India, Nov. 5 -- Indian-origin politician Aftab Karma Singh Pureval has been re-elected as the mayor of Cincinnati, securing a decisive victory against Republican challenger Cory Bowman, who is the half-brother of US Vice President JD Vance.

According to the Associated Press, Pureval garnered nearly 80% of the vote in both the May primary and the November general election, signalling strong public approval of his leadership. Although the Cincinnati mayoral race is officially nonpartisan, Pureval is known to be aligned with the Democratic Party.

Born on September 9, 1982, in Ohio, Pureval is the son of immigrant parents - his father, Devinder Singh Pureval, is Punjabi, and his mother, Drenko, is Tibetan. When he was four, the family move...