India, Nov. 6 -- Scripting history, India-born Nithya Raman won the Los Angeles mayoral race on Thursday, becoming the first Indian-American elected to lead the city, defeating the incumbent Karen Bass.

"Los Angeles, I am deeply honored to be your next mayor," she said in a post on X.

"I love this city. I believe in its people. The work ahead will be hard, and change will take time. And together, we are going to build a future as extraordinary as the city we call home. Thank you, LA. Let's get to work," she added.

Raman was born in Kerala, India, and moved with her family to Louisiana at six, before settling in Burlington, Massachusetts. She graduated from Harvard University in 2002 and subsequently earned a master's degree in urban pl...