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Maharashtra dry days 2026
Maharashtra's State Excise Department sets 8 statutory dry days, Gandhi Jayanti and Kartiki Ekadashi among them, and district collectors add closures for elections and local events. Mumbai and Pune follow the state list plus any collector orders. Several other festival dry days are reported by the press, but the reports don't agree with each other, so those are marked "reported" below.
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January 2026
Republic Day · Maharashtra
On the Maharashtra excise list of standing dry days (fixed date). We have not seen a notice for this specific year.
Martyrs' Day · Maharashtra
On the Maharashtra excise list of standing dry days (fixed date). We have not seen a notice for this specific year.
May 2026
Maharashtra Day · Maharashtra
On the Maharashtra excise list of standing dry days (fixed date). We have not seen a notice for this specific year.
August 2026
Independence Day · Maharashtra
On the Maharashtra excise list of standing dry days (fixed date). We have not seen a notice for this specific year.
October 2026
Gandhi Jayanti · Maharashtra
On the Maharashtra excise list of standing dry days (fixed date). We have not seen a notice for this specific year.
Council-poll ban, from 4 pm · Pune · details
From 4 pm. Pune district collector order as reported by DCN News; we have not found the official copy.
source: DCN News: Pune collector order, liquor curbs 21 to 23 Oct 2026
Council-poll ban, all day · Pune · details
All day. Pune district collector order as reported by DCN News.
source: DCN News: Pune collector order, liquor curbs 21 to 23 Oct 2026
Council-poll ban, until 4 pm · Pune · details
Until 4 pm (polling hours). Pune district collector order as reported by DCN News.
source: DCN News: Pune collector order, liquor curbs 21 to 23 Oct 2026
Council-poll ban, 8 am to 4 pm · Nagpur
Polling for the Nagpur Division Graduates' seat is 23 Oct, 8 am to 4 pm (ECI). Reports say the Bombay High Court (Nagpur bench) quashed the collector's longer ban and limited it to polling hours, with no ban on counting day, 27 Oct.
source: Election Commission of India: press note on the Council polls (poll 23 Oct 2026, 8 am to 4 pm; Nagpur Division Graduates' seat included) · The Live Nagpur: High Court limits Nagpur dry day to 23 Oct, 8 am to 4 pm · Lokmat (Marathi): Nagpur liquor ban only on polling day, HC order
Counting-day ban, till counting ends · Pune · details
Expected: the Maharashtra excise list closes shops on counting day. No official Pune notice for 27 Oct seen yet.
November 2026
Kartiki Ekadashi · Maharashtra
Kartiki Ekadashi is on the Maharashtra excise list of standing dry days. Date: Fri 20 Nov 2026. We have not seen a 2026 notice naming the date, so it is marked expected.
source: Maharashtra State Excise: standing list of dry days for retail licensees (official site, archived copy) · NDTV Marathi: Maharashtra's 8 statutory dry days (excise dept.)
confirmed: named in an official notice (state excise department, district collector or State Election Commission). expected: follows a standing official rule or last year's orders, but this year's notice is not out, so plan with care. reported / partial area: from news reports of an order we could not find on an official site. We leave out any date we could not source.
quick questions
How many dry days does Maharashtra have in 2026?
Our sourced list has 11 for 2026 (6 expected, not yet notified, 5 local only). Local election or collector orders get added as they come out.
How are dry days decided in Maharashtra?
Maharashtra's State Excise Department sets 8 statutory dry days, Gandhi Jayanti and Kartiki Ekadashi among them, and district collectors add closures for elections and local events. Mumbai and Pune follow the state list plus any collector orders. Several other festival dry days are reported by the press, but the reports don't agree with each other, so those are marked "reported" below.