MUMBAI, Nov. 29 -- As the 2025 municipal elections draw closer the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has directed civic officials to take serious note of all objections regarding the draft voter list, while also urging citizens and housing societies to cooperate with election officials during door-to-door checks. According to the BMC, the draft ward-wise voter list, published by the State Election Commission, has been prepared based on the Assembly voter rolls as of the qualifying date, July 1, 2025. Citizens may file objections or suggestions until December 3, and municipal commissioner and district election officer Bhushan Gagrani has emphasized that every submission must be examined thoroughly and transparently. In the draft list, names that appear more than once have been marked with a "**" symbol. To verify these entries Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and other election staff are conducting detailed checks of voter details including their name, gender, address and photograph. In cases where multiple entries are linked to one person, the voter must submit an application stating their preferred polling centre, which will then be allotted by the BMC within the ward. The BMC has appealed to all citizens, as well as housing societies, to extend full support to the visiting election personnel . At a review meeting held on Thursday at the Penguin Enclosure building in Byculla Zoo, Gagrani told civic officials that any complaint about a voter being included in the wrong ward must be immediately verified through a spot inspection by the competent authority. The meeting, chaired by Gagrani, was attended by additional municipal commissioner (City) Dr Ashwini Joshi, special duty officer (Elections) Vijay Balamwar, senior district election officers, zonal deputy commissioners, assistant commissioners from all wards. Joshi asked assistant commissioners to personally verify the objections that have been submitted. She stressed that all procedures must strictly follow the State Election Commission (SEC) guidelines. Balamwar said that voter assistance centres have also been set up at BMC headquarters and all 24 ward offices. The SEC directions mandate that errors like misspellings, incorrect gender, voters from other wards, omission of eligible voters, or deceased voters must be corrected during preparation of the final ward-wise voter list....