Mumbai North West constituency is comprised of six assembly constituencies- Jogeshwari East, Dindoshi, Goregaon, Varsova, Andheri West, Andheri East.The constituency has diverse demographics having, in addition to the large base of Marathi voters, over 3.5 lakh North Indian voters and 1.2 lakh South Indian voters. Over 3 lakh Muslim voters also make for a a strong presence in the constituency.
The Election Commission of India( ECI) has accepted the nominations of 21 candidates representing various political parties or standing independently.While one candidate has withdrawn his candidacy, the body has rejected 5 applications.
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2014 Lok Sabha Elections
50.4 percent of the 1775416 electors from the constituency voted in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, with the Shiv Sena candidate winning by a margin of 183028 votes.
| Name of Candidate | Party | Votes Secured | Vote share ( Over total votes polled ) |
| Gajanan Chandrakant Kiritkar | SHS | 464820 | 51.77 |
| Kamat Gurudas Vasant | INC | 281792 | 31.38 |
| Mahesh Waman Manjrekar | MNS | 66088 | 7.36 |
| Mayank Ramesh Gandhi | AAP | 51860 | 5.36 |
| Bhole Pushpa Milind | BSP | 10275 | 1.14 |
| NOTA | 10997 | 1.23 |
Source- Election Commission of India
Know your candidates
Gajanan Kirtikar (SHS)
Kirtikar is the incumbent candidate representing Mumbai North west constituency. Prior to being an MP, he had served 4 terms as an MLA from the Malad (West ) Assembly constituency from 1990 to 2009.
Click here for his complete profile — personal details, performance as MP, and utilization of MPLAD funds.
Assets and Liabilities
| Year | Total Assets (Rs) | Total Liabilities (Rs) |
| 2014 | 5,83,52,000 | 22,57,000 |
| 2019 | 10,53,92,000 | 40,23,000 |
The MP’s total assets grew by 80 percent from 2014 to 2019
Source-myneta.info
Sanjay Nirupam (INC)
Nirupam is a former MP from the Mumbai North constituency where he had won in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections. He competed in the 2014 elections from the same constituency but lost to Gopal Chinnaya of the BJP. Prior to joining the Indian National Congress, he was a two time Rajya Sabha MP representing Shiv Sena in 1996 and 2000. He contested the Mumbai North West constituency in 2004 representing Shiv Sena, but wasn’t successful.
Personal details
- Age- 54
- Contact No- 9821345666, 022-26311666
- Email id- sanjaynirupam@gmail.com
- Address- 2403/04, Beverly Hills Building NO T-36, shastri Nagar Andheri West Mumbai-400053
- Self Profession- Business
- Facebook- @sanjaynirupam
- Twitter- @sanjaynirupam
During his tenure as an MP he was
- Member, Committee on Energy (2009)
- Member, Consultative committee- Ministry of communication and Information Technology (2009)
- Member, Committee of Privileges(2009)
- Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti – Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation( 2010)
- Member, India- China Parliamentary Friendship Group (2010)
Pending criminal cases
Nirupam has 11 pending cases; cases against him include 2 charges related to disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant (IPC section 188); 2 charges related to wrongful restraint( IPC section 341); 2 charges related to mischief causing damage to the amount of 50 rupees ( IPC section 427); 1 charge related to defamation( IPC section 499) and several others.
Assets and Liabilities
| Year | Total Assets (Rs) | Total Liabilities (Rs) |
| 2009 | 2,24,17,801 | 37,27,000 |
| 2014 | 5,72,90,996 | 37,27,000 |
| 2019 | 12,20,93,505 | 83,99,569 |
His assets grew by over 150 percent from 2009 to 2014.
Source-myneta.info
Complete details of the affidavit submitted by Nirupam to ECI can be accessed here.
