Overview
- Officials confirmed that voters whose names are on the rolls may authenticate themselves with any one of 12 government photo IDs if they do not carry their EPIC, including Aadhaar, passport, driving licence, PAN, bank or post office passbook with photo, pension papers with photo, government service IDs, IDs for legislators or freedom fighters, disability certificates with photo, MNREGA job cards, and health insurance cards issued by the Union Labour Ministry.
- The BMC said about 85 lakh voter information slips have been delivered across Mumbai, with the remaining 15 lakh available at polling stations to help citizens locate their booths and verify details.
- To execute the slip distribution, 6,701 personnel were deployed, including 5,138 civic employees, 945 NGO representatives, 100 ASHA workers, and 518 Booth Level Officers, according to deputy municipal commissioner Kiran Dighavkar.
- The BMC’s Solid Waste Management Department launched a sanitation drive covering all 10,231 polling stations and arranged more than 4,000 toilets, including portable units, with special cleaning on January 14 and 15.
- Navi Mumbai’s municipal elections are set for January 15 from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, with the civic chief urging voters to bring EPIC when possible, mandating paid leave for employees, and warning that impersonation or bogus voting will invite strict legal action.