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Lokhashab election 2024:The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday fielded former special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam as its Lok Sabha candidate from the Mumbai North Central seat. He will contest against Congress’ Varsha Gaikwad.
The BJP removed sitting MP Poonam Mahajan as its candidate from Mumbai North Central and replaced her with Nikam.
According to party leaders, the decision to remove Mahajan was based on organisational feedback after several election surveys showed negative ratings for him, according to news agency PTI. Some leaders also claimed that the decision was taken some time ago, but the party took time to find a leader to replace him.
Who is Ujjwal Nikam?
Born in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, Ujjwal Nikam was a special public prosecutor. He started his career as a district prosecutor in Jalgaon and then worked his way up to state and national trials. Nikam has been associated with several prominent cases, including the 1993 Bombay bombings, the Gulshan Kumar murder case, the Pramod Mahajan murder case and the 2008 Mumbai attacks, the 2013 Mumbai gang-rape case, the 2016 Kopardi rape and murder case.
Ujjwal Nikam had argued on behalf of the government during the 26/11 Mumbai attack trial. It was his argument that brought Kasab to the gallows. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2016. His son Aniket Nikam is also a criminal lawyer in the Mumbai High Court.
