Former Maharashtra director general of police Sanjay Pandey, who was also former Mumbai police commissioner, has decided to contest the upcoming state Assembly election. Pandey informed on Friday that he will contest from Mumbai’s Versova assembly seat.

“I have been wanting to join politics for some time now. But earlier I did not get the opportunity. Now I have decided to contest the state Assembly election and even finalised Versova assembly seat,” the former IPS officer said.