Shekar Krishnan
Shekar Krishnan (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York City Council, representing District 25. He assumed office on January 1, 2022. His current term ends on January 1, 2030.
Krishnan (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for re-election to the New York City Council to represent District 25. He won in the general election on November 4, 2025. He advanced from the Democratic primary on June 24, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2025)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 25
Incumbent Shekar Krishnan defeated Ramses Frias, Ricardo Pacheco, and Shah Haque in the general election for New York City Council District 25 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shekar Krishnan (D / Working Families Party) | 69.8 | 22,267 | |
| Ramses Frias (R / Conservative Party) | 20.1 | 6,418 | ||
| Ricardo Pacheco (Safe&Affordable Party / Stop The Casino Party) | 6.0 | 1,927 | ||
| Shah Haque (Asians United Party) | 3.8 | 1,199 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 100 | ||
| Total votes: 31,911 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 25
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shekar Krishnan in round 1 .
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Total votes: 14,831 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for New York City Council District 25
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Ramses Frias in round 1 .
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Conservative Party primary election
Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 25
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Ramses Frias in round 1 .
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Working Families Party primary election
Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 25
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shekar Krishnan in round 1 .
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Krishnan in this election.
2023
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2023)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 25
Incumbent Shekar Krishnan defeated Zhile Cao and Fatima Baryab in the general election for New York City Council District 25 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shekar Krishnan (D / Working Families Party) | 64.8 | 5,887 | |
| Zhile Cao (R / Medical Freedom Party) | 21.2 | 1,924 | ||
| Fatima Baryab (Diversity Party) | 11.4 | 1,037 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.5 | 230 | ||
| Total votes: 9,078 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 25
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shekar Krishnan in round 1 .
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Total votes: 5,516 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for New York City Council District 25
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Zhile Cao in round 1 .
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Working Families Party primary election
Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 25
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shekar Krishnan in round 1 .
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Endorsements
Krishnan received the following endorsements.
2021
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 25
Shekar Krishnan defeated Shah Haque, Fatima Baryab, and Suraj Jaswal in the general election for New York City Council District 25 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shekar Krishnan (D) | 61.1 | 9,466 | |
| Shah Haque (R) | 19.3 | 2,987 | ||
| Fatima Baryab (Diversity Party) | 16.5 | 2,555 | ||
| Suraj Jaswal (L) | 2.7 | 415 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 62 | ||
| Total votes: 15,485 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 25
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shekar Krishnan in round 7 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 14,902 |
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Shah Haque advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Council District 25.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shekar Krishnan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Shekar Krishnan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Shekar Krishnan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate New York City Council District 25 |
Officeholder New York City Council District 25 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Daniel Dromm (D) |
New York City Council District 25 2022-Present |
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