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Bharat Rana
Bharat Rana was an at-large member of the Passaic Public Schools school board in New Jersey.
Rana (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 34. Rana lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Rana was a candidate for at-large representative on the Clifton Board of Education in New Jersey. The general election was held on November 3, 2015. Bharat Rana lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Rana previously served as a member of the Passaic Board of Education and a commissioner for the Passaic Housing Authority.[1] He has worked as a special education teacher in Passaic
Elections
2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 34 (2 seats)
Incumbent Thomas Giblin and incumbent Britnee Timberlake defeated Bharat Rana, Irene DeVita, and Clenard Childress Jr. in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 34 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Thomas Giblin (D) | 41.9 | 19,012 |
| ✔ |  | Britnee Timberlake (D) | 41.0 | 18,593 |
 | Bharat Rana (R) | 7.9 | 3,596 | |
 | Irene DeVita (R) | 7.8 | 3,527 | |
Clenard Childress Jr. (Stop The Insanity! Party)  | 1.4 | 658 | ||
| Total votes: 45,386 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 34 (2 seats)
Incumbent Thomas Giblin and incumbent Britnee Timberlake defeated Simone Jelks-Bandison in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 34 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thomas Giblin | 44.5 | 7,935 |
| ✔ | | Britnee Timberlake | 44.2 | 7,894 |
 | Simone Jelks-Bandison | 11.3 | 2,019 | |
| Total votes: 17,848 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 34 (2 seats)
Bharat Rana and Irene DeVita advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 34 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bharat Rana | 50.5 | 532 |
| ✔ | | Irene DeVita | 49.5 | 521 |
| Total votes: 1,053 | |||
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2015
- See also: Clifton Public Schools elections (2015)
Four of the nine seats on the Clifton Public Schools Board of Education were up for election on November 3, 2015. The seats of at-large incumbents Tafari Anderson, James Daley and John Houston were up for regularly scheduled elections. Anderson, Daley and Lawrence Grasso defeated Jaime Placek and Latasha Casterlow-Lalla for these seats.
The fourth seat on the ballot was up for special election to fill a one-year unexpired term created by Wayne Demikoff's removal from the board in February 2015. Houston ran for election to the unexpired term rather than a full three-year term. Michael Evans defeated Houston and Bharat Rana for the one-year term.[2]
Results
| Clifton Board of Education, At-large (1-year term), General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Michael Evans |
38.5% | 2,005 |
| John J. Houston | 32.3% | 1,681 |
| Bharat Rana | 29.2% | 1,526 |
| Write-in votes | 0.19% | 10 |
| Total Votes | 5,222 | |
| Source: Passaic County, "Statement of Vote," accessed November 12, 2015 | ||
Funding
Rana reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission as of October 27, 2015.[3]
Endorsements
Rana did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bharat Rana did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Clifton Journal, "Clifton council race kicks off with 15 candidates," September 2, 2014
- ↑ Passaic County, "List of Local School Board Candidates for the General Election – November 3, 2015," accessed August 4, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed October 27, 2015
| 2015 Clifton Public Schools Elections | |
| Passaic County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large, 3-year terms: • Incumbent, Tafari Anderson • James Daley • Latasha Casterlow-Lalla • Lawrence Grasso • Jaime Placek
At-large, 1-year unexpired term: • Incumbent, John Houston • Incumbent, Michael Evans • Bharat Rana |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
