Mumbai 26/11 terror attack prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam named BJP candidate, replaces sitting MP Poonam Mahajan

Mumbai: BJP has 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.