Mumbai Votes in BMC Polls as Holiday Shuts Offices, Markets

Overview

• Polling runs from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm across 227 wards, with about 1,700 candidates in the fray.
• Voting spans 10,231 stations with 64,375 staffers and over 25,000 police, plus geo-fenced tracking for 2,865 vehicles moving materials.
• A state-declared holiday covers 29 municipal corporations, shutting government and semi-government offices within BMC limits.
• NSE and BSE are closed for trading, while public transport and essential services operate with added frequency and full availability.
• A Bombay High Court–mandated dry day blocks alcohol service until polls close, and many schools used as booths are shut with parents advised to check for updates.