Subhash Passi(SP)
Passi is with the Samajwadi Party, and a current Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA ) from Saidpur Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
Personal details
- Age- 57
- Contact Number- 9619704820, 8765955073
- Address- Mohalla ward No. 3, Malviya Nagar, Nagar Panchayat Saidpur Distt. Ghazipur
- Facebook- Subhash Pasi Mla
Pending Criminal Cases
Passi has 1 criminal case pending against him that involves 1 charge related to mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel (IPC section-431); 1 charge related to cheating and dishonesty inducing delivery of property (IPC section 420); 1 charge related to forgery of security, will etc (IPC section 467) and 1 charge related to forgery for purpose of cheating (IPC section 468).
Assets and Liabilities
| Year | Total Assets (Rs) | Total Liabilities(Rs) |
| 2017 | 40,82,25,865 | 7,15,00,000 |
| 2019 | 64,20,45,035 | 8,05,00,000 |
Passi’s assets grew by 57% from 2017 to 2019.
Source- myneta.info
Complete details of the affidavit submitted to the ECI by Passi can be accessed here.
Other Candidates
| Name | Party | Party Symbol | Pending criminal cases | Total Assets (in Rs) |
| Abusalim Arunhuq Shank: 48, 10th Pass, Business | Rashtriya Ulama Council | Mixee | 0 | 2,64,600 |
| Aftab Mashwood Khan:43,8th Pass,Real Estate Agent | Independent | 0 | 80,62,800 | |
| Ajay Dubey: 29,Post Graduate, Advocate | Jan Adhikar Party | Helicopter | 0 | 5,76,000 |
| Arora Surinder Mohan:64,Graduate, Industrialist | Bharat Jan Adhaar Party | Computer | 0 | 33,66,82,905 |
| Chandrashekar Sharma: 42, Business | Bharatiya Manavadhikaar Federal Party | Biscuit | 1 | 94,03,436 |
| Chhaya Tiwari: 41, 8th pass, Housewife | Janata Congress | Ganna Kisan | 0 | 91,05,737 |
| Dharmendra Pal: 42, 10th Pass, Business | Rashtravadi Kranti Dal | Door Bell | 0 | 4,85,000 |
| Harishankar Yadav:48, 10th Pass | Aapki Apni Party( Peoples ) | Battery Torch | 0 | 12,000 |
| Madan Agarwal: 55, Graduate | Independent | 0 | 6.18.31.318 | |
| Mitesh Varshney: 27,Post Graduate , Advocate | Independent | 1 | 1,86,373 | |
| Prabhakar Sadhu: 47, 8th Pass | Independent | 0 | 52,000 | |
| Sanjay Sakpal: 48, Graduate, Service | Independent | 0 | 70,000 | |
| Shakuntala Kushalkar: 47,Illiterate, Housewife | Prabuddha Republican Party | Truck | 0 | 1,01,11,000 |
| Shashkiant Kadam:46, Graduate, Advocate | Independent | 1 | 1,89,52,783 | |
| Sonkamble Tukaram: 33, Graduate | Independent | 0 | 1,41,658 | |
| Suresh Shetty: 46,8th pass, Business | Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi | Cup and Saucer | 0 | 9,54,52,500 |
| Vijay Koyale: 49,8th pass, Farm and Painting work | Rashriya Maratha Party | Bat | 0 | 65,25,000 |
| Vijendra Kumar Rai:37, Post Graduate, Advocate | Independent | 1 | 2,64,56,906 |
Issues in the Constituency
A survey in 2018 titled A Survey on Governance Issues and Voting Behaviour by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) found residents of Mumbai North West to have stated employment opportunities (50.05%), traffic congestion(42.25%), water and air pollution (39.22 %) as the three most pressing issues in the constituency.
The proposed construction of a car shed for Metro Phase 3 across 165 hectares of plot in Aarey Milk colony(in Goregaon)which will involve the felling of over 2000 trees has met a strong backlash from citizens. Over 33,000 suggestion and objections were submitted by citizens against this move by Brihamumbai Municipal Corporation.