Along with the paid holiday announced by the Maharashtra government for election day (Thursday, January 15), there is another offer that might encourage Mumbaiites to cast their votes for the Brihanmumbai
Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections. To increase the voter turnout, the Indian Hotel & Restaurant Association, AHAR, has announced a special offer for voters – show inked finger and get discount at restaurants and hotels. As voters often prefer to go on a picnic or stay home on the holiday instead of voting, the municipal administration has teamed up with AHAR to change this mindset. This initiative has given a big boost to the ‘SVEEP’ campaign led by Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani and Additional Commissioner Dr. Ashwini Joshi. The administration has already started awareness campaigns through street plays, flash mobs, and schools and colleges.
Check your name on voters’ list
To vote, your name has to be on the voters’ list. Here’s how you can check it:
BMC website: Check your name on the electoral roll, here
Maharashtra State Election Commission Voter List portal: You can visit mahasecvoterlist.in and search for your name using either your full name or your EPIC number.
National Voters’ Service Portal (NSVP): Visit the website voters.eci.gov.in and go to ‘Search your name in voter list’ option. Then search for your name using your EPIC number.
Voter Helpline App: Voters can also search for their names on the Election Commission’s Voter Helpline App. It can be downloaded from eci.gov.in/voter-helpline-app/.
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What are the timings?
The State Election Commission has announced that voting for civic election 2026 will take place on January 15 from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm.
What should you carry as ID proof?
EPIC (Voter ID card), passport, driving licence, service identity cards with photograph issued to employees by Central/State Governments, PSUs, or public limited companies, passbooks with photograph issued by banks or post offices, PAN car, Smart card issued by the Registrar General of India (RGI) under NPR, MNREGA job card (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee), Health insurance smart card issued under schemes of the Ministry of Labour, Pension document with photograph, official identity cards issued to MPs, MLAs, or MLCs, Aadhaar card.
Know your candidate
Your voter slip or the electoral roll will give you an idea of the ward. News18 has put together a list of all candidates across the wards. You can check it here.
With inputs from News18 Lokmat
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