BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, who can be answerable for elections in Mumbai, has stated that folks is not going to be allowed to take cell phones inside voting cubicles through the upcoming Maharashtra Meeting elections.
Voters have two choices: they’ll both depart their telephones at house or give them to safety earlier than getting into the sales space. They are going to get their telephones again after voting. This rule is made to verify the voting course of is simple and secure.
New pointers after voter confusion in Lok Sabha polls
Earlier this yr, through the Lok Sabha elections, there was confusion as a result of some voting locations allowed telephones whereas others didn’t. To keep away from this sort of drawback within the upcoming Meeting elections, clear guidelines have now been made to verify the identical situation doesn’t occur once more.
BMC is distributing phamphlets with QR codes that may assist one discover one’s polling sales space location. In addition to, Commissioner Gagrani stated that they’ve initiated steps to offer higher crowd administration by offering primary facilities resembling water, bogs, seating preparations, and ready rooms in any respect voting locations to make sure consolation for individuals whereas ready to vote.
Susceptible polling cubicles and elimination of political posters
The BMC is checking which voting cubicles would possibly want additional safety. They’re additionally eradicating political posters and banners from public locations to verify the election guidelines are adopted correctly.
Mumbai may have greater than 10,000 locations the place individuals can vote, with most of them positioned within the suburbs. Town is split into 36 areas for electoral functions. Chandivali has probably the most voters, with over 4 lakh residents. Wadala has the fewest voters, simply over 2 lakh. The elections to the Maharashtra Meeting might be held on November twentieth, and the vote counting might be accomplished on November 23.
