Winning one of the most competitive elections, Zohran Mamdani scripted history on Tuesday night by getting elected as the next Mayor of New York.

Mamdani defeated former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.

“Tonight you have delivered a mandate for change, a mandate for a new kind of politics, a mandate for a city we can afford, and a mandate for a government that can deliver exactly that,” Mamdani told his supporters at a raucous party. Also Read | 3 Muslims of Indian origin deal the biggest blow yet to Trump’s MAGA rhetoric

How many people voted in New York election?

In the largest turnout in a mayoral race in over five decades, over 2 million people voted, according to the New York City Board of Elections.

In the last election, in 2021, turnout was 23 perce

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