Voters, many of whom had an unpleasant experience during the Lok Sabha election, expressed satisfaction with the amenities provided at polling centres on Wednesday. Voters in several areas, including Worli and Malabar Hill, and even crowded areas like Umerkhadi, Dongri and Pydhonie, witnessed shorter queues at polling centres as compared to the May election. While mobile phones were strictly prohibited in Worli and Mumbadevi centres, a few centres at Malabar Hill had a facility to keep cellular devices outside polling booths.

There was a long list of complaints from voters during the Lok Sabha elections, including the scorching heat, long queues, and no water or seating arrangements. But on Wednesday, not a single voter expressed displeasure in Worli, Malabar Hill and Mumbadevi constituencies. Vishnu Kanhere, a senior citizen who expressed strong displeasure over his voting experience (and no separate queues for senior citizens) at Sundatta High School in Tardeo during the Lok Sabha polls, said, “This time signage was better, the process was smoother and officers were not missing. Though there were no separate queues for women and senior citizens, the process was faster and I did not mind waiting.”