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{{Short description|In Kolhapur District, Maharashtra, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox legislature
| background_color = orange
| name = Ichalkaranji Municipal Corporation
| native_name = इचलकरंजी महानगरपालिका
| native_name_lang = Marathi
| house_type = [[Municipal Corporation]]
| established = 2022
| leader1_type = Mayor
| leader2_type = Commissioner and Administrator
| leader1 = Shri. Uday Dhatunde
| party1 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] <ref>{{Cite web|title=कोल्हापूर Ichalkaranji Mayor|url=https://pudhari.news/maharashtra/kolhapur/uday-dhatunde-elected-unopposed-ichalkaranji-mayor-mk94|website=[[Pudhari]] News|date=16 February 2026 |language=mr}}</ref>
| leader2 = Mrs. Pallavi Patil <ref>{{Cite web|title=Ichalkaranji Municipal Corporation|url=https://ichalkaranjimnp.in/|website=[[Ichalkaranji Municipal Corporation]]|date=14 February 2026 |language=en}}</ref>
| seats = 65
| structure1 = File:IMC.svg
| structure1_res = 250px
| political_groups1 = '''Government (47)'''
:*{{Party legend|Bharatiya Janata Party|43}}
:*{{Party legend|Shiv Sena|3}}
:*{{Party legend|Nationalist Congress Party|1}}

'''Other Opposition (24)'''
:*{{Color box|#FBEC20}} SSVA (17)
:*{{Party legend|Shiv Sena (UBT)|1}}
| last_election1 = [[2025–26 Maharashtra local election|15 January 2026]]<ref>{{cite web |title=BMC, 28 other municipal corporations to go for polls on January 15; result on January 16 |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/maharashtra/maharashtra-bmc-28-other-municipal-corporations-to-go-for-polls-on-january-15-result-on-january-16-latest-updates-2025-12-15-1021804 |publisher=India TV News |date=15 December 2025}} </ref>
| next_election1 = 2031
| website = {{url|https://ichalkaranjimnp.in/|Ichalkaranji Municipal Corporation}}
| text_color = Black
| preceded_by = Ichalkaranji Municipal Council, Estd.1904. <ref>{{Cite web|title=About Corporation - Ichalkaranji Municipal Corporation|url=https://ichalkaranjimnp.in/about-corporation/|website=[[Ichalkaranji Municipal Corporation]]|date=10 April 2026 |language=en}}</ref>
}}
 
The '''Ichalkaranji Municipal Corporation''' is D grade '''[[Municipal Corporation]]''' of [[Kolhapur]] District, [[Maharashtra]], the governing body of the city of [[Ichalkaranji]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=अवघ्या दहा महिन्यापूर्वी स्थापन झालेली इचलकरंजी महापालिका नागरी विकासकामांत राज्यात प्रथम; कोल्हापूर तिसऱ्या स्थानावर|url=https://www.loksatta.com/kolhapur/ichalkaranji-municipal-corporation-first-in-the-state-in-urban-development-ysh-95-3604417/|website=[[Loksatta]]|date=20 April 2023 |language=mr}}</ref> The [[municipal corporation]] consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a [[mayor]] and administers the city's infrastructure, public services and supplies.<ref>{{Cite web|title=विश्लेषण: इचलकरंजीदेखील महापालिका!; देशात सर्वाधिक महाराष्ट्रात…|url=https://www.loksatta.com/explained/explained-transformation-of-ichalkaranji-municipality-in-kolhapur-district-into-a-corporation-abn-97-2916973/|website=[[Loksatta]]|date=6 May 2022 |language=mr}}</ref> Members from the state's leading various political parties hold elected offices in the corporation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=इचलकरंजी ही महाराष्ट्रातील २८ वी महापालिका घोषित, राज्य सरकारची घोषणा|url=https://marathi.abplive.com/news/maharashtra/kolhapur-ichalkaranji-is-the-28th-municipal-corporation-of-maharashtra-state-govt-announment-1056598|website=[[ABP Majha]]|date=5 May 2022 |language=mr}}</ref>
 
In 2022, the Maharashtra State cabinet decided to elevate '''Ichalkaranji''' to a '''Municipal Corporation''', as the city’s population surpassed '''287,570''' in the 2011 census. While the administration was initially managed by an appointed commissioner, the '''first general election''' for the Municipal Corporation was successfully conducted on '''January 15, 2025'''. This transition from a City Council to a Municipal Corporation was finalized to provide the city with greater financial autonomy and better resources to improve urban infrastructure.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ichalkaranji To Become Municipal Corporation - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/ichalkaranji-to-become-municipal-corporation/articleshow/91387475.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=7 May 2022 }}</ref>

== List of Mayors ==

{| class="wikitable"
!Mayor
! colspan="2" |Party
!Duration
|-
|Shri.  Uday Dhatunde
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[File:Lotus_flower_symbol.svg|25x25px]]
|''10/02/2026 - Present''
|-
|}

== Election results ==

=== 2026 ===

(Result on 16<sup>th</sup> January, 2026)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Election result- Ichalkaranji Municipal Corporation|url=https://ichalkaranjimnp.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2.pdf|website=[[Ichalkaranji Municipal Corporation]]|date=16 April 2026 |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" |Party
!Seats
!+/-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|'''[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]'''
|[[File:Lotus_flower_symbol.svg|25x25px]]
|'''43'''
|{{New entry}}
|-
|
|Shivshahu Vikas Aghadi
|
|17
|{{New entry}}
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Shiv Sena (2022–present)}}" |
|[[Shiv Sena (2022–present)|Shiv Sena]]
|[[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Bow_And_Arrow2.svg|25x25px]]
|3
|{{New entry}}
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}" |
|[[Nationalist Congress Party]]
|[[File:Clock symbol of NCP.png|25x25px]]
|1
|{{New entry}}
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Shiv Sena (UBT)}}" |
|[[Shiv Sena (UBT)]]
|[[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Flaming_Torch.png|37x37px]]
|1
|{{New entry}}
|-
| colspan="3" |{{center|'''Total'''}}
|65
|
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Municipal Corporations in Maharashtra}}

[[Category:Municipal corporations in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Ichalkaranji]]