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US Election 2020: Indian-origin Democratic candidate Raja Krishnamoorthi re-elected to US House of Representatives

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: November 4, 2020 15:35 IST

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Indian-origin Democratic congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has been re-elected to the US House of Representatives for the third consecutive term.
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Krishnamoorthi, 47, who was born in New Delhi, easily defeated Preston Nelson of the Libertarian Party. When last reports came in, he had accounted for nearly 71 per cent of the total votes counted.
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Krishnamoorthi, whose parents are from Tamil Nadu, was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2016.
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Meanwhile, congressman Ami Bera is seeking his fifth consecutive win from California and Ro Khanna his third term in the House of Representatives from California.
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal is seeking her third consecutive term from Washington state. Voting in both California and Washington states continues and results are expected to be declared in the wee hours.
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Ro Khanna easily defeated his Indian-origin rival and Republican candidate Riteish Tandon (48). He won with about 50 percent of the vote. Khanna has won for the third time in a row from California's 17th Congress constituency.
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The most senior member of the Samosa Caucus, Dr. Amy Berra, 55, easily won her fifth congressional constituency in California for the fifth time. When the last information was received, he had an invincible lead of 25 percent over his Republican rival Buzz Patterson, 65.
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Meanwhile, Mr. Preston Kulkarni (42), who is contesting from the Democratic Party from the 22nd Congress constituency of Texas, is giving a tough fight to the Republican candidate Troy Nehls (52). He was trailing by five per cent votes till the final information was received.
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Republican candidate Manga Anantatmula from Virginia's 11th Congress constituency has lost to incumbent Democratic MP and candidate Gary Connolly. Republican candidate Nisha Sharma also received 50 votes from Democratic Party candidate Mark Desoulnier.
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