01 January,2026 04:41 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Special postal voting facility for civic staff deployed on civic polls duty. File pic
With the Maharashtra civic polls 2026 scheduled on January 15, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has announced a special postal voting facility for its officers and employees appointed on election duty, ensuring that they are not deprived of their right to vote.
As per a statement issued by TMC, a large number of employees working within the civic body limits are registered as voters in other civic areas such as Mumbai, Dombivli, Kalyan, Badlapur, Nerul, and Panvel, where they reside. As these employees have been deployed for election-related duties, the civic administration has made arrangements for them to cast their votes through postal ballots.
The facility has been introduced in view of the simultaneous conduct of municipal corporation elections across the state, which would otherwise prevent many staff members from voting at their registered locations. Deputy Commissioner Dinesh Tayade has been appointed as the nodal officer to oversee the implementation of the postal voting process.
TMC said that under the arrangement, employees must fill out the prescribed postal ballot application form and submit it along with proof of their inclusion in the voter list of the concerned municipal corporation and a copy of their election duty appointment order. Once verified, the postal ballot will be sent directly to the employee's residential address.
Also, the TMC administration has appealed to all officers and employees on election duty to avail themselves of the postal voting facility and ensure that their democratic right to vote is not lost due to official responsibilities. The initiative is expected to make voting more accessible and convenient for civic staff participating in the election process.
Ahead of the upcoming Maharashtra civic polls 2026, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has installed an extensive CCTV surveillance network to ensure transparency and security throughout the election process.
According to a statement issued by the Thane civic body, a total of 330 CCTV cameras have been installed and made operational across key election-related locations within the civic limit.
The surveillance camera installed in Thane will keep a check on election returning officers' offices, strong rooms, EVM commissioning centres, election material distribution centres, sensitive and highly sensitive polling stations, counting centres, main strong rooms, and check posts.
