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Tamil American Nithya Raman elected mayor of Los Angeles in historic victory
Tamil American Nithya Raman elected mayor of Los Angeles in historic victory by Thusi test Fri, 06/11/2026 - 10:01 Body Nithya Raman, mayor-elect of Los Angeles. Photograph: New American Leaders Action Fund Nithya Raman, a Tamil-speaking urban planner, has been elected mayor of Los Angeles after defeating incumbent Karen Bass, becoming the first person of South Asian descent to lead the second-largest city in the United States. The Associated Press called the race for Raman on Thursday, after Bass conceded two days after the 3 November runoff. The count released by the Los Angeles County Regi…