Nithya Raman, whose family has roots in Kerala’s capital Thiruvananthapuram, moved to the US with her parents when she was six. Kerala-born Nithya Raman has won the Los Angeles mayoral election, becoming the first Indian-American to be elected to lead the city. Incumbent Karen Bass conceded defeat and pledged to ensure. Nithya Raman, a Kerala-born Democratic Socialist, has defeated incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in Los Angeles.