Archive · 2 Jan 2026
Thane Prepares for 2026 Elections with CCTV Monitoring
The Thane Municipal Corporation has set up 330 CCTV cameras to watch over important places during the upcoming 2026 elections.
These cameras will keep an eye on places like strong rooms where voting machines are kept, polling stations, and other important spots.
This is to make sure everything is fair and safe.
A special officer, Deputy Commissioner Manish Joshi, is in charge of these cameras.
Meanwhile, the BMC Elections 2026 will have over 1.03 crore voters casting their ballots at 10,231 polling stations across Mumbai.
The polling stations are set up in various locations, including private buildings, government buildings, and open spaces, to make voting easy for everyone.
Special facilities will be provided for senior citizens, women, and persons with disabilities.
The political scene is heating up with direct contests expected in 32 wards between the BJP–Shinde Sena alliance and the Shiv Sena (UBT)–MNS alliance.
Thane Municipal Corporation has activated 330 CCTV cameras for the 2026 elections to monitor strong rooms, polling stations, election offices, and sensitive locations.
BMC Elections 2026 will have over 1.03 crore voters casting ballots at 10,231 polling stations across Mumbai.
Polling stations are set up in various locations, including 5,143 in private buildings and 4,386 in government/semi-government buildings.
Special facilities will be provided for senior citizens, women, and persons with disabilities to ensure a smooth voting process.
Direct contests are expected in 32 wards between the BJP–Shinde Sena alliance and the Shiv Sena (UBT)–MNS alliance, with the Congress–VBA alliance contesting 195 seats.
- Who
- Thane Municipal Corporation, BMC
- What
- Activated 330 CCTV cameras for monitoring elections and prepared for BMC Elections 2026 with 10,231 polling stations
- When
- Ahead of the 2026 elections
- Where
- Thane and Mumbai, India
- Why
- To maintain transparency, security, and facilitate voting in the election process
- Number of CCTV cameras activated
- 330
- Nodal officer for CCTV monitoring
- Deputy Commissioner Manish Joshi
- Locations monitored
- Strong rooms, polling stations, election offices, and sensitive locations
- Special arrangements
- Separate user IDs and passwords for EVM monitoring
- Surveyors appointed
- 11 surveyors from the Town Planning Department
- Command centre
- Operational at Thane Municipal Corporation headquarters
- Election Officer
- Commissioner Saurabh Rao
- Additional Commissioner
- Prashant Rode
- Total voters in BMC Elections 2026
- 1,03,44,315
- Total polling stations in BMC Elections 2026
- 10,231
- Polling stations in private buildings
- 5,143
- Polling stations in government/semi-government buildings
- 4,386
- Polling stations in enclosed spaces
- 2,387
- Polling stations in semi-enclosed spaces
- 880
- Polling stations in open spaces
- 1,119
- Seats contested by Congress-led alliance
- 195
- Seats with direct contests
- 32
- Total nominations filed for BMC polls
- 2,516
- Invalid nominations
- 137
Sources
TMC Elections 2026: Thane Municipal Corporation Activates 330 CCTV Cameras To Monitor Polling, Strong Rooms And Sensitive Locations
BMC Elections 2026: Civic Body Sets Up Ward-Level War Rooms For Single-Window Campaign Permissions
BMC Elections 2026: Congress–VBA Miss Candidates In 32 Wards, Paving Way For Direct BJP–Shinde Sena vs Thackeray Brothers Battle
BMC Elections 2026: Over 1.03 Crore Voters To Cast Ballots At 10,231 Polling Stations Across Mumbai
