The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/bmc-election-2026-mumbai-records-41-08-per-cent-voter-turnout-by-3-30-pm-as-polling-continues-for-227-wards-23612169" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">BMC elections</a> saw a fairly good turnout of Bollywood celebrities who were seen stepping out to cast their votes.&nbsp;
While most prominent faces were seen exercising their democratic rights, a few film personalities gave the civic exercise a miss this time.
Among the notable names who were seen absent at the polling booths were megastar <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/amp/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/milind-soman-calls-amitabh-bachchan-the-fittest-person-in-india-23611935" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Amitabh Bachchan</a>, Jaya Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan. The Bachchan bahu and global icon Aishwarya Rai Bachchan also seemed to have given the elections a miss.
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and family were also seen missing on the election day.
Bollywood superstar Madhuri Dixit was also missing at the booth. Stars Anil Kapoor, Govinda, Ajay Devgn and actor Farhan Akhtar were also not seen present at the elections.
Also absent from the voting process were Sonakshi Sinha, Kajol, Karan Johar, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/photo/30-years-of-rani-mukerji-look-at-some-lesser-known-facts-about-the-icon-109180/5" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Rani Mukerji</a> too seem to have given the elections a miss.
The reasons for the absence of the stars were not immediately known, as none of them addressed skipping the polls publicly.
Meanwhile, superstar <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/meiyang-chang-recalls-how-late-prashant-tamang-was-thrilled-to-be-working-with-salman-khan-in-battle-of-galwan-23612101" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Salman Khan</a>, Aamir Khan, and stars Ranbir Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal, Shraddha Kapoor, Sonali Bendre, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan and others were seen casting their votes.
Veteran star poet and lyricist Gulzar was seen exercising his democratic right and arrived at the voting booth to cast his vote at the age of 91.
Veteran star Saira Banu, Hema Malini and Shabana Azmi were seen at their respective voting booths to cast their votes.
Talking about the BMC elections, the polling for the 29 municipal corporations began on January 15, at 7.30 AM and concluded at 5.30 PM.
In Maharashtra, the elections were being held in Municipal Corporations across major cities, including <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/bmc-elections-2026-heavy-security-in-mumbai-for-civic-polls-28000-cops-on-duty-23612130" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Mumbai</a>, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Kalyan-Dombivli, Vasai-Virar, Mira-Bhayandar, Solapur, Kolhapur, Amravati, Akola, Latur, Jalgaon, Dhule, Jalna, Chandrapur, Parbhani, Nanded-Waghala, Panvel, Bhiwandi-Nizampur, Malegaon, Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad, Ichalkaranji, Ahilyanagar, and Ulhasnagar.
This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever

Along with the Bachchan family, Bollywood celebrities Anil Kapoor, Govinda, Ajay Devgn and Farhan Akhtar were also not seen present at the BMC elections

BMC Elections 2026: SRK, Bachchan family and more stars who didn`t vote

Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas throw Little Mermaid themed party as daughter Malti Marie turns 4

While most prominent faces were seen exercising their democratic rights by voting at the BMC elections, a few film personalities gave the civic exercise a miss this time

SRK, Bachchan family, Madhuri Dixit, & other actors who gave the BMC elections a miss

Trending Stories

Latest Photos

Latest Videos

Latest Web Stories

Mid-Day Fast

Home / Entertainment / Bollywood News / Article / SRK, Bachchan family, Madhuri Dixit, & other actors who gave the BMC elections a miss