Arjun Batra
Arjun Batra was a member of the San Jose City Council in California, representing District 10. He assumed office on January 26, 2023. He left office on December 31, 2024.
Batra ran for re-election to the San Jose City Council to represent District 10 in California. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Batra was appointed by the City Council to fill the vacancy left by former Councilmember Matt Mahan after he won the mayoral race in November 2022.
Biography
Batra worked at IBM and Intel before retiring and joining former Mayor Sam Liccardo’s Technology and Innovation office as an Encore Fellow. He also served the City of San José in various pro-bono roles, including the Smart City Advisory Board and the San José Information Technology Advisory Committee. Batra is the first Indian American council member after Ash Kalra's election to the California State Assembly in 2016.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in San Jose, California (2024)
General election
General election for San Jose City Council District 10
George Casey defeated incumbent Arjun Batra in the general election for San Jose City Council District 10 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | George Casey (Nonpartisan)  | 57.8 | 23,977 |
| Arjun Batra (Nonpartisan) | 42.2 | 17,507 | ||
| Total votes: 41,484 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for San Jose City Council District 10
George Casey and incumbent Arjun Batra defeated Lenka Wright in the primary for San Jose City Council District 10 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | George Casey (Nonpartisan) | 38.6 | 8,805 |
| ✔ | Arjun Batra (Nonpartisan) | 36.6 | 8,354 | |
 | Lenka Wright (Nonpartisan) | 24.7 | 5,640 | |
| Total votes: 22,799 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Batra in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Arjun Batra did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate San Jose City Council District 10 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Matt Mahan |
San Jose City Council District 10 2023-2024 |
Succeeded by George Casey |
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