Kerala-born Nithya Raman is leading for the second spot in the primary election for Los Angeles mayor. Here's a look at her personal life.
Nithya Raman, who hails from Kerala, India, is leading in the second spot in the primary election for Los Angeles mayor. The primary election for the post was conducted on January 2, 2026, and till now, 80 per cent of the ballots have been counted, as reported. As Nithya Raman reached second spot, she just edged past the reality TV star, Spenser Pratt, who has been running in the second spot since the night of the election, but recently he dropped to the third position with 26.69 per cent of the total votes, where Nithya has progressed to 27.1 per cent of the total votes, which means she just overtook Pratt with 3,000 votes.
A Los Angeles mayoral candidate can win with 50 per cent of the votes in the primary round, or else, the two finishers will be placed for the November runoff. To mention, for the primary election for Los Angeles mayor, as of now, the first spot has been taken by Karen Bass, who is leading with more than 34 per cent of the votes. Well, amid Nithya Raman reaching the second spot, let's have a look at her personal life.
Nithya Raman was born to Tamil parents in Kerala in 1981, and she was only 6 years old when she moved from India to Louisiana with her family. Nithya earned her graduation degree in political theory from Harvard University, and following this, she bagged a master's degree in urban planning from MIT. According to her bio, she served for several years on the Silver Lake Neighbourhood Council Homelessness Committee, and following this, she co-founded the SELAH Neighbourhood Homeless Coalition. While working, she felt that there was a gap between city services and the homelessness crisis, which has been escalating, and Nithya wanted to fill the gap.
A 'political earthquake' came when Nithya ran for a City Council seat in 2020 and actually won by defeating incumbent council member David Ryu. It was in March 2024 that she was re-elected for a second term. In 2024, Karen Bass nominated her to serve as Vice Chair on the LA County Executive Committee for Regional Homeless Alignment. It came as a surprise when Nithya announced her candidacy against Bass, someone whom she previously endorsed. Well, Nithya is focused on her campaign of fixing American potholes and streets, improving homelessness, and providing services and also supporting its film industry, which is currently facing challenges.
Speaking of her personal life, according to the reports, she is married to a television screenwriter and producer, Vali Chandrasekaran. Vali is known for his work on 30 Rock and Nobody Wants This. According to Nithya, her husband is also a committed union member with the Writers Guild of America, West. While nothing much is known about the couple, Nithya's social media is filled with glimpses of her marital life, where she often drops adorable posts for her husband and praises him. The couple got married in May 2000, and they are parents to twins, Karna and Kaveri. The family lives in Silver Lake.
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