Citizens will be allowed to submit objections and suggestions to the ward reservations between November 14 and 20. The BMC commissioner will hear the objections and suggestions received between November 21 and 27 and take the final decision
BMC headquarters. File Pic
The lottery to determine ward reservations for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls will be held on November 11, the Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) has said, reported news agency PTI.
In the schedule released late on Wednesday, the poll body said the lottery result will be submitted to the SEC for approval.
Elections to 29 civic bodies in the state, including the cash-rich 227-member BMC, are to be completed by January 2026, reported PTI.
Citizens will be allowed to submit objections and suggestions to the ward reservations between November 14 and 20. The BMC commissioner will hear the objections and suggestions received between November 21 and 27 and take the final decision, reported PTI.
The final list of ward reservations will be published on November 28, the SEC said.
The number of reserved wards will be finalised and submitted to the SEC between October 30 and November 3. The notification for the lottery for ward reservation will be published on November 6, the poll body said.
No provision for use of VVPATs in local body polls: Maharashtra SEC
Meanwhile, the Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) has said there is no provision in the laws or rules governing local body elections for the use of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines, reported PTI.
The Opposition parties have demanded that the upcoming local body elections in Maharashtra be conducted using VVPAT machines to ensure transparency in the voting process.
If the deployment of VVPAT machines is not feasible, the elections to rural and urban civic bodies should be held using ballot papers, Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Vijay Wadettiwar had said, reported PTI.
Elections to various local bodies in the state, including the cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, are to be completed by January 2026.
The SEC, in a statement on Wednesday, said that, except for a few exceptions, almost all local body elections in the state are conducted under a multi-member ward system.
The Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC), comprising all State Election Commissions across the country, is studying the development of voting machines compatible with VVPAT attachments for such multi-member systems, it said, reported PTI.
(With inputs from PTI)
Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!
