Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Assembly constituency

Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar
Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar
Constituency No. 171 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
District	Mumbai Suburban
LS constituency	Mumbai North East
Established	2008
Total electors	3,23,420(2024)
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Abu Azmi
Party	SP

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
2009	Abu Azmi	Samajwadi Party
2014
2019

Election results

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar
Party		Candidate	Votes
	SP	Abu Azmi


	NOTA	None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SP	Abu Azmi	69,036	48.18	+15.56
	SS	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

2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SP	Abu Azmi	41,720	32.62	−1.19
	SS	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

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
	SS	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. The current MLA, Abu Azmi Azmi, is fighting with the Maharashtra Government over stopping the dumping of solid waste at Deonar Dumping Ground.^[3] 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).

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.
^ "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.

19°03′54″N 72°55′26″E / 19.065°N 72.924°E / 19.065; 72.924

[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] "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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