The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on Thursday announced a revised timetable for preparing the voter lists for the upcoming Maharashtra local body elections to 29 municipal corporations, an official said.
The SEC stated that the programme issued on November 4 has now been amended.
According to the new schedule, the draft voter list, prepared on the basis of the existing Assembly electoral roll, will be published on November 20 to invite public suggestions and objections.
Citizens may submit their objections or suggestions until November 27.
The final authenticated ward-wise voter lists will be released on December 5, the commission said.
The list of polling station locations will be published on December 8, and the final polling station-wise voter list will be made public on December 12.
The election schedule for the 29 municipal corporations, including Mumbai, is expected to be announced later this year.
Elections are to be held before the end of January.
Meanwhile, ahead of the Maharashtra local body polls, the Mumbai civic body on Tuesday finalised reservation for 227 wards for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls.
The draw for determining reserved wards was conducted on November 11, 2025 at the Bal Gandharva Rangmandir hall in Bandra (West) area of Mumbai under the supervision of Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagarani, an official statement said.
It said that a total of 78 seats have been reserved for different categories including-
Scheduled Castes (SC): 15 seats (including 8 for women)
Scheduled Tribes (ST): 2 seats (including 1 for women)
Other Backward Classes (OBC): 61 seats (including 31 for women)
“74 seats have been reserved for general category women, making a total of 114 seats for women across all categories,” the statement said.
It said that the reservation was carried out according to the BMC Rules 2025, which include rotation and draw procedures to ensure fair distribution. The draw involved lottery-based selection, and students from Lakshminagar School in Khar helped in the process.
The Mumbai civic chief and officials provided detailed guidance on the reservation process, explaining how seats were distributed for SC, ST, OBC, and women candidates. The draw was conducted transparently in front of officials and citizens, and the remaining 75 wards remain unreserved for the general category, the statement said.
It said that this is the first BMC election to follow the new rules that specify rotational reservation across different wards.
