Overview
- Voting runs in Mumbai from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with a token system ensuring those already at booths can cast ballots after the official close.
- A total of 2,869 seats are at stake across 29 corporations with 15,931 candidates, while the BMC alone has 227 wards, about 1,700 candidates and over 10.3 million eligible voters.
- Security has been tightened with Mumbai Police, SRPF units, drones and CCTV deployed, and poll-day public holidays declared in affected cities.
- Election officials urged voters to verify details via the state SEC portal and the ECI Voter Helpline app and to carry valid photo identification to polling stations.
- A reported pre-poll assault on BJP’s Bhushan Shingne in Nagpur is under follow-up as prominent figures including Mohan Bhagwat and Akshay Kumar cast their votes.