Taking over a post previously helmed by Eric Adams, Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral election , according to AP and NBC’s projected figures. US news outlet Associated Press was quick to declare the Democratic socialist as the winner of the November 4 Election Day at 9:34 pm EST. NBC News followed suit hot on the heels of the initial announcement.

The Indian-origin assemblyman’s front-running rivals in the mayor race were former Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa. Set to take office on January 1, Mamdani will also be NYC’s youngest mayor in over a century.

At the time of writing, the 34-year-old front-runner’s glorious victory was attributed to 1,006,242 votes, accounting 50.3% figures. Meanwhile, Independent Andrew Cuomo settled

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