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Indian-American Pia Dandiya wins US House of Representatives from Florida, defeats Republican Casey Askar

Indian-American Democrat Pia Dandiya has won the election to the US House of Representatives from Florida's 22nd Congressional District, defeating Republican candidate Casey Askar. Dandiya, a former high school principal, secured 51.9 per cent of the votes, while Askar received 49.1 per cent, according to US midtermelection results declared on Tuesday.