International   

Indian-origin woman in race for Governor

Washington: The daughter of a Punjabi Sikh immigrant from Amritsar in the United States, Namrata “Nikki” Randhawa Haley has announced her candidacy for the Republican Party nomination for the Governor of South Carolina, which will go to polls next year.

At present, Nikki (37), as she is popularly known here, is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives.

If elected, Nikki would be the second Indian-American — and first women from the community — to be the Governor of a State after Bobby Jindal, who is the Governor of Louisiana. — PTI

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Will not yield to pressure: Khamenei
2011 declared as Visit Sri Lanka Year
UNMIN term to be extended
Probe into Washington train crash on
Indian-origin woman in race for Governor
India-China border peaceful: Gen. Singh
BNP seeks Indian envoy’s removal

Copyright © 2009, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu