MUMBAI NORTH-EAST : Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar, Ghatkopar East, Ghatkopar West, Vikhroli, Bhandup and Mulund
Contenders:
- Kirit Somaiya | BJP : The BJP high command preferred him over Poonam Mahajan. Somaiya banks heavily on Gujarati votes and has been raising issues like electricity woes.
- Sanjay Patil | NCP : The MLA hails from a rich family of landlords. The son of the late MLA Dina Bama Patil, Sanjay Patil has served as the Mumbai president of the NSUI before heading the NCP youth wing.
- Shishir Shinde| MNS : Known for harping on the Marathi manoos issue, he recently forced a Karachi sweetmeat shop owner to remove the word `Karachi’ from his shop signboard
- Ashok Singh| BSP: A grassroots worker, he may eat into the Dalit votebank in Ghatkopar
Constituency Information :
- Male voters 8,71,726 | Female voters 6,98,616
- Total voters 15,70,342
- Main communities – Maharashtrians, Gujaratis, North Indians, Muslims
- Slum voters 69.74%
