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Arun Gawli to contest LS polls from North Central Mumbai.


Byline: ANI

Mumbai, Mar 27 (ANI): Gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from the North Central Mumbai parliamentary constituency.

Gawli will contest from his own party Akhil Bharatiya Sena Akhil Bharatiya Sena (अखिल भारतीय सेना, All India Army) is a political party in India. Founded in 1997 and led by the Mumbai mafia don and contract killer Arun Gawli (alias 'Daddy').  (ABS).

Gawli's daughter Geeta ruled out reports stating ABS' tie-up with Mayawati led Bhaujan Samaj Party (BSP), saying the party will go alone in the general elections.

Gawli, who is lodged at the Arthur Road jail Arthur Road Jail, built in 1926, is Mumbai's largest and oldest prison. It houses most of the city's prisoners. It is located near Sat Rasta (Seven Roads), between Mahalaxmi and Chinchpokli railway stations in the southern part the city.  in connection with a murder and extortion case, was elected to the state legislature in 2004, from the Chinchpokli constituency. (ANI)

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