Overview
- Polling runs from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm across 227 single-member wards, with about 1,700 candidates on the ballot and 1,03,44,315 eligible voters.
- More than 25,000 Mumbai Police personnel, including senior officers and specialised units such as SRPF, QRT and BDDS, are deployed for polling and counting.
- Counting is scheduled for January 16, with 23 designated centres and secure strong rooms for EVMs and election materials.
- The BMC has rolled out voter-comfort measures at 10,231 booths, including a two-day cleanliness drive, 4,200 mobile toilets, 6,000 wheelchairs and women-staffed pink booths.
- The state declared January 15 a public holiday in poll-bound areas to boost turnout, with routine services curtailed and markets, including stock exchanges, closed for the day.