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PTC News Desk: A 40-year-old native of Jalandhar Swaranjit Singh Khalsa has become first Sikh Mayor of Norwich in the US. A Democrat, Khalsa was previously elected to the city council in 2021 and emergec victorious in the recent mayoral polls among three candidates, including Republican Tracy Gould and independent candidate Marcia Wilbur.As a baptised Sikh, Khalsa now serves as the Mayor of Norwich — a city with only about 10 other Sikh families. The newly elected mayor is the son of Parminderpal Singh Khalsa, a representative of the Sikh International Society. A proud father, Parminderpal shared his son Swaranjit’s inspiring journey to the United States on social media.According to him, Swaranjit studied engineering at DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology in Jalandhar before moving to the US on a student visa. He completed his master’s degree in computer engineering there and later married a Sikh woman from Ludhiana. Now settled in Norwich, Swaranjit runs a construction business and is deeply involved in community service — serving on the Board of Education and promoting equity and cultural awareness.Norwich, located in Connecticut — one of the southernmost states in the New England region — is known for having the highest per-capita income in the United States.
