Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti visited the MHB Colony Marathi and Urdu School polling centre in Malvani, Malad (West), as voters checked their names and queued up to cast ballots during the ongoing BMC Election 2026 on Thursday. (PICS/ Satej Shinde)
Updated On: 2026-01-15 12:52 PM IST
Compiled by : Anushree Gaikwad
The visit was part of heightened election bandobast measures to ensure a smooth, peaceful, and incident-free polling process
Police personnel were deployed across the premises to manage crowds, assist voters, and maintain law and order as civic voting continued across Mumbai
More than 25,000 constables, 3,000 officers, including 10 additional commissioners, 33 deputy commissioners and 84 assistant commissioners of police were posted at various polling centres and important places in the city
The police have issued preventive orders, prohibiting the use of mobile phones at polling centres and banning posters, banners, and other election campaign materials of political parties
