Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Assembly constituency

Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar
Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar
Indian electoral constituency
	Abu Azmi, present MLA of Mankhurd Shivajinagar
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
District	Mumbai Suburbun
Member of Legislative Assembly
	14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Abu Azmi
Party	Samajwadi Party

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 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]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Key

SP

Election		Member	Party
rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Samajwadi Party/meta/color" \|	2009	Abu Azmi	Samajwadi Party
2014
2019

Election results

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			1,13,678
	SP win (new seat)

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
Majority			9,937	7.77	-4.65
Turnout			1,27,881
	SP hold		Swing	-1.19

Assembly Elections 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SP	Abu Azmi	69,036	48.18
	SHS	Vithal G Lokre	43,423	30.32
	VBA	Suraiya Akbar Shaikh	10,451	07.3
	Independent	Mohammed Siraj Mohammed Iqbal Shaikh	9,784	06.83
Majority			25613
Turnout			1,27,881
	SP hold		Swing

Environment

Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar has Deonar dumping ground. 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 is fighting with the Maharashtra Government over stopping the dumping of Solid waste at Deonar Dumping Ground.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ http://www.mid-day.com/articles/where-does-your-garbage-get-dumped-mr-abu-azmi/17070167

[ceo-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] ttp://www.mid-day.com/articles/where-does-your-garbage-get-dumped-mr-abu-azmi/17070167

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