Rakhi Pancholi
Rakhi Pancholi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Whitemud | |
| Assumed office April 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Turner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977/1978 (age 43–44)[1] Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Alberta NDP |
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Website | rakhipancholi.albertandp.ca |
Rakhi Pancholi (born 1977/1978) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Whitemud. Born to Tanzanian and Indian parents,[2] she is a lawyer in Edmonton with a focus on education law.[3]
Personal life[]
Pancholi was a practising lawyer in Edmonton with a focus on labour/employment and education law. She has experience working with the Alberta School Boards Association and was a senior legislative consultant for Alberta Education.[4] Pancholi has two young children with her husband Owen, and have two rescue dogs as they are both advocates for animal rescue and adoption.[4]
Electoral history[]
2019 general election[]
| 2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Whitemud | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Rakhi Pancholi | 11,373 | 49.2% | -8.25% | ||||
| United Conservative | Elisabeth Hughes | 9,120 | 39.4% | +0.82% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Jonathan Dai | 2,335 | 10.1% | -- | ||||
| Freedom Conservative | Jason Norris | 297 | 1.3% | -- | ||||
| Total valid votes | 23,125 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 63 | 76 | 18 | |||||
| Registered electors | 34,340 | |||||||
| Turnout | 67.6 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -8.25% | ||||||
References[]
- ^ https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/alberta-election-2019-riding-profile-edmonton-whitemud[bare URL]
- ^ http://www.jacanabooks.ca/rakhi-pancholi-alberta-democrats-ladies-corner/
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/women-politics-ndp-ucp-1.5097741[bare URL]
- ^ a b Pancholi, Rakhi. "Elected Members". Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
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