Azmi won the seat by 12,753 votes for the fourth time.
The Samajwadi Party contested in alliance with Maha Vikas Aghadi, comprising Congress, Sharad Pawar-led NCP-SP and Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT).
Malik, who started his political career with the Samajwadi Party, won his first election from the now-abolished Nehru Nagar seat in 1996, during Azmi’s leadership in the state. However, after his expulsion from the party in 2001, Malik joined the then-united Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and secured another term in 2004. Later, he moved to the Anushakti Nagar seat in Mumbai and won in the 2009 and 2019 polls.
Besides Azmi, Malik faced competition from Suresh Patil of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. Patil is the second candidate from the ruling Mahayuti, which also includes the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Ajit Pawar-led NCP. The saffron party earlier stated it would support Patil and not Malik.
Patil and Azmi contested against each other in the 2014 polls. Azmi secured a win by just under 10,000 votes.
Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar: Candidates List
This time, 22 candidates are in the fray for the Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar seat. Here’s a complete list of all the candidates:
| Candidate Names | Party |
| Abu Azmi | Samajwadi Party |
| Nawab Malik | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) |
| Jagadish Khandekar | Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) |
| Vidhyasagar Vidyagar | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) |
| Suresh Patil | Shiv Sena |
| Ateeque Khan | All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) |
| Mohammed Shaikh | Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi |
| Rajendra Garud | Peoples Party of India (Democratic) |
| Haji Bhaijaan | Bharatiya Yuva Jan Ekta Party |
| Abid Sayed | Independent |
| Shamim Banu Khan | Independent |
| Nawab Malik | Independent |
| Nikam Kadu | Independent |
| Comrade Dr Pooja | Independent |
| Pradeep Kaniyat | Independent |
| Mohd Irshaad Qureshi | Independent |
| Mehboob Shaikh | Independent |
| Waseem Khan | Independent |
| Sachin Pagare | Independent |
| Salim Shaikh | Independent |
| Siddharth Usture | Independent |
| Mohd Husain Shaikh | Independent |
2019 result
In 2019, Samajwadi Party’s Abu Azmi defeated then Shiv Sena candidate Vithal Lokhare by 25,601 votes.
| Candidate Names | Party | Votes |
| Abu Azmi | Samajwadi Party | 69,082 (48.18%) |
| Vithal Lokhare | Shiv Sena | 43,481 (30.32%) |
| NOTA | – | 1,876 (1.31%) |
First Published: Nov 23, 2024 11:49 AM IST
