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Governance

Mumbai votes in Assembly elections: MLA choices for Borivali, Dahisar, Magathane and Mulund

October 20, 2019 News Desk

As Mumbai gets ready to elect its MLAs on Monday, take a look at the profiles of candidates in the fray in the four key constituencies of Borivali, Dahisar, Magathane and Mulund.

Governance

Mumbai North-East candidates: Ruling party rookie takes on opposition’s old hand

April 29, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

The BJP dropped its sitting MP in the constituency, Kirit Somaiya, after objections from ally Shiv Sena and chose three-time Mulund corporator Manoj Kotak to contest from the seat, with INC’s Sanjay Dina Patil as the chief rival. Who else are in the fray as Mumbai North East votes to elect its representative in the Lok Sabha?

Governance

Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Mumbai South Central: Active parliamentarian, Shiv Sena MP seeks second term

April 29, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

Sitting MP from Shiv Sena Party, Rahul Ramesh Shewale is seeking a second term. Here is the report card on Shewale’s performance in Parliament, along with details of his assets and MPLAD projects.

Governance

Mumbai South candidates: Sitting MP, former MP, cardiologist and 10 more face off in ‘swing vote’ constituency

April 28, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

Mumbai South is linguistically and socially diverse. As a high profile battle looms between sitting Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant and the INC’s Milind Deora, here is a detailed report on the candidates and voter concerns in the constituency.

Governance

Mumbai N-W candidates: Son of the soil, former Mumbai North MP and UP MLA seek votes from diverse base

April 28, 2019 Arjun Rajan

Mumbai North West constituency has a large voter base of diverse demography. As Mumbai goes to the polls, incumbent Shiv Sena MP and four-time MLA Gajanan Kirtikar takes on former MP (Mumbai North constituency) Sanjay Nirupam, and the sitting MLA (SP) of UP’s Saidpur Assembly constituency. Know more about all candidates here.

Governance

Mumbai North Central candidates: Two daughters with a legacy face off again in diverse constituency

April 27, 2019 Arjun Rajan

Mumbai North Central has a record of having dismal voter turnout. As the constituency witnesses a repeat battle between sitting BJP MP Poonam Mahajan and Priya Dutt of the INC, will anything change this time?

Governance

Poonam Mahajan, Mumbai North Central: Sharp in attacks on opposition, not nearly as much in debates

April 27, 2019 Arjun Rajan

Sitting MP Poonam Mahajan of the BJP will look to extend her term in the Mumbai North Central constituency as she takes on Priya Dutt of the INC.

Governance

All about Mumbai North candidates: Controversial sitting MP faces actor Urmila Matondkar

April 26, 2019 Arjun Rajan

Mumbai North constituency has seen the BJP and INC come to power twice each in the past four terms. In 2004 it had witnessed veteran BJP leader Ram Naik lose to Bollywood actor and INC candidate Govinda. The INC are trying to use that same formula, as they field former Bollywood actor Urmila Matondkar against incumbent BJP MP Gopal Shetty.

Governance

Gopal Shetty, Mumbai North: Mired in corruption charges and controversies, MP seeks another term

April 26, 2019 Arjun Rajan

Despite a perfect attendance record in Parliament, participation in several debates and private member bills to his credit, the term of the MP has been tarnished by corruption charges and controversies. He has nine pending criminal cases.

Health

People in this Mumbai slum barely make it to 40; here’s why

April 24, 2019 Apekshita Varshney

For decades, waste has been Mumbai’s teeming, unsolvable problem. Slums around the city’s dumping ground are now Asia’s largest, exposing ragpickers and the general population to serious health risks. All plans and commitments to waste management, meanwhile, appear figurative.

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