India, Nov. 5 -- Zohran Mamdani scripted history on Tuesday with his win in the New York mayoral elections. With 50 per cent of the vote, the 34-year-old democratic socialist is set to become the city's youngest mayor in over a century.

Mamdani will also be the first Muslim and South Asian to be elected New York city mayor.

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Mamdani was declared mayor-elect by the Associated Press. With 80 per cent of the votes in, Mamdani has a share of 50.3 per cent, closely followed by democratic opponent Andrew Cuomo at 41.6 per cent. Republican candidate Curtis Silwa trails with 7.2 per cent of the vote.

Born in Kampala, Uganda, Zohran Mamdani moved to New York City when he was seven years old and la...