Nithya Raman Makes History as First Indian American Elected Mayor of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES–Kerala-born Nithya Raman has won the Los Angeles mayoral election, becoming the first Indian American and first South Asian elected to lead the nation’s second-largest city after incumbent Mayor …
BBC News reported that Nithya Raman defeated incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race. Al Jazeera said Raman would become the city’s first South Asian mayor, while Big News Network.com described her as the first Indian-American elected mayor there. thereporter.com reported that Bass conceded and pledged a smooth transition; the reports did not provide vote totals or further details about the handover.
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