Overview
- Polling across Maharashtra ran from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm on January 15, with counting scheduled for January 16.
- Mumbai’s BMC election covers 227 wards after a nine-year gap, with results expected on Friday.
- The State Election Commission reported 3.48 crore eligible voters deciding among 15,908 candidates for 2,869 seats across 893 wards.
- Early voters included Akshay Kumar, Twinkle Khanna, Sanya Malhotra and Sachin Tendulkar, who used on-camera remarks to encourage turnout.
- A voter at a Mumbai booth reported missing voting slips that slowed verification and formed queues, while other arrangements were described as comfortable.