Synopsis : Indian-origin assemblyman Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City. Born in Uganda, he is the son of filmmaker Mira Nair and academic Mahmood Mamdani. He became a US citizen in 2018.

Democrat Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City on Tuesday, 4 November (local time), defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. He succeeds Mayor Eric Adams, who ended his reelection campaign in September but remained on the ballot.

An Indian-origin assemblyman, Mamdani is set to take office on 1 January and will also be New York City’s youngest mayor in over a century. Mamdani’s promises included rent control, free daycare, free bus services, and city-run grocery stores.

According to the New York Times, Mamdani secured 1,016,968 votes (50.3%), while

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