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Congress MLA Urges BMC to Protect Voting Rights of Transit Residents
A Congress MLA named Amin Patel wrote a letter to the BMC Commissioner Ashwini Bhide.
He asked the BMC to make sure that people living in temporary homes because their buildings are being rebuilt do not lose their right to vote.
These people are worried that their names might be taken off the voter list because they are not living at their permanent addresses right now.
Patel wants the BMC to keep these people on the voter list using their original addresses.
This way, they can still vote even if they are living in temporary places while their homes are being rebuilt.
Congress MLA Amin Patel urges BMC to protect voting rights of transit residents.
Residents temporarily relocated due to redevelopment fear being disenfranchised.
Patel requests BMC to retain voters on electoral rolls based on original addresses.
BMC Commissioner Ashwini Bhide is asked to issue instructions to safeguard voting rights.
Measure aims to prevent eligible voters from being excluded during electoral roll revision.
- Who
- Congress MLA Amin Patel and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Ashwini Bhide
- What
- Urging BMC to protect voting rights of transit residents during electoral roll revision
- Where
- Mumbai
- When
- July 29, 2026
- Why
- To ensure residents in transit accommodation are not excluded from electoral rolls
Residents' Concerns
BMC's Responsibility
Voting Rights
Residents' Concerns
Residents fear being disenfranchised due to temporary relocation.
BMC's Responsibility
BMC should ensure residents' voting rights are protected during electoral roll revision.
Key facts
- MLA
- Amin Patel
- BMC Commissioner
- Ashwini Bhide
- Process
- Enumeration and Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls
- Issue
- Voting rights of transit residents
- Date
- July 29, 2026
Quotes
Amin Patel
Congress MLA and Deputy Leader of the Congress Legislature Party
“"He urged the Municipal Commissioner to issue suitable instructions to ensure that the names of genuine voters living in transit accommodation continue to be verified and retained in the electoral rolls based on their original residential addresses, despite their temporary relocation."”
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