New York- Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old Indian-origin democratic socialist, pulled off a stunning victory in the fiercely contested New York city mayoral elections, riding on an electrifying campaign to become the first South Asian, Muslim and youngest in a century to helm the administration of the world’s financial capital.

Mamdani, the son of filmmaker Mira Nair and Indian-origin scholar Mahmood Mamdani, defeated former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a scandal-hit Democrat who ran as an independent, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa in the keenly watched contest that grabbed global attention.

His historic victory to run the city of more than 8.4 million people is seen as a comebackof progressive politics, with Mamdani vowing to prioritise working-class issues as he proposed initi

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