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New York Mayor Election: A historic political change has been witnessed in the city of New York, USA. Indian-origin Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City Mayoral election. He is the first Muslim mayor of New York. Mamdani’s victory is a major blow to Donald Trump, who has been consistently opposed to him. He threatened to withhold funding from New York if Mamdani won.
In the results announced on Wednesday, Mamdani won by a landslide, beating both his opponents. Zohran Mamdani defeated former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who was running as an independent, and Republican candidate Curtis Saliva. Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams previously withdrew from the race in September.
The election was held on Tuesday from 6 am to 9 pm. Early voting began on October 25 and ended on Sunday. This election is considered special because it was the first major election held during Donald Trump’s second presidential term.
Who is Zohran Mamdani?
Zohran Mamdani, 34, was born in Uganda and raised in New York City. He is a member of the New York State Assembly and identifies as a Democratic Socialist. Zohran is the son of renowned Indian filmmaker Meera Nair and Ugandan Indian-origin writer Mahmood Mamdani. His victory is being considered as a proud moment for Indian immigrants in America.
What promises did Mamdani make?
After winning the election, Zohran Mamdani said he would bring significant changes to New York as mayor. He announced that he would immediately freeze rents for all rent-stabilized tenants and use every possible resource to create affordable housing to reduce the rent burden on the common people. He promised fast and free bus service, saying bus fares would be completely abolished across the city. He also announced the creation of primary lanes and loading zones for buses to solve problems caused by double parking on roads.
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