The shock transfer, which maybe was strategically delayed to the final day of submitting of nominations, evoked sturdy reactions from the BJP which instantly introduced that Shiv Sena’s Suresj Krishna Patil can be Mahayuti’s ‘official’ candidate on the seat.
“Mahayuti (Shivsena) official candidate from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar is Bullet Patil. We’ll battle to defeat candidates supporting Vote Jihad, Terrorism,” BJP chief Kirti Somaiya stated.
Nawab Malik, who’s the sitting MLA from Anushakti Nagar and is out on medical bail, stated: “As we speak, I filed a nomination from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Vidhan Sabha constituency as an NCP candidate. I had filed the shape as an Unbiased candidate additionally. However the social gathering has despatched the AB kind and we submitted it at 2.55pm and now I’m the official candidate of NCP.”
He thanked the NCP management for confiding in him. “I’m very grateful to (Deputy Chief Minister) Ajit Pawar, NCP chief and Rajya Sabha MP Praful Patel, and NCP chief Sunil Tatkare. They’ve confidence in me (to win the elections). An enormous variety of voters will assist me and I’m very assured that this time we’ll win the Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar constituency,” he stated.
Malik was a minister within the Maha Vikas Aghadi authorities and was arrested in 2022 in a case first registered by the NIA in opposition to Dawood Ibrahim and his associates together with Chhota Shakeel and Tigar Memon. He was held for allegedly usurping a property in Kurla with the assistance of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim’s sister. Malik was granted bail on medical grounds in July this yr. The 2-time MLA from Anushakti Nagar had earlier within the month introduced that he would contest from the Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar seat as an Unbiased candidate after he was denied ticket by the NCP as a consequence of stress from the BJP.
Below stress from the BJP, the NCP had stored silent on Malik’s candidature until the final day of submitting of nominations. Actually, the NCP listing of 27 star campaigners introduced final week didn’t characteristic Nawab Malik. It appears, Ajit Pawar had tactfully delayed this choice to the final second.
4-cornered contest in Mankhurd shivaji Nagar: Who will acquire from division of votes?
The Mankhurd shivaji Nagar seat has been represented by Abu Asim Azmi of Samajwadi Get together since 2009. He had gained the seat in 2019 meeting elections by round 25,000 votes defeating Shiv Sena’s Vithal Govind Lokhare. The seat is among the 6 meeting segments of the Mumbai North East Lok Sabha constituency, which is represented by Shiv Sena(UBT)’s Sanjay Dina Patil. Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena has already introduced Rajendra Waghmare as its candidate from the seat. Waghmare, a former corporator, submitted two nomination types: one as an unbiased candidate and the opposite as a Shiv Sena (UBT) nominee. This even though Mankhurd is among the 5 seats which Abu Azmi had looked for the Samajwadi Get together from the Maha Vikas Aghadi. Actually, Azmi had threatened to discipline 25 Independents if his demand was not met by the MVA.
The Mankhurd seat has a sizeable Muslim inhabitants and the presence of Nawab Malik within the electoral fray could find yourself dividing their votes. Nonetheless, with each Shinde Sena and Uddhav Sena additionally placing their hat within the ring it could be attention-grabbing to see who finally advantages from division of votes on this 4 cornered contest.
