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Jalna Municipal Corporation Election 2026: Campaign Ends, But Covert Operations Continue, Nighttime Visits to Woo Voters
Jalna: The official campaign for Jalna city's first historic Municipal Corporation election will conclude this evening (January 13, 2026), marking the final stage of campaigning. Candidates have only a few hours left to wrap up public meetings and rallies. After the public campaign ends, candidates will shift to covert campaigning, which will involve door-to-door visits and personal discussions with voters to solicit votes, especially after dark.
A total of 454 candidates are in the fray for 65 seats across 16 wards, including 154 independents, making the competition intense. After the allocation of symbols on January 3, candidates had only 10 days for campaigning. Party candidates faced fewer difficulties due to familiar symbols, but independents had to work hard to explain unconventional symbols like broom, spoon, auto-rickshaw, or bat.
After the campaign ends today, covert strategies will begin, attempting to influence voters on January 14 using inducements, caste equations, and personal connections. Voting will take place on January 15, and the results will be declared on January 16.
The party-wise distribution of candidates is as follows: BJP 63, Shinde Sena 61, Congress 43, Ajit Pawar group NCP 40, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi 17, MIM 17, Sharad Pawar group NCP 13, and Uddhav Sena 12. The presence of independent candidates has resulted in triangular contests in many wards.
Independent candidates faced a shortage of resources and manpower, spending the first few days simply explaining their symbols, and are now scrambling in the final hours to inform voters about the EVM button numbers.
District Collector and Municipal Commissioner Ashima Mittal stated that the administration is fully prepared to prevent irregularities, strict action will be taken to ensure a fair election, and the festival of democracy will be safeguarded. The posters and banners from the 10-day campaign will be removed after this evening, leaving the roads and walls clean. The administration anticipates challenges on the night of January 13th and throughout January 14th, which may include distribution of money, inducements, and rumors, requiring the police and officials to remain vigilant.
Jalna: The official campaign for Jalna city's first historic Municipal Corporation election will conclude this evening (January 13, 2026), marking the final stage of campaigning. Candidates have only a few hours left to wrap up public meetings and rallies. After the public campaign ends, candidates will shift to covert campaigning, which will involve door-to-door visits and personal discussions with voters to solicit votes, especially after dark.
A total of 454 candidates are in the fray for 65 seats across 16 wards, including 154 independents, making the competition intense. After the allocation of symbols on January 3, candidates had only 10 days for campaigning. Party candidates faced fewer difficulties due to familiar symbols, but independents had to work hard to explain unconventional symbols like broom, spoon, auto-rickshaw, or bat.
After the campaign ends today, covert strategies will begin, attempting to influence voters on January 14 using inducements, caste equations, and personal connections. Voting will take place on January 15, and the results will be declared on January 16.
The party-wise distribution of candidates is as follows: BJP 63, Shinde Sena 61, Congress 43, Ajit Pawar group NCP 40, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi 17, MIM 17, Sharad Pawar group NCP 13, and Uddhav Sena 12. The presence of independent candidates has resulted in triangular contests in many wards.
Independent candidates faced a shortage of resources and manpower, spending the first few days simply explaining their symbols, and are now scrambling in the final hours to inform voters about the EVM button numbers.
District Collector and Municipal Commissioner Ashima Mittal stated that the administration is fully prepared to prevent irregularities, strict action will be taken to ensure a fair election, and the festival of democracy will be safeguarded. The posters and banners from the 10-day campaign will be removed after this evening, leaving the roads and walls clean. The administration anticipates challenges on the night of January 13th and throughout January 14th, which may include distribution of money, inducements, and rumors, requiring the police and officials to remain vigilant.
A total of 454 candidates are in the fray for 65 seats across 16 wards, including 154 independents, making the competition intense. After the allocation of symbols on January 3, candidates had only 10 days for campaigning. Party candidates faced fewer difficulties due to familiar symbols, but independents had to work hard to explain unconventional symbols like broom, spoon, auto-rickshaw, or bat.
After the campaign ends today, covert strategies will begin, attempting to influence voters on January 14 using inducements, caste equations, and personal connections. Voting will take place on January 15, and the results will be declared on January 16.
The party-wise distribution of candidates is as follows: BJP 63, Shinde Sena 61, Congress 43, Ajit Pawar group NCP 40, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi 17, MIM 17, Sharad Pawar group NCP 13, and Uddhav Sena 12. The presence of independent candidates has resulted in triangular contests in many wards.
Independent candidates faced a shortage of resources and manpower, spending the first few days simply explaining their symbols, and are now scrambling in the final hours to inform voters about the EVM button numbers.
District Collector and Municipal Commissioner Ashima Mittal stated that the administration is fully prepared to prevent irregularities, strict action will be taken to ensure a fair election, and the festival of democracy will be safeguarded. The posters and banners from the 10-day campaign will be removed after this evening, leaving the roads and walls clean. The administration anticipates challenges on the night of January 13th and throughout January 14th, which may include distribution of money, inducements, and rumors, requiring the police and officials to remain vigilant.
