From The New Indian Express
Center Owned by Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.Los Angeles’s new mayor Nithya Raman cut her teeth in Chennai streets
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Indian‑born democratic socialist Nithya Raman, a Los Angeles City Council member, has been elected mayor of Los Angeles, becoming the city’s first Indian‑American and first South Asian mayor. She defeated incumbent 73‑year‑old Karen Bass, who conceded and pledged a smooth transition. Raman, who hails from Kerala, was backed by the Democratic Socialists of America and previously worked on issues affecting marginalized communities. Her victory marks a historic milestone for the second‑largest U.S. city and places Los Angeles among the largest American cities led by an Indian‑origin democratic socialist.
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left · 4 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
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center · 6 outlets
Kerala-born Nithya Raman has won the Los Angeles mayoral race, becoming the city's first Indian-American and South Asian mayor. She secured victory over incumbent Karen Bass, who conceded defeat and pledged a smooth transition, capping off a historic milestone for the municipality.
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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…
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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…
