Mumbai: Samajwadi Party leader and MLA Abu Asim Azmi’s constituency, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has created history in the BMC by-elections in Govindi and has demolished the stronghold of the Samajwadi Party. After the defeat of the SP candidates here, this constituency has now come under the influence of the AIMIM. The AIMIM candidates have defeated the Samajwadi Party candidates from Govindi and wiped out the Samajwadi Party from here, after which the Samajwadi Party has suffered a major setback. SP leader Rukhsana has been defeated by the AIMIM’s Zameer, while the AIMIM has won 6 seats including Trombe and Govindi, due to which the Samajwadi Party is now facing a lot of difficulties in the upcoming Vidhan Sabha i.e. assembly elections. In the BMC elections, SP’s poor performance in Govindi and Bhiwandi gave an opportunity to MIM. Now MIM has established dominance in Govindi. The flag of Samajwadi Party was once high in this constituency, but in this election, MIM Prahliyan Govindi lost confidence. In this election, all the tall leaders of Samajwadi Party also participated in the election campaign, but they could not show any excellence. In Govindi, MIM’s stature has risen and Samajwadi’s stature has fallen.

Mumbai: Municipal Corporation BMC elections results: Samajwadi Party suffers setback in South Mumbai and Govind Shivaji Nagar constituencies in the north suburbs. Despite the dominance of Samajwadi Party here, Samajwadi Party candidates have faced defeat due to internal turmoil in the party. In Ward 211 of South Mumbai, Samajwadi Party leader and Bhiwandi MLA Raees Sheikh’s personal assistant PA Waqar Khan has defeated SP candidate Ijaz Aju and won from the Congress party. He won by more than 4,000 votes. Waqar Khan has been elected from the same ward where Raees Sheikh was the first corporator. Earlier, Raees Sheikh had sought this seat for his brother Salim Sheikh, but the party cut his ticket, after which Waqar got a ticket from the Congress and entered the fray and won. Raees was advertised as Waqar. Raees Sheikh also played an important role in Waqar’s publicity campaign. Along with this, Raees Sheikh’s internal rebellion has damaged the party in Govind Bhiwandi. The Samajwadi Party suffered a defeat. The differences and cold war between Raees Sheikh and Abu Asim Azmi damaged the party and the Samajwadi Party’s stronghold in Govindi and Bhiwandi Mumbai weakened. Here, Abu Asim Azmi from the Samajwadi Party is the MLA from Govindi, along with this, the AIMIM has gained dominance in this constituency. In Kurla ward number 168, Tabassum of the Samajwadi Party was defeated and from here, Saman Azmi of the Congress won. Apart from this, from ward number 168, his sister Dr. Saeeda Khan from the Nawab Malik family won, while from ward number 165, Captain Malik faced defeat and from here, Ashraf Azmi of the Congress won. 166. Menal Today has won from the Shiv Sena-Shinde group. Along with this, the BMC result has been very interesting. Despite the alliance in the BMC elections, the Thackeray brothers have been deprived of a majority. While both the brothers have performed well in the elections and their parties have also achieved good results, the mayor will now be Mahayoti’s and the mayor will be BJP’s.

Mumbai: Voting for 29 local body elections took place across the state today. The Election Commission held a press conference on the issue of erasing ink and markers and dismissed the allegations as baseless. Voting for the local body elections is underway, in some places it has been alleged that ink is being erased from fingers during voting. After this allegation and after the viral video, the State Election Commission held a press conference. Speaking in this press conference, the Election Commission has made a big revelation on these allegations. This is ink, which cannot be removed or erased in any way, this ink is not different, this is the same ink that the Election Commission of India uses. And if any voter comes to vote again, in such a situation, action will definitely be taken against the central president of this polling station, the Election Commission has said. Speaking further, the Election Commission has said that the ink is being erased, this suspicion is being created. The same ink that has been used since 2011. We are using this ink in the form of a marker pen. Therefore, it is wrong to create chaos in the elections in this way. Apart from this, such complaints were received in the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections as well. The ink does not get erased after drying. We are using marker pens of the Corus company. We have been using pens of the same company since 2011.

The ink on the fingers is being erased even by washing, this question was asked to the Election Commission, the Election Commission has also given an answer to this question. These allegations are wrong, all the people in our office have also voted. Their ink is still there and has not been erased. The Election Commission has said that we are taking care of those who voted again, they are not allowed to vote until their complete identity is verified.

The ink cannot be removed after drying. The ink is being erased, there is no hope that the ink will be erased. This is also the responsibility of the voters. Voters should not erase the ink. It takes time to dry. If the ink is erased before then, a case may be registered against the voters, the Election Commission has warned.