Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Assembly constituency

Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar
Constituency No. 171 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
District	Mumbai Suburban
Lok Sabha constituency	Mumbai North East
Established	2008
Total electors	334,203
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Abu Azmi
Party	SP
Elected year	2024

Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Assembly 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 the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member [2]	Party
Till 2009 : Constituency did not exist
2009	Abu Azmi		Samajwadi Party
2014
2019
2024

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SP	Abu Asim Azmi	54,780	31.60%	17.22
	AIMIM	Ateeque Ahmad Khan	42,027	24.24%	New
	SS	Suresh (Bullet) Patil	35,263	20.34%	10.38
	NCP	Nawab Malik	15,501	8.94%	New
	VBA	Mohammed Siraj Shaikh	10,479	6.04%	1.35
	MNS	Jagadish Yashwant Khandekar	5,414	3.12%	New
	Independent	Waseem Javed Khan	3,689	2.13%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,213	0.70%	0.63
Margin of victory			12,753	7.36%	10.73
Turnout			174,574	52.24%	5.40
Total valid votes			173,361
Registered electors			334,203		9.75
	SP hold		Swing	17.22

Assembly Election 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SP	Abu Asim Azmi	69,082	48.82%	15.85
	SS	Vithal Govind Lokare	43,481	30.73%	5.61
	VBA	Suraiya Akbar Shaikh	10,465	7.39%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Siraj Mohammed Iqbal Shaikh	9,789	6.92%	New
	Independent	Khot Ravindra Krishna	3,288	2.32%	New
	BSP	Maruti (Dada) Dharma Gaikwad	2,733	1.93%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,876	1.33%	0.27
	Independent	Khurshed Nazir Khan	949	0.67%	New
Margin of victory			25,601	18.09%	10.24
Turnout			143,886	47.25%	5.57
Total valid votes			141,515
Registered electors			304,526		1.58
	SP hold		Swing	15.85

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SP	Abu Asim Azmi	41,719	32.97%	0.68
	SS	Suresh Krushnarao Patil	31,782	25.12%	18.99
	INC	Abrahani Yusuf	27,494	21.73%	0.44
	NCP	Rajendra Waman Waghmare	5,632	4.45%	New
	AIMIM	Altaf Kazi	4,505	3.56%	New
	MNS	Suhail Syed Ashraf	3,649	2.88%	16.24
	PWPI	Ranjeet Varma	3,108	2.46%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,338	1.06%	New
Margin of victory			9,937	7.85%	4.51
Turnout			127,894	41.33%	1.28
Total valid votes			126,543
Registered electors			309,419		14.24
	SP hold		Swing	0.68

Assembly Election 2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SP	Abu Asim Azmi	38,435	33.65%	New
	INC	Syed Ahmad	24,318	21.29%	New
	MNS	Appasaheb Bhimrao Wagare	21,838	19.12%	New
	Independent	Patil Suresh Krishnarao	9,436	8.26%	New
	SS	Shahid Reza Beg	6,991	6.12%	New
	BSP	Singh Shailendra Singh Bakebizari	3,267	2.86%	New
	Independent	Kamble Ramesh Suresh	1,580	1.38%	New
Margin of victory			14,117	12.36%
Turnout			114,221	42.17%
Total valid votes			114,221
Registered electors			270,843
	SP win (new seat)

Environment

Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar has India's oldest and largest landfill, Deonar Dumping Ground. ^[8] It is used to dump the majority of solid waste of Mumbai which is causing various health issues in the region. The current MLA, Abu Azmi Azmi, is fighting with the Maharashtra Government over stopping the dumping of solid waste at Deonar Dumping Ground. ^[9] SMS Envoclean Pvt Ltd, Common Biomedical waste Treatment Plant is burning biomedical waste here, which is also dangerous for residents. An Organization Govandi New Sangam Welfare Society fighting in Bombay High Court to relocate that plant from Govandi to MIDC by means of Public Interest Litigation (PIL).

See also

• Mankhurd
• Deonar Dumping Ground
• List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha

References

1. "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. "Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
3. The Hindu (23 November 2024). "Maharashtra Assembly election 2024: Nawab Malik loses by huge margin while daughter Sana Malik poised to win". Archived from the original on 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
4. Election Commission of India (23 November 2024). "Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar". Archived from the original on 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
5. "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 2 February 2022.
6. "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 2 February 2022.
7. "General Elections to State Legislative Assembly 2009" (PDF). Chief Eletoral Officer, Maharashtra. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 July 2024.
8. "Deonar dump ready for Rs 5000-cr makeover". The Indian Express. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
9. "Where does your garbage get dumped, Mr Abu Azmi?". 25 March 2016.

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