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Mumbai 26/11 terror attack prosecutor Ujwal Nikam named BJP candidate

Mumbai 26/11 terror attack prosecutor Ujwal Nikam named BJP candidate

Mumbai, April 27 (UNI) BJP on Friday declared noted criminal lawyer Ujjwal Nikam, who was the public prosecutor in the Mumbai 26/11 terror attacks, as its candidate from Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha constituency.
Nikam, who was also the public prosecutor in March 12 1993 Mumbai serial blast case, replaces Poonam Mahajan, the current MP from this seat, as the party's candidate.
He was also the prosecutor in the murder case of Pramod Mahajan, the father of Poonam Mahajan, who was shot dead by his brother Pravin in April 2006 following a dispute.
Poonam Mahajan was elected from the constituency in 2014 and 2019. She is also a former president of the BJP's youth wing. UNI AAA SSP

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