Latur election result: Counting of votes for the Latur Municipal Corporation (LMC) elections is underway on January 16, a day after polling was held on January 15. As of 3 pm, the Congress was leading in 30 wards, while the BJP was ahead in 17 wards, according to early trends.A total of 3,82,940 voters were eligible to cast their ballots in the election, which covers 18 wards across the city. Voters are electing 18 ward members to the municipal corporation.
The LMC election results are being keenly watched amid ongoing civic polls across Maharashtra, where the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance has shown strong performance in earlier phases of municipal elections.
What happened in the last LMC election
In the 2017 Latur Municipal Corporation elections, a total of 70 seats were contested. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the single-largest party, winning 36 seats, while the Indian National Congress (INC) secured 33 seats. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) managed to win one seat.The results reflected a closely fought contest between the BJP and the Congress in the civic body.
Broader Maharashtra civic poll trend
In the ongoing Maharashtra municipal elections, the BJP has underlined its dominance by emerging as the single-largest party in 129 of the 288 local bodies that went to polls in the first two phases. The ruling Mahayuti alliance crossed the 200 mark, with the Shiv Sena winning 51 local bodies and the NCP securing 33.In contrast, the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) struggled to keep pace. The Congress won 35 local bodies, while Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) finished with eight each.
Latur Municipal Corporation mayors in recent years
The leadership of the LMC has changed hands multiple times over the past decade:
- Prof Smita Khanapure (Congress): 2012 to 2014
- Akhtar Sheikh (Congress): 2014 to 2016
- Deepak Sul (Congress): May 13, 2016 to May 21, 2017
- Suresh Pawar (BJP): May 21, 2017 to November 21, 2019
- Vikrant Gojamgunde (Congress): November 22, 2019 to May 21, 2022
