| 29 Municipal Corporations General Election Program – 2025-26 |
| Sr. No. | Election Stage | Date to start or complete the stage |
| | Date of consideration of voter list | July 01, 2025 (Tuesday) |
| 1 | Date of publication of election program notice by the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation in the Government Gazette and at least two local newspapers | December 18, 2025 (Thursday) |
| 2 | Period for issuing nomination papers | December 23, 2025 (Tuesday) to December 29, 2025 (Monday) (11 am to 3 pm) December 30, 2025 (Tuesday) (11 am to 2 pm) (Nomination papers will not be issued on Thursday, December 25, 2025 and Sunday, December 28, 2025) |
| 3 | Period for accepting the above nomination papers | December 23, 2025 (Tuesday) to December 30, 2025 (Tuesday) (11 am to 3 pm) (Nomination papers will not be accepted on Thursday, December 25, 2025 and Sunday, December 28, 2025) |
| 4 | Scrutiny of nomination papers | December 31, 2025 (Wednesday) (From 11.00 am onwards) |
| 5 | Publication of the list of validly nominated candidates | Immediately after the completion of scrutiny |
| 6 | Last date for withdrawal of candidature | Till January 02, 2026 (Friday) (11 am to 3 pm) |
| 7 | Date of allotment of election symbols | January 03, 2026 (Saturday) (From 11.00 am onwards) |
| 8 | Publication of the list of finally contesting candidates | January 03, 2026 (Saturday) |
| 9 | Date of polling, if necessary | January 15, 2026 (Thursday) (7.30 am to 5.30 pm) |
| 10 | Date of counting of votes and declaration of results | January 16, 2026 (Friday) (From 10.00 am onwards) |
| 11 | Publication of results in the Government Gazette | Till January 19, 2026 (Monday) |
