Houston: An Indian-American has edged past a candidate of Pakistani origin to win a city council seat in Sugar Land, Texas.
In unofficial results, Harish Jajoo edged past Pakistani-American attorney and investment manager Farha Ahmed on June 11 in the runoff election for the city council seat in District 4 in Sugar Land.
Jajoo secured 1,473 or 52.38 per cent of the total votes, while 1,340 or 47.62 per cent votes were polled for Ahmed. Jajoo had a 915-724 advantage in pre-Election Day balloting, while Ahmed polled better on the voting day, getting 616 votes to 559 for her opponent.
The tight contest was marred by a flier circulated before the election which quoted a Pakistani newspaper that erroneously insinuated that Ahmed would represent Afia Sidique, a woman dubbed as "Lady al Qaeda," in a criminal case.
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