Maharashtra Election Result: Nawab Malik at 4th spot in Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar as SP’s Abu Asim Azmi takes massive lead

Congress leader Nawab Malik is struggling to make a mark in Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar constituency seat and is trailing at the fourth place while Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi takes the lead with 54,696 votes.

The leading candidate is ahead by 12,686 votes and Atiquee Ahmad Khan of All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen, who logged in 42,010 votes is trailing, as per Election Commission of India trends at 2:40 pm. Meanwhile, Shiv Sena’s Suresh Patel ranks third with 34,143 vote tally, which is Mahayuti alliance member alongside NCP.

Notably, daughter of former MLA Nawab Malik, Sana Malik, is leading by 3,378 votes in Maharashtra’s Anushakti Nagar assembly seat in the vote count. She has logged in 49,341 votes so far, while NCP (SCP) candidate Fahad Ahmad is trailing with 45,963 votes.

As per the latest trends, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is driving the charge in Maharashtra and is leading in 129 seats, taking the Mahayuti alliance lead to 228 seats. Meanwhile, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena (SHS) follows closely with lead in 49 seats and emerged victorious in 6.

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), led by Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, is leading in 35 seats, while the Rashtriya Yuva Swabhiman Party (RSHYVSWBHM) is leading in 1 seat. Meanwhile, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is trailing, with a lead in 51 seats.

The Indian National Congress (INC), part of the MVA, is leading in 36 seats and has won 4. It is important to note that the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) is currently leading in 20 seats, and the Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) is leading in 11 seats and has already won 1 seat. Additionally, the Samajwadi Party (SP) is leading in 2 seats.

The All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is leading in 3 seats. Both Jan Surajya Shakti (JSS), and Peasants And Workers Party of India (PWPI) are all leading in 2 seats each.

As the results tickle in, its important to know that NCP’s Mahayuti’s alliance partners, BJP and Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) had expressed their opposition to Nawab Malik’s candidature. However, NCP Chief and Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar had defended his decision to offer a ticket to Nawab Malik, who was arrested in 2022 in connection with alleged links with Dawood Ibrahim’s associates.