Maharashtra Assembly elections: Chandivali has the most voters in Mumbai, Wadala the least | Bombay News

MUMBAI: To boost voter turnout, the Election Commission plans to establish 653 polling stations in cooperative housing societies and 156 in high-rise buildings in Mumbai.
These figures represent a substantial increase compared to the respective figures during the Lok Sabha elections in Mumbai.

Currently, the Shiv Sena (UBT) has six MLAs from the city: Sanjay Potnis (Kalina), Prakash Phaterphekar (Chembur), Sunil Raut (Vikhroli), Ramesh Korgaonkar (Bhandup), Sunil Prabhu (Dindoshi) and Rutuja Latke (Andheri East ).
The Congress has 4 MLAs in Mumbai: Aslam Shaikh (Malad), now MLA Varsha Gaikwad (Dharavi), Amin Patel (Mumbadevi) and Zeeshan Siddique (Bandra-East).

The Samajwadi Party has an MLA in Abu Azmi from Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar. The NCP (SP) has not had an MLA from the city since Nawab Malik (Anushakti Nagar) aligned with the NCP.
According to the Lok Sabha poll results, the MVA is leading in 20 of the 36 seats in the city.

In the 2019 National Assembly elections, the united Shiv Sena party fought for 19 seats and won 14. But it was in alliance with the BJP. The Congress fought for 29 seats and won four, while the NCP contested six and won one.
BMC removes 7,389 banners and billboards in 48 hours
The Mumbai civic body removed 7,389 illegal banners, posters, flags and hoardings in the last 48 hours after the model code of conduct came into force for the November 20 assembly elections in Maharashtra.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said its licensing department had launched a special drive from October 15 in this regard after the Election Commission of India announced the election schedule for the state.
A total of 942 posters, 817 hoardings, 596 hoardings, 3,703 banners and 1,331 flags across Mumbai were removed during this campaign, the statement said.

BMC Commissioner and Administrator Bhushan Gagrani, who is also in charge of district elections for Mumbai city and suburban districts, directed officials to strictly implement the model code of conduct and urged political parties to obtain permissions to display banners and billboards only in designated areas. , he adds. The statement said additional personnel have been deployed to ensure continued action against unauthorized political advertisements during the election period.
“The Election Commission has enabled citizens to report violations of the Model Code of Conduct through the Cvigil app, through which complaints are resolved within 100 minutes. A helpline number, 1950, is also available for so that voters can register their complaints,” the statement said.
The results of the Maharashtra assembly elections will be declared on November 23.