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Nithya Raman becomes LA mayor

Nithya Raman becomes LA mayor

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Nithya V Raman, a 44‑year‑old Indian‑born democratic socialist who previously worked on behalf of Chennai’s marginalised residents, entered the Los Angeles mayoral race after initially endorsing incumbent Karen Bass. Backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, she is reported to have defeated Bass, becoming the first South Asian (Indian‑American) mayor of Los Angeles, the United States’ second‑largest city. Her victory is described as a historic shift, making Los Angeles and New York the two largest U.S. cities led by Indian‑origin Democratic Socialists. Some reports still describe the contest as a close race.

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  • left · 3 outlets

    The Kerala-born Democrat defeated incumbent Karen Bass, making New York and Los Angeles the two largest US cities led by Indian-origin Democratic Socialists

    — The Federal

  • center · 4 outlets

    In a historic electoral milestone, Indian-origin City Councilwoman Nithya Raman is projected to win the Los Angeles mayoral race

    — Hindustan Times

  • right · 5 outlets

    New York, Nov 5 (PTI): India-born democratic socialist Nithya Raman is projected to win the Los Angeles mayoral election, defeating incumbent Karen Bass and becoming the first mayor of South Asian descent in the US city's history. CNN projected Raman, a Los Angeles City Council member, to defeat…

    — ABP Live

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Nitya Raman (45), a Malayali girl who left Keralam at age of six has risen to become the Mayor of Los Angeles, defeating incumbent Karen Bass. With family roots in Thrissur and Thiruvananthapuram, her victory is also a moment of pride for the Malayali community in USA. Born on 28 July 1981, Nithya…

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Nithya Raman becomes LA mayor

Nitya Raman (45), a Malayali girl who left Keralam at age of six has risen to become the Mayor of Los Angeles, defeating incumbent Karen Bass. With family roots in Thrissur and Thiruvananthapuram, her victory is also a moment of pride for the Malayali community in USA. Born on 28 July 1981, Nithya…

India TV Right Independent News Service

Meet Nithya Raman: The Kerala-born Democratic Socialist who would be Los Angeles' first South Asian mayor

India-born democratic socialist leader Nithya Raman has rewritten history and defeated Los Angeles' incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in the November 3 midterm elections in the United States (US). Her victory will completely alter the political trajectory in the second largest city in the country.

The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

Los Angeles’s new mayor Nithya Raman cut her teeth in Chennai streets

CHENNAI: Long before entering the electoral politics, Nithya Raman, the new mayor of Los Angeles, was, one day, walking through the streets of Chennai, asking why the residents, especially the marginalised, had to fight for something as basic as a functional public toilet. Nithya’s work in Chennai…

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