NRI Candidates in US Local Elections

NOVEMBER. 5, 2003

WINERS

  • Upendra Chivukula (D-N.J.)NRI Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula (D-N.J.) Tuesday handily won his reelection campaign helping Democrats claim decisive control of New Jersey´s state legislature while Ravi Mehrotra (I-N.J.) earned a seat on the Glen Ridge City Council locally. Satish Chandra (D-Conn.) was elected to a 2-year seat on the Amity Regional District 5 Board of Education in Orange, Conn. with more than half the vote.
    New Jersey State Assembly 17th district (2-year term) WON with 28.51% (15,603) of the vote
  • Ravi Mehrotra (I-N.J.)
    Glen Ridge City Council (3-year term) WON with 27.80% (964) of the vote
  • Satish Chandra (D-Conn.)
    Amity Regional District 5 Board of Education in Orange (2-year vacancy) WON with 52.67% (2,450) of the vote
    Losers
  • Jesal Amin (R-N.J.)
    New Jersey State Assembly 18th district Lost with 20.88% (12,394) of the vote
  • Satish Poondi (R-N.J.)
    Edison City Council Lost with 10.42% (5,263) of the vote
  • Paul Randhawa (D-Calif.)
    Fairfield City Council Lost with 8.20% (1,598) of the vote
  • Stuart Johnson (R-Calif.)
    Manhattan Beach Unified School District Governing Board Member (Los Angeles County) Lost with 13.11% (1,285) of the vote
  • Richard Singh (Calif.)
    Board Member Orchard School District (2 Year Short Term, Santa Clara County) Lost with 48.50% (113) of the vote
  • Kuldip Mahal (Calif.)
    Dos Palos-Oro Loma Unified School District Board Member (Merced County) Lost with 8.47% (30) of the vote
  • Jagdish Bhati (Ohio)
    Indian Hill City School District Board Member Lost with 4.72% (301) of the vote
  • Vikramjit Bajwa (D-Calif.)
    Governor of California Lost with 0.00% (1,168) of the vote
  • Vip Bhola (R-Calif.)
    Governor of California Lost with 0.00% (607) of the vote

  • Kamala Harris, D-Calif. for DISTRICT ATTORNEY, SAN FRANCISCO

    TERENCE HALLINAN . . . . . . . . 70,580 (35.85%))
    KAMALA HARRIS . . . . . . . ..... . 66,248 (33.65%)
    BILL FAZIO . . . . . . . ......... ..... . 59,834 (30.39%)