The voter’s slip is not mandatory, but it helps polling staff locate names on the electoral roll faster and reduces waiting time.
As many as 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra are set to go to the polls on Thursday, with five most important civic bodies being — Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Thane, Nagpur, Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad.
Mumbai goes to the polls Thursday to elect members to the new BMC, and while the voting process will be familiar to most citizens, a few basic preparations are needed on the part of voters. One of the most important of which is that before setting out to vote, the electors should mandatorily know their polling booth and its location. Although these details are mentioned in their voter slips distributed just before polls, they can also check the same online.
Step 1: Visit Maharashtra State Election Commission website.
Step 2: Click on voter search, which will direct you to the SEC’s dedicated voter list website: https://mahasecvoterlist.in/.
Step 3: Click on search name in voter list. Step 4: Select EPIC Number Wise (or Name Wise).
Step 5: Select your local body (Choose among Municipal Corporation, municipality, Nagar Panchayat, Zilla Panchayat etc.) district, local body name and enter EPIC number (or Full Name in case you have selected Name Wise in Step 4) and click on search. Your records including polling booth name, address, and voter slip details will show up.
Voter Helpline App: Voters can also search for their names on the Election Commission’s Voter Helpline App and get all the details including polling booth location and voter slip details. It can be downloaded from eci.gov.in/voter-helpline-app/
Once voters have confirmed your name on the list and polling booth location, voters are advised to carry a valid photo ID card (Aadhaar or PAN Card), Passport to poll their votes at the respective booths. The voter’s slip is not mandatory, but it helps polling staff locate names on the electoral roll faster and reduces waiting time.
Mumbai follows a single-member ward system. This means that each ward elects one corporator and each voter casts only one vote. So, voters in Mumbai will have a different voting experience from those of the other 28 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, which will follow a three or four-member ward system, marking a departure from the traditional one-ward-one-corporator model.
Once voting wraps up on Thursday, the counting of votes will take place on Friday (January 16). The results will decide the winners in each ward and pave the way for the formation of the new civic administration.
Curated by James Chen
