[3] He is also the Cabinet Minister of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs and Housing in the Government of West Bengal.

[4] On 11 November 2009, he was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from the Alipore constituency after defeating Communist Party candidate, Kaustav Chatterjee by a margin of 27,555 votes in the by-poll.

[8] In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Hakim won from the Kolkata Port constituency as a candidate of the All India Trinamool Congress.

[6][10] On 3 March 2013, the Ultadanga Flyover (located in East Kolkata) collapsed, leaving three people injured.

[12] In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Hakim defeated his nearest rival, Rakesh Singh of the Left Front-Indian National Congress alliance by a margin of 26,548 votes.

This allows a candidate who is not a member of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation to be appointed mayor of the city, provided they are elected to the same within a period of six months.

[27] He resigned as chairman of board of administrators of KMC on 22 March 2021 after the Election Commission of India (ECI) has restrained political appointees serving as board administrators of West Bengal municipal corporations, ahead of the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.

[31] On 19 September 2017, he was questioned for eight hours by the Central Bureau of Investigation at Nizam Palace about the sting operation.

[32][33] Before the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Hakim, while speaking to Maleeha Hamid Sidiqqui of Pakistani newspaper Dawn, referred to his constituency as "mini-Pakistan".

[34] At the time of 2021 West Bengal Assembly election, a video goes viral on social media, where Firhad Hakim is seen abusing India's central forces.

[36] On 3 July 2024, Hakim made controversial remarks during the 'All India Quran Competition' held at Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium in Kolkata.

"[37][38] In November 2024, while campaigning for Sheikh Rabiul Islam in the Haroa by-election, he allegedly made objectionable remarks about Rekha Patra, the BJP candidate and prominent advocate for the victims of the Sandeshkhali incident.

[39] His comments drew condemnation from Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, who urged the National Commission for Women to take appropriate action.