A voter argues with a police personnel at a polling booth after being asked to return with original identity documents to cast his vote

Shalini Vaz, a retired lecturer and a resident of Shastri Nagar, Goregoan, says, "Hope the sceanrio changes for Mumbai" (Screengrab/Aditi Alurkar)

Sanjeev Singh arrived at the polling station at 6.30 am, before the voting had begun. A voter from Malad, Singh says, “It’s our democratic right to vote”. (PIC/Samiullah Khan)

Prakash Patil from Borivali faced difficulty locating his and his wife’s names on the voter list. Initially asked to return home, he was later assisted by a local but had to queue again despite being the first to arrive at Ward No 11 (PIC/Ritika Gondhalekar)

Wasim Athaniya, a voter from Ward 53 in Aarey Milk Colony, said the polling station was well managed by the authorities. He added that several officials and police personnel were present to assist voters, especially those who were facing difficulty in locating their names on the voter`s list (Pic/Ranjeet Jadhav)

Nandini Keluskar, 21, a first-time voter said she could have voted in 2022, but as elections were not held then, she voted for the first time today from S Ward (Ward No 111) (PIC/Ritika Gondhalekar)