Indian elected Deputy Mayor of Loughton in U.K.

Philip Abraham hails from Kerala

Updated - May 19, 2016 04:31 pm IST

Published - May 19, 2016 04:30 pm IST - LONDON:

An Indian journalist has been unanimously elected the Deputy Mayor of Loughton town in the UK, it was announced on Thursday.

“Councillor Philip Abraham has been elected unanimously as the Deputy Mayor of Loughton,” the announcement said.

Councillor Carol Davis, the newly-elected mayor presented the Deputy Mayor’s Badge to Mr. Philip Abraham. The Deputy Mayor normally goes on to become the Mayor for the following year.

He is a scribe from Kerala

Mr. Abraham, a journalist from Kerala, had in 2012 won the election to the Loughton Town Council. Loughton is a vibrant town in the Epping forest district of Essex.

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