Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar election results 2024 Live: Abu Azmi eyeing fourth term, Nawab Malik at fourth spot

Incumbent MLA Abu Azmi from the Samajwadi Party is leading from the Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Assembly constituency, a Muslim-dominated seat in Mumbai. The seat witnessed a major contest between long-time rivals Abu Azmi and Nawab Malik.

At 12:30 pm, Azmi was leading with over 6,000 votes.

If Azmi wins, this will be his fourth consecutive term on the seat. 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:

2019 result

In 2019, Samajwadi Party’s Abu Azmi defeated then Shiv Sena candidate Vithal Lokhare by 25,601 votes.