Andheri East Assembly by-election: A poll that cannot be bypassed for its impact

A diverse spread of Marathi speakers, Muslims, Gujaratis, South Indians and Catholics makes this constituency a mini-Mumbai

BJP candidate Murji Patel (extreme right) after filing his nomination, on October 14. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

Minority and South Indian voters will play the most important role in the November 3 Andheri East by-poll. These categories comprise about 27 per cent of the voter population. The constituency offers the archetypal image of a cosmopolitan Mumbai. According to the data compiled by political parties, the constituency has about 2.6 lakh eligible voters.

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