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Congress MLA Urges BMC to Protect Voting Rights of Transit Residents

Congress MLA Urges BMC to Protect Voting Rights of Transit Residents
Mumbai: Congress MLA Amin Patel Urges BMC To Protect Voting Rights Of Transit Residents During Electoral Roll Revision · freepressjournal.in

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.

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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