Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar
Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Mumbai Suburbun
LS constituency	Mumbai North West
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLA	Abu Azmi
Party	Samajwadi Party

Last updated May 09, 2022

Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.

Overview

Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar constituency is one of the 26 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Mumbai Suburban district.^[1]

Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar is a part of the Mumbai North East Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Vikhroli, Ghatkopar West, Ghatkopar East, Mulund and Bhandup West in the Mumbai Suburban district.^[1]

Samajwadi Party MLA Shri Abu Asim Azmi had secured three consecutive wins in the Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar constituency facing tough competition with opposition parties like Shiv Sena, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, Indian National Congress and independent candidates like Mohammad Siraj Mohammad Iqbal.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Key

SP

Election	Member
2009	Abu Azmi	Samajwadi Party
2014
2019

Election results

Assembly Elections 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SP	Abu Azmi	69,036	48.18	+15.56
	SHS	Vithal G Lokre	43,423	30.32	+5.47
	VBA	Suraiya Akbar Shaikh	10,451	7.3	+7.3
	Independent	Mohammed Siraj Mohammed Iqbal Shaikh	9,784	6.83	+6.83
Majority			25,613	18.09
Turnout			1,43,886	47.25
	SP hold		Swing	+15.56

Assembly Elections 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SP	Abu Azmi	41,720	32.62	-1.19
	SHS	Suresh Patil	31,782	24.85	+18.71
	INC	Yusuf Abrahani	27,494	21.50	+0.11
	NCP	Rajendra Waman Waghmare	5,632	4.40
Majority			9,937	7.77	-4.65
Turnout			1,27,894	41.33
	SP hold		Swing	-1.19

Assembly Elections 2009

2009 Maharashtra state assembly elections: Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SP	Abu Azmi	38,435	33.81
	INC	Syed Ahmad	24,318	21.39
	MNS	Appasaheb Wagare	21,838	19.21
	SHS	Shahid Reza Beg	6,991	6.14
Majority			14,117	12.42
Turnout			1,14,221	42.17
	SP win (new seat)

Environment

Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar has India's oldest and largest landfill Deonar Dumping Ground.^[2] It is used to dump the majority of solid waste of Mumbai which is causing various health issues in the region. Current MLA Abu Azmi Azmi is fighting with the Maharashtra Government over stopping the dumping of Solid waste at Deonar Dumping Ground.^[3]

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References

1 2 "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
↑ "Deonar dump ready for Rs 5000-cr makeover". The Indian Express. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
↑ "Where does your garbage get dumped, Mr Abu Azmi?". 25 March 2016.

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[ceo-1] 1 2 "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.

[2] "Deonar dump ready for Rs 5000-cr makeover". The Indian Express. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[3] "Where does your garbage get dumped, Mr Abu Azmi?". 25 March 2016.

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