Brampton: Navjit Kaur Brar is the first turbaned Sikh woman to be elected to the post of councillor of New Brampton City in Canada, who has been elected to ward number 2 and 6 of Brampton City.

Of the four new candidates in brampton city council, Navjit Kaur Brar won with more than 28 per cent of the vote. Along with this, she has replaced Kauns Doug Willans.

About 40 percent of Brampton’s population is South Asian. The municipal elections on Monday were held on the occasion of Diwali festival celebrated by Indians. There were about 40 candidates in the fray for the municipal elections in Brampton, Ontario.

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