MUMBAI, March 31 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday announced the results of the long-awaited elections for the Town Street Vendors (Hawkers) Committee, covering the main committee and seven zonal committees across the city. The results were also submitted before the Bombay High Court as part of the compliance process. The election saw participation from 32,415 registered voters from the street vendors' community, of whom 15,085 cast their votes, recording a turnout of 49.46%. The polls were conducted for a total of 64 posts, including eight members for the main Town Street Vendors Committee and 56 members across seven zonal committees. Of these, 54 members were elected, while 10 seats remained vacant due to the unavailability of candidates in certain reserved categories. Certificates were distributed to the elected members by the election decision officer after the completion of counting. The elections are part of the implementation of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014, which mandates the formation of such committees. The TVC is a crucial statutory body tasked with identifying eligible hawkers, demarcating hawking and non-hawking zones, issuing licences, and ensuring orderly street vending across Mumbai. The committee includes representatives of street vendors, civic officials, police, NGOs and resident groups, with 40% representation reserved for elected hawker members. In addition to the main TVC, there are seven zonal committees. Around 200 to 250 staff members from the BMC's licensing department assisted in the process, conducted in the presence of Deputy commissioner (special) Vinayak Vispute, Licensing Superintendent Anil Kate and other officials. Vispute said the entire election process was conducted in accordance with HC directions, govt guidelines and election rules. He added that a proposal to appoint government and non-government members to the Town Street Vendors Committee, along with the elected members, will soon be sent to the state....