US Election Results: 6 Indian Americans who emerged as winners

Suhas Subramanyam (Image: X)

Indian American representation in the House of Representatives has grown to six, an increase from the five serving in the current Congress.

Suhas Subramanyam, an Indian-American lawyer, became the first from his community to secure an election victory in Virginia and the entire East Coast. Subramanyam is currently a Virginia State Senator.

He defeated Mike Clancy of the Republican Party.

"I am honoured and humbled that the people of Virginia’s 10th District put their trust in me to take on the toughest fights and deliver results in Congress. This district is my home. I got married here, my wife Miranda and I are raising our daughters here, and the issues our community faces are personal to our family. It is an honour to continue serving this district in Washington," Subramanyam said on X.

A Hindu by faith and former White House Advisor to President Barack Obama, Subramanyam enjoys widespread popularity among Indian Americans. He now joins the 'Samosa Caucus' in Congress, alongside five other Indian American representatives: Ami Bera, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal, and Shri Thanedar.

Dr Amish Shah, leading by a slim margin against his Republican opponent in Arizona's First Congressional District, could bring the number of Indian Americans in the House of Representatives to seven.

All the five existing Indian American members have also been re-elected to the House of Representatives.

Shri Thanedar was re-elected for the second consecutive term from the 13th Congressional District of Michigan. He won it for the first time in 2023.

Raja Krishnamoorthi won the seventh Congressional District of Illinois for the fifth consecutive term. Ro Khanna who represents the seventeenth Congressional District of California and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, who represents the seventh Congressional District of Washington State, have also been re-elected.

A physician by profession, Dr Ami Bera is the senior-most Indian American Congressman representing the sixth Congressional District of California since 2013. He was re-elected for the seventh consecutive term.

In Arizona, Shah from the Democratic Party was slightly ahead of his Republican Party’s incumbent David Schweikett.

He has 132,712 votes as against his rival’s 128,606 votes when 63 per cent of the votes were counted.