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BMC Election highlights: Happy Hema Malini shows her inked finger; Akshay Kumar among first voters again
BMC Election highlights: Akshay Kumar, Twinkle Khanna, Sanya Malhotra have cast their votes.
BMC Election highlights: Polling is underway in 29 municipal corporations of Maharashtra on Thursday. Multiple actors, filmmakers and celebrities cast their vote today. • Among the earliest voters were Twinkle Khanna, Akshay Kumar and Sanya Malhotra. Actor-politician Hema Malini also cast her vote. • According to the State Election Commission, a total of 3.48 crore voters are eligible to cast their ballots to decide the fate of 15,908 candidates contesting 2,869 seats across 893 wards in 29 municipal corporations. A total of 39092 Polling centre has been set up across the state....Read More
• Polling has begun today and will run from 7.30 am to 5.30 pm, with vote counting scheduled to begin on Friday, January 16.
• The State Election Commission announced the election programme for the general elections of 29 municipal corporations on December 15, 2025. Accordingly, voting is being held for the municipal corporations of Brihanmumbai, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Navi Mumbai, Vasai-Virar, Kolhapur, Kalyan-Dombivli, Thane, Ulhasnagar, Nashik, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Solapur, Akola, Amravati, Nagpur, Chandrapur, Latur, Parbhani, Bhiwandi-Nizampur, Malegaon, Panvel, Mira-Bhayandar, Nanded-Waghala, Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad, Jalgaon, Dhule, Ahilyanagar, Ichalkaranji and Jalna.
• According to the State Election Commission, adequate Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have been arranged for the municipal corporation elections. This includes 43,958 control units and 87,916 ballot units. For the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation alone, 11,349 control units and 22,698 ballot units have been arranged.
Vishal Dadlani disappointed with low turnout
After casting his vote for the BMC elections, musician Vishal Dadlani says, "...Hopefully, whoever wins will hold the elections on time. This is very important for the country, for democracy. But given the state of our city in the last few days, the hope is that things will improve. I've stopped asking people to vote... What I'm seeing here is that there's hardly any public presence. There are more officials inside, it's so shameful. Every Indian should feel pain seeing this. If we don't take care of our country, if we don't take responsibility for it, then what's happening will continue to happen... First of all, the air and water should be clean, the basic necessities for human life..."
BMC Election Live Updates: Singer Anup Jalota casts vote
Singer Anup Jalota showed his inked finger after voting and screenwriter Salim Khan was also spotted at a polling booth.
BMC Election Live Updates: Sachin Tendulkar casts vote with family
Sachin Tendulkar along with wife Anjali Tendulkar and daughter Sara Tendulkar voted on Thursday morning in Bandra West.
The cricketer said, "This is a very important election. It gives us a chance to express our opinion through votes. Everyone should come out and cast votes."
BMC Election Live Updates: John Abraham casts vote
Actor John Abraham, filmmaker Zoya Akhtar, actor Divya Dutta cast their votes at various polling booths around Mumbai.
BMC Election Live Updates: Tamannaah Bhatia casts vote
Actor Tamannaah Bhatia votes for her representative at a polling booth in Mumbai.
Maharashtra BMC polls live updates: Nana Patekar votes
Nana Patekar cast his vote at Balmohan vidyamandir in Dadar.
Maharashtra BMC polls live updates: Aamir Khan's family casts votes
Aamir Khan's kids Ira and Junaid were seen at a polling booth in Mumbai to cast their votes. Also spotted was his ex wife Kiran Rao.
Maharashtra BMC polls live updates: Sanya Malhotra casts vote
Badhaai Ho and Mrs actor Sanya Malhotra was spotted at a polling booth, ready to cast her vote.
Maharashtra BMC polls live updates: Twinkle Khanna casts vote
“I think it gives us a sense of control and power over the narrative. I am voting out of habit and hope,” said Twinkle Khanna as she cast her vote on Thursday morning in Mumbai.
Maharashtra BMC polls live updates: Akshay Kumar casts vote
As always, Akshay Kumar was among the earliest voters of the day. He arrived to cast his vote and gave a byte to the media. “This is the day that the remote control lands in our hands. I appeal to all Mumbaikars to vote,” he said.
