Archive · 24 May 2025
Maharashtra Civic Polls: SEC Pushes for Delimitation, Elections Soon
Maharashtra is preparing for local elections.
The State Election Commission (SEC) has asked the government to redraw the voting areas (delimitation) before the elections can happen.
These elections were delayed because the areas needed to be redrawn and due to a delay on decisions about how some groups (OBCs) are represented.
The Supreme Court has also gotten involved, urging the elections to be held soon.
A new election commissioner has been appointed to oversee the process.
SEC has requested the State Government to start the delimitation process.
Elections are for 29 municipal corporations, whose terms have expired.
Supreme Court directed SEC to notify local body elections.
Delimitation and OBC reservation are the main reasons for the delay.
New State Election Commissioner, Dinesh T. Waghmare, has been appointed.
- Who
- Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC), State Government, political parties (BJP, Shiv Sena, Congress, NCP)
- What
- Civic body elections in Maharashtra.
- When
- Delimitation process to begin soon; Polls to be held after the process is complete.
- Where
- Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik and other civic bodies
- Why
- Due to delays in delimitation, OBC reservation and absence of a State Election Commissioner.
Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)
Mahayuti
Electoral alliances
Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)
MVA (Congress, NCP-SP, Shiv Sena (UBT)) has remained noncommittal on contesting unitedly.
Mahayuti
Mahayuti (BJP, Shiv Sena, NCP) will contest civic elections together.
- Affected Bodies
- 29 municipal corporations
- Last Election Date
- Expired in 2020-2022
- SEC's Action
- Wrote to the State Government to begin delimitation of wards.
- Court Order
- Supreme Court directed SEC to notify local body elections within four weeks.
- New SEC
- Dinesh T. Waghmare appointed in January 2025.
