On Monday, October 21st, Maharashtra will be voting to elect the members to its Legislative Assembly. Take a look at the profiles of candidates in the fray in the four key constituencies of Kurla, Kalina, Vile Parle and Wadala.
Constituency: Kurla
Incumbent MLA: Mangesh Kudalkar, Shiv Sena
| Name, Education & Profession | Party | Assets | Pending Court Case Ratings* | Agenda |
| Ratnakar Daware LLB
Advocate |
All India Majlis E-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 9.09 Lakh | None | Will work with the Vidhi mandal in making and improving policies for better employment, education. Slum rehabilitation, improving the drainage system, local road transport |
| Ganesh Shinde
SSC Business |
Ambedkarite Party Of India | 3.66 Lakh | None | Did not share |
| Nitin Bhosale 9th Std.
Self-employed |
Bahujan Samaj Party | 4.25 Lakh | None | Redevelopment of slums with homes, parks, schools, anti-landlordism,improving roads, machines in hospital |
| Appasaheb Avchare M.A.
Business |
Maharashtra Navanirman Sena | 51.28 Lakh | 8 | Did not share |
| Milind Kamble SSC
Business |
Nationalist Congress Party | 1.64 Crore | 2 | Did not share |
| Mangesh Kudalkar SSC
Business |
Shiv Sena | 2.14 Crore | None | Did not share |
Constituency: Kalina
Incumbent MLA: Sanjay Potnis, Shiv Sena
| Name, Education & Profession | Party | Assets | Pending Court Case Ratings* | Agenda |
| Mohammed Sayed
SSC Self-employed |
All India Majlis E-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 12.66 Lakh | None | Did not share |
| Laxman Kaikadi 9th Std.
Service |
Ambedkarite Party Of India | 23.15 Lakh | None | Rehabilitation for demolished homes, toilets |
| Tafajjul Khan 8th Std.
Business |
Bahujan Maha Party | 1.22 Lakh | None | To solve water & toilet problems, address the issue of relocation of people affected by road development and also of slum dwellers along the pipe from Kurla to Parel. |
| Vinod More 9th Std.
Self-employed |
Bahujan Samaj Party | 1.23 Lakh | None | Against corruption of SRA, betterment of BMC school and against corruption in MMRDA and provision to give house to slum people |
| Shorab Shaikh
5th Std. Business |
Bhartiya Bhaichara Party | 6.88 Lakh | None | Will work towards welfare. |
| Pradeep Nambiar LLB
Self-employed |
Independent | 4.42 Crore | None | A law for unused FSI for builders to redevelop,legal permission for gaothans, roads, cleansing & beautification of Mithi river, accountability of 1000 crores already spent on Mithi river, garbage recycling for environment & energy. |
| Vishal Satpute
B.Com. Finance |
Independent | 83.33 Thousand | None | Will fight against electricity price rise, sewage systems, construct biggest library in Kalina |
| Javed Shaikh HSC
Business |
Independent | 1.52 Crore | none | Did not share |
| George Abraham B.Sc.
Retired |
Indian National Congress | 3.53 Crore | None | Protect residents facing displacement, Bhabha hospital upgrade,SRA disputes,ration office in Kurla west, ensure security of women |
| Sanjay Turde SSC
Service |
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena | 58.45 Lakh | 31 | Employment & rehabilitation of slums adjacent to airport |
| Gayatri Jaiswal HSC
Service |
Peasants and Workers Party of India | 6.58 Thousand | None | Education, drainage, roads, safety of women & children, access to legal rights for women |
| Ismail Shaikh 8th Std.
Business |
Samajwadi Party | 43.94 Lakh | None | Will construct a hospital, engineering college, roads, water logging, toilets, access to government services for the poor & old |
| Sanjay Potnis SSC
Politician |
Shiv Sena | 4.04 Crore | 18 | Did not share |
| Manisha Jadhav
5th Std. Business |
Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi | 20.53 Lakh | None | Did not share |
Constituency: Wadala
Incumbent MLA: Nilkanth Kolambkar, BJP
| Name, Education & Profession | Party | Assets | Pending Court Case Ratings* | Agenda |
| Mohd. Khan B.Com.
Consultant |
All India Minorities Front | 50 Thousand | None | I will work for senior citizens, for youth, for schools, alleviate hunger and for sports. |
| Nilkanth Kolambkar SSC
Politician |
Bharatiya Janata Party | 27.51 Lakh | None | Did not share |
| Yashwant Waghmare HSC
Interior designer |
Independent | 20 Thousand | None | Did not share |
| Shivkumar Lad
HSC Business |
Indian National Congress | 4.86 Crore | None | Did not share |
| Anand Prabhu B.Com.
Salaried employee |
Maharashtra Navanirman Sena | 97.68 Lakh | None | Corruption, redevelopment of BDD chawls, police quarters, SRA & dilapidated buildings, skill development, water logging. |
| Lakshman Pawar
SSC Ex Deputy Inspector |
Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi | 4.09 Crore | None | Did not share |
Constituency: Vile Parle
Incumbent MLA : Parag Alavani, BJP
| Name, Education & Profession | Party | Assets | Pending Court Case
Ratings* |
Agenda |
| Parag Alavani LLB
Activist |
Bharatiya Janata Party | 23.34 Crore | None | Did not share |
| Sunny Jain 8th Std.
Business |
Bhartiya Manvadhikaar Federal Party | 1.09 Crore | None | Did not share |
| Rajendra Nandagawali
N/A Labourer |
Independent | 10 Thousand | None | Creation of Toilets/Sauchalays, raise my voice for job creation, 550 sqft of living space per family for slum dwellers. |
| Jayanti Siroya 7th Std.
Auto driver |
Indian National Congress | 4.45 Crore | None | Did not share |
| Juilee Shende B.MS.
Consultant |
Maharashtra Navanirman Sena | 2.3 Crore | None | Did not share |
| Sundar Padmukh B.Sc, B.Ed
Tea stall owner |
Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi | 5.33 Lakh | None | Did not share |
All information provided by mumbaivotes.com
* Pending Court Case Ratings are calculated based on a mathematical formula which assigns 1 Red Flag for each minor criminal charge and 2 to 5 Red Flags for each charge of fraud, violent crimes, rape, robbery, extortion, kidnapping, murder under the Indian Penal Code