Zeeshan Baba Siddique (born 3 October 1992) is an Indian politician from the

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. He is currently a

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. & President of Mumbai Youth Congress.

Personal life and education

Siddique was born in Bandra, Mumbai to the

leader and former member of the

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and Shehzeen Siddique. In July 2015, he completed his Master's degree in Global Management & Public Leadership at the

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Offices and positions held

* Member of legislative Assembly (MLA) - (2019) * President of Mumbai

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. (2021)

Politics

Siddique contested and won as a first term member of the

representing the Vandre East seat in

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, Maharashtra in

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. He garnered 38,337 votes defeating Shiv Sena's

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the then mayor of Mumbai by 5790 votes. In May 2021, Bombay High Court ordered a probe against Zeeshan and

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for supplying

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to needy during the pandemic.

Personal life and education

Offices and positions held

Politics

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