Archive · 11 Aug 2026
44 local body members in Nanded disqualified for poll expenses
In Nanded district of Maharashtra, India, some people ran in local town elections.
After elections, everyone who runs has to show how much money they spent.
This is called an election expense report.
Forty-four people did not send their reports on time.
So the government said they cannot be town leaders for three years.
The government used a law from 1965 to make this decision.
The decision was made on July 27, 2026.
Their names were printed in an official government book on August 5, 2026.
The rule helps make sure elections are fair and honest.
A total of 44 candidates from local bodies in Maharashtra's Nanded district were disqualified for three years.
The disqualification was for failing to submit election expenditure accounts within the prescribed deadline.
The action was taken under Section 16(1-D) of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965.
The orders were issued on July 27, 2026, and the names were published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette on August 5, 2026.
The disqualification follows the 2025 elections to 12 municipal councils and one nagar panchayat, with 14 disqualified candidates from Himayatnagar Nagar Panchayat.
- Who
- 44 candidates from various municipal councils and a nagar panchayat in Maharashtra's Nanded district
- What
- They were disqualified from becoming municipal members for three years for failing to submit election expenditure accounts by the deadline
- When
- Orders issued on July 27, 2026; names published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette on August 5, 2026; following the 2025 local body elections
- Where
- Nanded district, Maharashtra, India
- Why
- Submission of election expenditure accounts within the prescribed time is a legal obligation for every candidate, and failure to comply results in disqualification under Section 16(1-D) of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965
- Number disqualified
- 44 candidates
- Disqualification period
- 3 years
- Reason
- Failure to submit election expenditure accounts by the deadline
- Legal provision
- Section 16(1-D), Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965
- Order date
- July 27, 2026
- Gazette publication
- August 5, 2026
- Elections concerned
- 2025 elections to 12 municipal councils and one nagar panchayat
- Largest group
- 14 candidates from Himayatnagar Nagar Panchayat