Overview
- State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare inspected Electronic Voting Machine preparation at Wilson College in Mumbai, where candidate representatives observed the process.
- The SEC reported arrangements for 467 polling stations and 610 EVMs for specified wards covered by the Wilson College preparation centre.
- A total of 23 Returning Officers have been appointed for the BMC elections, with Balasaheb Waghchaure overseeing select wards from the Wilson College office.
- The campaign period will end at 5:30 pm on January 13, after which election-related advertisements cannot be released in any media, according to SEC Secretary Suresh Kakani.
- Following statewide reviews on January 6–7, officials were ordered to ensure full staffing, mandatory training with action for absences, and accessible polling sites with facilities and priority for vulnerable voters.