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From ‘Dhoom Machale’ to City Hall: Inside Mamdani’s Bollywood-powered win
Mamdani gained over 1 million votes, breaking a century-old record for the highest vote share ever secured by a first-time New York City mayoral candidate.
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Malvika Choudhary - Wed, 05, Nov 2025
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(L-R) Mamdani with his parents and wife after the win and Mamdani's Indian-origin mother Mira Nair / Mohammed Jaffer / SnapsIndia
A campaign that blended socialist politics with Bollywood flair has carried Zohran Mamdani to New York City’s highest office.
The 34-year-old Democratic Socialist was elected mayor on Nov. 4, becoming the city’s first Indian-American, first Muslim, and youngest leader in more than a century.
Defeating Trump-backed former governor Andrew Cuomo — who ran as an independent — and Republican Curtis Sliwa, Mamdani turned what began as a grassroots movement in Queens into a citywide cultural phenomenon.
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His campaign, marked by Bollywood-inspired videos, multilingual messaging, and humor rooted in immigrant experience, transformed a local race into a reflection of New York’s changing political identity.
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