Malad West MLA Aslam Shaikh has been accused of providing false information in connection with his educational qualification. A rival candidate, Shanul Hassan Sayed, claimed that Shaikh’s affidavit in 2009 stated he was a Std XII pass, whereas in 2024, he claimed to be a Std VIII pass. Sayed also alleged Shaikh’s father’s name had been misspelt in the affidavits.

Sayed recently filed his nomination form to contest the Assembly poll on a Rashtriya Ulama Council ticket while Shaikh, a Congress leader, has been representing Malad West in the Lower House since 2009. According to available information, Shaikh went to St Anthony’s High School and completed his education in 1986. However, the specific details concerning his education qualification are under scrutiny. According to Sayed, the affidavit submitted by Shaikh in 2009 stated that he passed the HSC exam from Sandesh Vidyalaya Junior College in March 1991.