Overview
- Voting across 29 municipal corporations is set for January 15 from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with counting scheduled for January 16.
- In Mumbai, 227 seats will be decided by about 1.03 crore eligible voters from roughly 1,700 candidates as EVMs and other materials are distributed and polling centres finalize arrangements.
- The State Election Commission has declared a public holiday in poll areas, and voters can use standard photo IDs while checking voter information slips via mahasecvoterlist.in or voters.eci.gov.in.
- Outside Mumbai, multi-member wards require electors to cast three or four votes in a single visit, altering voting and counting procedures.
- Mumbai will deploy tens of thousands of polling staff and over 22,000 police personnel, and counting in the city will proceed in phases, while a Shiv Sena (UBT) leader has alleged the SEC permitted post-deadline door-to-door activity, a claim not officially adjudicated.