United States House of Representatives (symbolic photo)
Washington: With Donald Trump’s historic victory for the 2024 US presidential election, 6 Indian Americans have made history by winning for the US House of Representatives. This time, Subramaniam, of Indian origin, also surprised everyone by winning the election to the US House of Representatives from Virginia. With Subramaniam’s victory, the number of Indian Americans in the US House of Representatives increased from 5 to 6. Indian-American Suhas Subramaniam, who won in Virginia, is a lawyer by profession. Subramaniam has become the first community person elected from this state and the entire east coast. He is currently a Virginia state senator.
Subramanian, who came to the United States House of Representatives from Virginia, won this election, defeating Mike Clancy of the Republican Party. After the victory, he said, “I am humbled and humbled that the people of Virginia’s 10th District trusted me to fight the toughest battle and get results in Congress. This district is my home. I got married here. The issues our community faces are personal. to my wife and me. “It is an honor to continue serving this district in Washington,” Subramaniam said.
The number of Indians will continue to increase in the US House of Representatives.
Now the number of American Indians in the House of Representatives may increase even more. Currently, Amish Shah is likely to win against his Republican incumbent in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District. Subramaniam, currently winning Virginia, had previously worked as an adviser in former President Barack Obama’s White House. He is a well-known face among the Indian-American community in the United States. He joined the ‘Samosa Caucus’ in Congress, which currently consists of five American Indians. These are Ami Bera, Raja Krishnamurthy, Ro Khanna, Pramila Jaypal and Sri Thanedar. Now a name of Subramaniam has also been added to it.
The five Indians managed to win again.
All five sitting Indian-American members have been re-elected to the US House of Representatives. This time, after Subramaniam’s victory in Virginia, there are 6 Indian Americans in the US House of Representatives. Thanedar was re-elected to his second consecutive term from Michigan’s 13th congressional district. He had previously won this election in 2023. Raja Krishnamurthy won Illinois’ 7th congressional district for the fifth consecutive time. While the fight for control of the White House and Congress remains close. After the victory, Raja Krishnamurthy said, “I am honored that the people of Illinois’ 8th District have extended my contract to represent them in Congress.” “My parents came to this country with a dream for their family’s future and the belief that they could achieve it here in America,” Krishnamurthy said. “Despite some difficult moments, we did it.”
Ro Khanna from California and Pramila Jaipal from Washington won.
Ro Khanna, representing California’s 17th Congressional District, and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, representing Washington State’s 7th Congressional District, also won reelection in their respective congressional districts to the United States House of Representatives. Dr. Ami Bera, a doctor by profession, is the highest-ranking Indian-American Congressman representing California’s Sixth Congressional District since 2013. He has been re-elected for the seventh consecutive time. In Arizona, the Shah of the Democratic Party is leading against his Republican Party’s incumbent candidate, David Schweikett. After a recount of 63 percent of the votes, he has 132,712 votes, while his rival has 128,606 votes.
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