India, June 25 -- New York assemblyman Zohran Mamdani has declared victory and will be the Democratic candidate for the upcoming mayoral polls. The Indian-origin man will now face incumbent mayor Eric Adams and Republican Curtis Sliwa in the November elections.

Taking to X, Mamdani on Wednesday declared his victory and thanked the voters who chose to rank him at the top of their lists.

Addressing his victory party, the 33-year-old vowed to work towards making the cut more affordable and "be a mayor for every New Yorker."

"The power belongs to the people," he added.

"I will be the mayor for every New Yorker, whether you voted for me, for Governor Cuomo, or felt too disillusioned by a long-broken political system to vote at all. I will ...