It will be mandatory for voters going to vote in the upcoming elections of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to show identity card. According to officials, voters can either show their Voter Photo Identity Card (EPIC) or produce any one of the 12 alternative documents approved by the State Election Commission.
Voting will be held in a total of 227 wards of the city on Thursday (January 15) from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. Counting of votes will be done on Friday, the next day of voting. The administration has completed all preparations to make the voting process peaceful and smooth.
This time a total of 1,700 candidates are trying their luck in the BMC elections. These include 878 women and 822 male candidates. The total number of voters is 1 crore 3 lakh 44 thousand 315, which includes 55 lakh 15 thousand 707 men, 48 lakh 26 thousand 509 women and 1,099 other voters.
Municipal Commissioner and District Election Officer Bhushan Gagrani said that voters who do not have a Voter ID card can vote by showing passport, Aadhar card, driving license, PAN card, government photo identity card or bank/post office passbook with photo.
Apart from this, disability certificate (with photo), MNREGA job card, photo document related to pension, official identity card of MPs-MLAs, freedom fighter identity card or health insurance card with photo of the Union Labor Ministry will also be valid.
BMC’s Additional Municipal Commissioner Ashwini Joshi has directed that voters should not face any problem on the day of voting. Specially, it has been asked to provide adequate and prompt facilities for disabled voters. Besides, instructions have also been given to ensure provision of clean mobile toilets and drinking water at polling stations.
Joshi has ordered the Solid Waste Management Department to conduct a special cleanliness drive around the polling and counting centers from January 14 to 16, so that the city remains clean and orderly.
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