Zohran Mamdani’s Historic Victory in New York Mayoral Election, Son of Famous Filmmaker Mira Nair

Zohran Mamdani won the New York City Mayoral Election, becoming the youngest mayor and making history by becoming the city’s first Muslim mayor, the first of South Asian descent, and the first to be born in Africa. He has won the record-breaking election. Zohran Mamdani defeated former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. The 34-year-old state lawmaker is set to become the youngest mayor and takes office from January 1.

With 83% of the votes counted in the final total, Democrat Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral election with 948,202 votes (50.6%). Sliwa received 137,030 votes, while Cuomo received 776,547 votes (41.3%). The NYC Board of Elections reported that voter turnout exceeded 2 million for the first time since 1969, with check-ins registered in Manhattan (444,439), Brooklyn (571,857), Queens (421,176), the Bronx (187,399), and Staten Island (123,827).

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Mamdani expressed his gratitude to the younger generation of New Yorkers for electing him to office in his thrilling winning address. “Because we are you, we will fight for you. We hold the future in our hands. We have brought down a political dynasty, my pals,” he declared. “Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you. Turn the volume up,” Mamdani said in a direct address to the US president. “You will have to get through all of us to get to any of us. The city that produced Donald Trump is the best place to demonstrate how a nation betrayed by him may be overcome.” he continued.

Who is Zohran Mamdani? 

Zohran Mamdani was born in Kampala, Uganda, on October 18, 1991. He is the son of renowned Indian director Mira Nair and Ugandan academic Mahmood Mamdani. He spent his early years in New York City, attending the Bank Street School for Children and Bronx High School of Science, after traveling from Uganda to South Africa. He co-established a Students for Justice in Palestine chapter while earning his Africana Studies degree from Bowdoin College in 2014, as per the media reports.

Mira Nair is a famous and internationally recognized filmmaker. Her ‘Salaam Bombay’ film gained many accolades internationally and was also an official entry for the Oscars for that year, nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards. In the 70s and 80s, she made many iconic films and gave Indian cinema international recognition. Her famous films include ‘Moonsoon wedding’, ‘The Namesake’, ‘Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love’, ‘Mississipi Masala’ and many more.