Shekar Krishnan

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Krishnan announced his candidacy in the 2021 Democratic primary for the 25th District of the New York City Council on November 17, 2020. [6] [8] Incumbent Councilmember Daniel Dromm was term-limited and could not run for reelection. He was endorsed by Dromm, U.S. Representative Nydia Velazquez, and State Senators Julia Salazar and John Liu. [9] He centered his campaign on immigrant rights, the taxi medallion crisis, affordable housing, and climate justice. [10]

Krishnan won the ranked-choice primary with 53.4% of all votes cast. [11] He won the general election with 60% of the vote. [12] Along with Shahana Hanif, Krishnan is one of the first South Asians to serve in the New York City Council. [13] [10] Days after being elected, Krishnan was arrested along with Hanif and Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani for protesting alongside taxi drivers. [14]

Electoral history

Shekar Krishnan
Shekar Krishnan.jpg
Member of the New York City Council
from the 25th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2022
2021 New York City Council District 25 Democratic primary results [15]
PartyCandidateMaximum
round		Maximum
votes		Share in
maximum
round		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Shekar Krishnan76,35253.4%
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Democratic Yi Chen75,54946.6%
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Democratic Carolyn Tran63,04523.6%
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Democratic Alfonso Quiroz51,98614.5%
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Democratic Fatima Baryab41,68711.8%
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Democratic Liliana Melo31,0417.1%
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Democratic Manuel Perez25133.4%
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Democratic William Salgado22821.9%
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Write-in 1350.2%
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