Chandra Mohan Kanneganti is the councillor for Goldenhill and Sandyford.
An National Helath Services hero has been elected Stoke-on-Trent's first citizen.
Councillor Chandra Kanneganti is the new lord mayor following today’s council vote. His deputy is Councillor Faisal Hussain, who represents Meir South.
New Stoke-on-Trent lord mayor Chandra Kanneganti with wife Sai and son Yatin
A Labour bid for Councillor Sheila Pitt to take the top role was defeated.
Mr Kanneganti was born in India in 1975. He emigrated to the UK in 2002 to work as a doctor in the NHS.
The Goldenhill and Sandyford member became a councillor in 2019. He is a senior partner at Goldenhill Medical Centre and also manages Middleport Medical Centre.
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