by about an hour.

"It may take an hour longer than usual," Gagrani told reporters. He also reviewed counting arrangements and said adequate security, traffic management and law-and-order measures have been put in place, according to the release.

As per a BMC release, a total of 2,299 officials and staff have been deployed for the counting exercise, including 759 supervisors, 770 assistants and 770 Class IV employees. All personnel have been provided prior training to ensure the smooth conduct of the process. Strong rooms, and designated counting venues have been identified under the jurisdiction of each of the 23 Returning Officers for all 227 wards, with necessary clearances obtained from the Public Works Department and the police.

The election authority will compile the results using a computerised system to ensure accuracy and transparency, the civic body said. CCTV surveillance, fire safety and medical facilities have also been arranged at all counting centres.

BMC has also created traffic regulation, parking arrangements and separate enclosures for media personnel at the counting venues. The civic authority will only allow authorised candidates, their representatives and media persons with valid identity cards issued by the election department into counting centres.

The 2026 BMC elections are being held to constitute a new body which will govern India's richest municipal corporation, whose budget for 2025-26 stood at Rs 74,400 crore. Thelast BMC polls were held in 2017, while the term of the elected body ended in March 2022.