New Delhi: August 6 marks the first death anniversary of former Union Foreign Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj, who passed away on this day in 2019. Known for her charismatic personality and her connect with the people, Swaraj was one of India’s favorite Foreign Ministers to date.

Swaraj’s stature as a national leader gained prominence when she started reaching out to people’s calls for help especially those in stress in foreign countries.

Twitter users on Thursday remembered the late BJP leader and first woman Chief Minister of Delhi on her first death anniversary and paid tribute to her. Leaders of several other parties also took to their official twitter handles and raised above party lines to remember Sushma Swaraj. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, 

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Malegaon (Maharashtra), Nov 23: In a closely contested election, Mohammad Ismail Abdul Khalique of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has retained the Malegaon Central assembly seat, winning by a razor-thin margin of 162 votes.

This victory in the north Maharashtra constituency marks a significant turnaround for Khalique, who previously enjoyed a commanding lead in the 2019 elections, winning by over one lakh votes.

Khalique, an Islamic scholar, received a total of 1,09,653 votes this time, narrowly defeating his nearest rival, Asif Shaikh Rasheed of the Indian Secular Largest Assembly of Maharashtra party, who got 1,09,491 votes.

There were a total of 13 candidates contesting in this Muslim dominated constituency. Barring Khalique and Rasheed, two other candidates -- Shaan-e-Hind Nihal Ahmed of Samajwadi Party and Ejaz Baig Aziz Baig managed below 10,000 votes. Other remaining candidates were below 1,000 votes.

This election marks Khalique's third term as an MLA. He initially represented the Malegaon Central seat in 2009 as a member of the Jan Surajya Shakti party.

However, Khalique faced a setback in the 2014 elections when he contested under the banner of the Nationalist Congress Party and lost.

His return to the assembly in 2019 under the AIMIM banner solidified his political presence, and despite the significantly reduced margin this year, he has once again emerged victorious.

The results highlight the competitive nature of the Malegaon Central constituency and underscore Khalique's resilience in maintaining his position amidst changing political dynamics.