Overview
- Voting across 29 municipal corporations runs 7:30 am to 5:30 pm on January 15, with counting on January 16.
- The holiday covers government offices, banks and private establishments within civic limits, while essential services operate and employees unable to get a full day off must be given two to three hours to vote.
- Compliance in Mumbai will be monitored by inspection teams, with violations reportable on helpline 91-22-31533187.
- Election officials report EVM readiness and have made poll-staff training mandatory with strict action for absentees, with Mumbai offering a final training window.
- The NSE will keep equity trading open but pause equity settlement, while debt and currency segments close, pushing settlement of January 14–15 trades to the next business day.