Who is Ravinder Bhalla? All you need to know about first Sikh mayor in US

Just days before the city voted, flyers labelling the Sikh-American councilman a terrorist were spotted on car windscreens on November 3

Ravinder Bhalla on Tuesday became the first ever Sikh mayor of a US city when he won New Jersey’s Hoboken city in a closely contested six-person mayoral race. Bhalla, an Indian-American born in New Jersey was endorsed by current Mayor Dawn Zimmer. 

After winning the election, Ravinder Bhalla thanked his supporters and said: " Thank you for having faith in me, for having faith in our community, faith in our state, and faith in our country; this is what America is all about."

Thank you Hoboken. I look forward to being your Mayor! #TeamBhalla