Ujjwal Nikam

Ujjwal Nikam
Born (1953-03-30) 30 March 1953 (age 71)[1]
Jalgaon, Bombay State, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationLawyer
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseJyoti Nikam
Children2
AwardsPadma Shri (2016)[2]

Ujjwal Nikam (born 30 March 1953) is an Indian special public prosecutor who has worked on prominent murder and terrorism cases. He helped prosecute suspects in the 1993 Bombay bombings, the Gulshan Kumar murder case, the Pramod Mahajan murder case, and the 2008 Mumbai attacks. He was also the special public prosecutor in the 2013 Mumbai gang rape case, 2016 Kopardi rape and murder case.[3][4] Ujjwal Nikam argued on behalf of the state during the 26/11 Mumbai attack trial.

Nikam was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2016.[5]

He has been given a security detail with a classification of Z+, the second highest level of security in India.[6]

He was fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party from Mumbai North Central candidate during the 2024 Indian general election, he lost by a margin of 16,514 votes (1.81%).[7][8]

  1. ^ "Who is Ujjwal Nikam, BJP's LS candidate and 26/11 prosecutor who used the controversial 'biryani' story to convict Ajmal Kasab?". The Economic Times. 27 April 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Rajinikanth gets Padma Vibhushan; Padma Shri for Priyanka, Ajay Devgn". 26 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Finish photojournalist rape trial in 60 days, Ujjwal Nikam told | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. ^ "How Ujjwal Nikam sparked missing rape suspect rumours". Mumbai Mirror. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Padma awards 2016 declared: Anupam Kher, Rajinikanth, Vinod Rai, Sania Mirza honoured among others". DNA. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  6. ^ Vijapurkar, Mahesh (6 June 2017). "Ujjwal Nikam's phones stolen while his guards slept: Z-Plus security isn't all it's cracked up to be". First Post.
  7. ^ "Mumbai North Central election results 2024 live updates: Congress's Gaikwad Varsha Eknath wins". The Times of India. 5 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  8. ^ https://www.news18.com/india/lok-sabha-polls-bjp-replaces-poonam-mahajan-with-26-11-lawyer-ujjwal-nikam-from-mumbai-north-central-8868911.html