New York, June 24 -- Zohran Kwame Mamdani, a New York State Assembly member and democratic socialist, is ahead of former Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York City's ranked-choice Democratic primary for mayor, according to a new poll released on Monday.

Born in Uganda, Mamdani is Indian-American or of South Asian descent. He is the first South Asian man to serve in the New York State Assembly, the first Ugandan, and the only third Muslim ever to be a member of the body.

In its hypothetical initial round of voting, Cuomo's lead reduced to 3 percentage points, with 35 per cent of likely Democratic voters backing him compared to 32 per cent for Mamdani and 13 per cent for city Comptroller Brad Lander, New York Post reported, citing the Emerson...