BMC Elections
- Past BMC Election Results
- Know your Booth Location
- Standing Committee Members
- BMC Elections 2017 Delimitation
- New Ward List Civic Elections 2025
- New Wards Maps for BMC Elections 2025
- BMC Election 2025 Date
- CEO Maharashtra
- Know Your BMC
- BMC News & Updates
- Wards
- Candidates
- Mumbai Corporators
- Advertise
- Contact
- Volunteer
- Privacy Policy
SP Corporator Yakum Memon quits SP, likely to join AIMIM
- by Webdesk
- 27 Dec 2016
With BMC Elections around the corner, another major switch has happened. Three term councillor, Yakub Memon is likely to quit the Samajwadi Party and has indicated to join the rival All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM).
Memon, who is from Ward no. 220 (Khara Talao-Nalbazar- Ghogari Mohalla), lost his ward to the recent delimitation. Also, some areas with majority of Memon’s voters have split into two different wards.
The three-term Corporator explained that SP is slightly deterred by the AIMIM party’s strong hold on Muslim voters. “The party has some different plans for the civic elections. Also, it acknowledges that AIMIM has emerged as a strong competitor and will affect the party’s vote bank in areas like Byculla, Dongri and Bhendi Bazaar.”
According to sources in SP, SP is planning to revamp its party structure. “The Samajwadi Party has turned out to be vulnerable in the civic body. The party is now finding faces that already have a strong hold on voters in their area. The ticket for Memon’s ward will be given to a former Corporator.”
Ironically, over 100 workers of AIMIM had joined SP earlier this month. SP, which currently has nine sitting corporators, has targeted 115 seats for the next elections. Rais Shaikh, SP leader in the civic body, said, “For the upcoming elections, we are targeting at a larger number since we have received good response from the city dwellers for our work.”
Image Courtesy:
Related News
This article is based on publicly available information from credible sources (as mentioned above) and has been restructured using a combination of AI tools and manual editorial inputs to enhance clarity and readability. While we aim to maintain accuracy, there may be unintentional errors or misinterpretations. If you come across any incorrect or misleading information, please report it to us at info@bmcelections.com.
Copyright © 2026 All Rights Reserved | BMC Election