Indian-American Democrat Pia Dandiya wins Florida seat in US House
Indian American Pia Dandiya won the election to the US House of Representatives from Florida's 22nd congressional district, defeating Casey Askar, a Marine veteran. Dandiya, a former high school principal, bagged 51.9 per cent of the votes to become the newest Indian-American US congresswoman, as per the results declared on Tuesday. Her opponent Askar polled 49.1 per cent of the votes. Born to parents who migrated to the US from India, Dandiya had earlier sought to challenge Republican Brian Ma…



