Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray won the Worli seat by a humongous margin from the first round itself. Being the first member from the family to enter the electoral fray, Aaditya Thackeray's opponents were independent candidate Abhijeet Bichukule and Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) Suresh Mane.
.Earlier, former Mumbai Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sachin Ahir was the elected MLA from the same constituency. After Ahir joined Shiv Sena ahead of the assembly polls, Shiv Sena made it clear that Aditya Thackeray will be contesting from the Worli constituency.
In the past, Portuguese traders used to come to India from Worli to do business. Currently, this assembly constituency is known for huge buildings and is a home to Mumbai's fishermen communities.
Shiv Sena had maintained its stronghold in the Worli assembly constituency. The constituency is spread over Haji Ali Dargah, Worli Naka, Phoenix Mall, Lower Parel West, Kamgar Nagar, Siddharth Nagar and Koliwara. From 1990 to 2004, Dattaji Nalwade of Shiv Sena won the seat four times.
In 2009, Ahir won against Shiv Sena candidate Ashish Chemburkar. Ahir registered 52,398 votes while Chemburkar managed to get 47,104 votes. However, in 2014, Shiv Sena candidate Sunil Shinde defeated Ahir by a massive margin of 60,625 votes.
Traffic is the biggest problem in the Worli area. Along with this, re-development of old chawls is also a big issue in the area. Rehabilitation of BDD Chawl is also one of the main problems in the area
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