During a meeting, political party representatives were briefed on administrative, technical and legal aspects of the elections. The BMC informed them that 23 Election Decision Officer offices have been set up across the city, along with details of their respective jurisdictions
BMC chief Bhushan Gagrani holds a meeting with representatives of various political parties on Monday.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) administration and the election machinery are fully committed to conducting the 2025–26 BMC general elections in a free, fair, transparent and disciplined manner, Municipal Commissioner and District Election Officer Bhushan Gagrani said on Monday.
Addressing representatives of various political parties at a meeting held at the BMC headquarters, Gagrani said comprehensive preparations have been made to ensure the smooth conduct of the election process. He emphasised that political parties play a crucial role in strengthening democratic values and appealed to them to strictly adhere to the Model Code of Conduct prescribed by the state election commission.
“The cooperation of political parties, their office-bearers and workers is essential to ensure that the election process remains impartial, transparent and credible. All the stakeholders should work together to set a positive and ideal example,” Gagrani said.
The meeting was attended by Additional Municipal Commissioner (City) Dr Ashwini Joshi, Special Officer (Elections) Vijay Balamwar, Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Assessment and Collection) Vishwas Shankarwar, Assistant Municipal Commissioner Gajanan Bellale, Deputy District Election Officer Vijaykumar Suryavanshi, along with office-bearers and representatives of various political parties.
During the meeting, political party representatives were briefed on administrative, technical and legal aspects of the elections. The BMC informed them that 23 Election Decision Officer offices have been set up across the city, along with details of their respective jurisdictions.
Information was also shared on the nomination process, scrutiny of applications, filing of objections and day-to-day coordination with election offices.
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Gagrani said all necessary arrangements have been made at the Election Decision Officer level to ensure that candidates do not face technical difficulties during the filing of nominations.
Additional Municipal Commissioner Dr Ashwini Joshi urged candidates to exercise caution while submitting nomination papers and to ensure that all information is filled accurately in the prescribed formats. She said affidavits submitted along with nomination papers must be complete and accurate, warning that leaving any column blank or providing incorrect information could lead to rejection of nominations.
Deputy Municipal Commissioner Vishwas Shankarwar said increasing voter turnout remains a key objective of the administration and appealed to political parties to actively participate in voter awareness efforts. He added that voter education activities are being carried out under the SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation) programme. Shankarwar also stressed that compliance with State Election Commission guidelines on election expenditure is mandatory, and candidates must maintain records of all campaign expenses and submit accounts within the stipulated timeframe.
Queries raised by political party representatives regarding caste validity certificates, toilet usage certificates, Annexures 1 and 2, appointment of candidate representatives and other election-related issues were addressed during the meeting.
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