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Pia Dandiya Wins Florida Congressional Seat, Adding to South Asian Caucus Ranks

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Pia Dandiya, a former school principal whose parents immigrated from India, won a race in Florida's 22nd Congressional District, defeating Republican Casey Askar. The vote took place on Wednesday, with Dandiya securing about 52 per cent of ballots to Askar's 48 per cent. Her victory is being viewed as a boost for the South Asian lawmakers in the US Congress, a group that has been shrinking in size. The article frames the result as fresh momentum for the caucus, which is informally known as the "Samosa Caucus."

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