Filmmaker Mira Nair's son Zohran to be elected to New York State Assembly

Filmmaker Mira Nair's son Zohran Mamdani is set to be elected to the New York State Assembly after winning the Democratic Party primary in a city constituency that is its stronghold.

In January, he and Jenifer Rajkumar, who has won another primary, will become the first persons of Indian origin in the Assembly.

Mamdani's rival, sitting Assembly member Aravella Simotas has conceded defeat to him in a tweet, even though the Board of Elections, which has bungled the vote counting, is yet to officially announce the results even a month after the primary.

After a futile wait for the board's