Malegaon MLA Mufti Ismail suffers heart attack while campaigning, admitted to Mumbai hospital
As a mark of respect to Malegaon MLA Mufti Ismail, most candidates in the region temporarily halted their Assembly election campaigns on Monday.
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Mufti Ismail, sitting MLA and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen candidate in Malegaon Central. (FB)Mufti Ismail, sitting MLA and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen candidate in Malegaon Central, has been taken to Mumbai for treatment after suffering a heart attack while campaigning for the Maharashtra Assembly elections.
The two-time MLA complained of chest pain on Monday and was initially admitted to a hospital in Malegaon. However, after his condition worsened and he suffered a second heart attack, doctors decided to refer him to a hospital in Mumbai. He was moved early on Tuesday morning, sources said.
In light of Mufti’s illness, most candidates in the region temporarily halted their election campaigns on Monday as a mark of respect.
In his re-election bid, Mufti faces a tough four-way contest against former Congress MLA Asif Shaikh, who has launched his own party; the Samajwadi Party’s Shan-E-Hind; and Congress candidate Ejaz Baig.
All the 288 Assembly constituencies in Maharashtra will go to the polls on November 20 and the votes will be counted on November 23.
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