Supriya Gaikwad, Varsha Dwande, Nisha Wankhede in AIMIM 3rd list for BMC polls

Mumbai: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Thursday released the third list containing the names of 27 candidates including Supriya Gaikwad, Versha Dwande, Nisha Wankhede, Kalpana Tai and Vinod Kamble for the upcoming Mumbai Mahanagar Palika Elections (BMC Polls).

Supriya Gaikwad and Versha Dwande have respectively been fielded from Ward no. 26 and Ward no.121 whereas Nisha Wankhed will contest from Ward no. 140, Kalpana Tai from Ward no. 134 and Vinod Kamble from Ward no. 155.

Others whose names are included in the AIMIM 3rd list for BMC 2017 elections are: Ab Wahab Fayyaz (Ward no 41), Ismael Suhail Shaikh (Ward no. 48), M Imran Syed (Ward no. 58), Saeeda Shaikh (Ward no. 61), Raees Ahmad (Ward no.62), Saira Bano Qureshi (Ward no.63), Dr Huda Qureshi (Ward no. 64), Shamim Bano Qureshi (Ward no.65), Shahid Shaikh (Ward no. 96), Asif Tanwar (Ward no. 97), Salim Pathan (Ward no. 129), Shabana Subhan Ansari (Ward no. 138), Syed Ab Qafir (Ward no. 141), Aisha Qadri (Ward no. 143), Shehbaz Ahemad (Ward no. 159), Obaidullah M Hanif (Ward no. 160), Afsana M Imran (Ward no. 171), Khursheeda Imran Khan (Ward no. 174), Syed Shabbir Baba Miya (Ward no. 179), Rauf Usman Mitahwala (Ward no. 182), Hyat Shaikh (Ward no. 184) and Nasir Qureshi (Ward no. 216).

The AIMIM had earlier released the names of 18 candidates in the first list and 16 candidates in the second list of party candidates for the February 21, 2017 elections.

The AIMIM MLA from Byculla while releasing the first list had declared that the party will field a total of 50 candidates. However with the release of third list containing 27 names, the AIMIM tally for the February 2017 BMC polls rose to 61.

Meanwhile, the Congress High Command has put on hold the first list of party candidates for the Mumbai Mahanagar Palika Elections (BMC Polls) reportedly because of internal conflicts and allegations of 'favouritism', according to sources.

The party had released on Wednesday a list of 115 candidates who were supposed to contest the Mumbai Civil Elections scheduled to be held



on February 21, 2017.

The Congress High Command however put a stay on the list and sent Bhupinder Hooda to resolve the internal conflicts, party sources said.

The Congress had on Wednesday declared its first list of 115 candidates for the coming BMC polls. Names of seventeen of the party’s sitting corporators, their wives and children, and 11 ex-corporators, have been included in the first list..

The list included some 63 candidates from Marathi community and equal number of women candidates.

The Congress currently has 52 corporators in the civic body and has decided to contest all 227 seats alone for the polls.

According to the list, Sunil More’s wife Supriya has been fielded from ward 201, whereas Manoj Jamsutkar’s wife Sonam got a ticket for ward 210, Pramod Mandrekar’s wife Priti has been fielded from ward 219, Rajendra Mahulkar’s wife Seema has been given a ticket and former minister Chandrakant Handore’s wife Sangeeta has received a ticket for ward 150.

Also, Dyanraj Nikam’s daughter Nikita and late corporator Rajendra Chaube’s son Abhaykumar have been fielded from wards 223 and ward 3 respectively.

Reports of dissent in the party was widely getting circulation since last two weeks. Alleging favouritism and bias Chairman of Congress Minority Department Nizamuddin Rayeen and more than 40 of his supporters who held key posts in Congress District Level Committees had resigned from the primary membership of the party.

Sources said supporters of veteran Congress leader Gurudas Kamat were miffed after the first list was released.

Also, unhappy over the way party tickets were distrubted, Veqarunnisa Ansari, Congress Corporator since last 20 years, also resigned from the party. Nizamuddin Rayeen and Viqarunnisa both raised allegations of bias against Sanjay Nirupam.

Nizamuddin Rayeen and Viqarunnisa Ansari later joined AIMIM of Asaduddin Owaisi. Ansari has also been given AIMIM ticket for the upcoming BMC polls.