India, June 27 -- Zohran Mamdani has risen to clinch the Democratic nomination for the New York City mayoral polls, and his biggest rival is the incumbent Eric Adams.

Mamdani defeated former New York governor Andrew Cuomo in the democratic primary on Tuesday and might be the first Muslim and person of South Asian descent to become the mayor of New York City, largely seen as a Democratic stronghold.

In November, he will face Eric Adams, who replaced Bill de Blasio as NYC mayor in 2022, and Republican Curtis Silwa.

Adams, who himself won on a Democratic ticket in the 2021 snap elections, is running as an independent. While Mamdani identifies as a Democratic Socialist, Adams is seen as a moderate.

Eric Adams was born on September 1, 1960...