Maharashtra civic polls holiday: Check Mumbai, Pune and other 27 cities where schools, colleges, offices will be closed

The Maharashtra State Election Commission on Friday announced that Thursday, January 15, will be observed as a public holiday in areas under the 29 municipal corporations where polling for civic elections is scheduled, an official said.

The holiday will be applicable to government and semi-government offices, corporations, boards, public sector undertakings, banks, and central government offices falling within the limits of the concerned civic bodies.

The poll panel said all administrative preparations, including the readiness of electronic voting machines (EVMs), have been completed and urged voters to actively participate in the democratic process.


In a separate order, State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare directed that adequate numbers of polling and counting personnel be appointed and that all such officials complete required training in time. He said strict action will be taken against those officials who skip the training.

List of 29 cities:

• Mumbai Municipal Corporation
• Thane Municipal Corporation
• Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
• Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation
• Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation
• Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation
• Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation
• Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation
• Panvel Municipal Corporation
• Nashik Municipal Corporation
• Malegaon Municipal Corporation
• Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar) Municipal Corporation
• Jalgaon Municipal Corporation
• Dhule Municipal Corporation
• Pune Municipal Corporation
• Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
• Solapur Municipal Corporation
• Kolhapur Municipal Corporation
• Ichalkaranji Municipal Corporation
• Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation
• Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation
• Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation
• Parbhani Municipal Corporation
• Jalna Municipal Corporation
• Latur Municipal Corporation
• Amravati Municipal Corporation
• Akola Municipal Corporation
• Nagpur Municipal Corporation
• Chandrapur Municipal Corporation

Kakani said that the campaign period for the civic polls ends at 5.30 pm on January 13, after which no election-related advertisements may be published or broadcast in electronic, print or any other media. Consequently, there will be no pre-certification or permission for paid print advertisements after the close of campaigning, he added.