Kerala-Born Nithya Raman Becomes Los Angeles Mayor
Nithya Raman, who was born in Kerala, defeated incumbent Mayor Karen Bass to take charge of Los Angeles. The city is the second most populous in the United States, after New York. She now leads one of America's largest cities.
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Context: Los Angeles is the second largest city in the US after New York, so its mayor runs a very large city government. An incumbent is a sitting office-holder seeking re-election, and Ms Raman's win means she has beaten that sitting mayor at the polls.
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