Jyot Singh becomes first Sikh elected to Georgia assembly

Jyot Singh, a 27-year-old Yale-educated Democrat and son of Sikh immigrants from India, has become the first Sikh and Indian-American elected to the Georgia House of Representatives. He defeated Republican Yassin Moghazy in District 97 with 68% of votes (13,820 votes) in the US mid-term elections held on November 3.