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Booming Indian-American entrepreneur Harry Singh Sidhu has been elected as mayor of Anaheim, a part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

Sidhu who spent in office as a member of the Anaheim City Council for eight years from 2002 to 2012, overpowered Ashleigh Aitken in the November 6 mid-term elections to become the first Sikh mayor of the city.

"I am honored and thrilled to lead the charge in unifying our city once again," said Sidhu after his electoral victory.

Born in India, Sidhu moved to the United States along with his parents in 1974 as a permanent resident and settled in Philadelphia.

Once sworn in, mayor-elect Sidhu will be one of the few Sikh mayors in the U.S., which includes Mayor Preet Didbal of Yuba City and Mayor Ravinder Singh Bhalla of Hoboken.

"It is incredibly exciting to see Mr. Sidhu, a Sikh, become mayor of such a large and diverse city. I look forward to engaging with him on issues that impact Sikhs in Anaheim, and the larger Orange County region," said Jas Sajjan, Director of Public Policy for the National Sikh Campaign.

-Sowmya Sangam