Victorious MNS candidates from the Kalyan–Dombivali Municipal Corporation elections called on party chief Raj Thackeray at his residence 'Shivtirth' in Mumbai following the Maharashtra civic polls 2026. The party secured five seats in the 122-ward corporation (PICS/ASHISH RAJE)
Updated On: 2026-01-17 07:42 PM IST
Compiled by : Divya Nair
Thackeray's wife Sharmila greets the winners with a traditional 'aarti'
Among the top five biggest winners by margin of victory in KDMC, MNS' Sandesh Patil emerged as the biggest winner. Patil, contesting from Ward 22A, registered a commanding win by 8,946 votes, marking one of the most emphatic victories in the KDMC polls
Interestingly, Patil defeated BJP candidate Prakash Bhoir who had switched from MNS shortly before the elections
Another notable MNS win came from Ward 22B, where Dr Rasika Sandesh Patil won by 5,467 votes, adding to the party’s strong showing in select wards
Another MNS candidate, Ganesh Landge, had emerged victorious from ward no 7D.