Anushakti Nagar election results: NCP's Sana Malik leads over film actress Swara Bhaskar's husband Fahad Ahmad

NEW DELHI: Film actress Swara Bhaskar's husband and NCP (SCP) candidate Fahad Ahmad trailed NCP's Sana Malik in the Anushakti Nagar assembly constituency, as per latest data by the Election Commission of India. Acharya Navin Vidyadhar of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena is in third place.

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Anushakti Nagar has historically witnessed close contests. In 2019, NCP's Nawab Malik won the seat with 65,217 votes, defeating Shiv Sena’s Tukaram Ramkrushna Kate by 12,751 votes. In 2014, Kate secured victory, narrowly edging out Malik by 1,007 votes.

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Jayant Patil, a senior leader of the NCP-SCP faction, had introduced Ahmad’s candidacy in a press conference, describing him as a promising young leader with an activist background. "Fahad Ahmad is a well-educated Muslim youth who has worked across the country. People are looking for leaders like him. After discussions with the SP, he joined our party, and we decided to field him from Anushakti Nagar," said Patil.

Ahmad had expressed gratitude to both NCP chief Sharad Pawar and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav for supporting his nomination. “Sharad Pawar, a socialist leader, asked Akhilesh Yadav for my name to be announced as the NCP-SCP candidate. I am thankful for this opportunity,” he stated. Ahmad previously served as the state president of the Samajwadi Yuvjan Sabha in Maharashtra.

The counting of votes in the Maharashtra Assembly elections began on Saturday morning, with a battle between the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti coalition and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance. As per latest data the Mahayuti looked set to get over 200 seats in the 288-member assembly.

The process began with the verification and counting of postal ballots, followed by the counting of EVM votes at 8.30 am.