MUMBAI, Jan. 14 -- With just two days to go for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections on January 15, a 21-year-old Kandivali-based engineering student has built a new digital tool to help Mumbai voters make a more informed choice at the ballot box. Ansh Shetty, a fourth-year computer engineering student at Thakur College, has launched MumbaiTracker.in, a website that compiles and presents details of candidates contesting across Mumbai's 277 wards, making it easier for citizens to quickly find, assess and compare those seeking civic office. The platform lists candidates' names, party affiliations (including independents), educational qualifications, declared criminal cases and stated promises. A side-by-side comparison feature allows voters to evaluate candidates on these parameters in a single view. Users can explore the information through a search bar or by navigating an interactive ward-wise map of Mumbai, clicking on a ward reveals the full list of candidates contesting from that constituency, along with their details. While the database is not exhaustive, Shetty said he has compiled information for around 650 candidates, largely from major political parties. The data has been sourced mainly from election affidavits and documents available on the BMC website, which he has manually extracted and organised. "The idea came from frustration," Shetty said. "I wanted to know about the candidates in my own ward, and it took an unreasonable amount of time to locate affidavits and basic details. The data exists, but it's buried under layers. Many people don't even know how many candidates are contesting in their ward."...