Overview
- State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare confirmed a 48-hour campaign silence, banning all election ads after 5:30 pm on Jan. 13 under an October 9 media order, and reiterated nomination rules including one proposer and one seconder from the same ward and a maximum of four papers per seat.
- Political parties asked the SEC to allow submissions on Sunday, Dec. 28 due to the compressed window; Waghmare said the request is under consideration.
- In Mumbai’s BMC race, 4,165 forms were issued on Day 1 and 2,844 on Day 2, but only two nominations have been filed so far; no papers were accepted on Dec. 25 and filings close on Dec. 30.
- In Pune, thousands of forms were sold across RO offices and only one candidate—AAP’s Dhananjay Benkar—has filed to date, while model code enforcement teams remain active citywide.
- Thane’s administration detailed full preparedness with 2,013 polling stations, 7,500 EVM units and about 5,500 police personnel, as Panvel reported 427 forms sold across two days with no filings yet and key milestones set for Dec. 31 scrutiny, Jan. 2 withdrawals and Jan. 3 symbol allotment.