Bharat Agnihotri
| Bharat Agnihotri | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Edmonton Ellerslie | |
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In office November 22, 2004 – March 3, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Debby Carlson |
| Succeeded by | Naresh Bhardwaj |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 9, 1953 India |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Rita |
| Children | Two |
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Alma mater | Guru Nanak Dev University |
| Occupation | Realtor |
Bharat Agnihotri (born April 9, 1953, India) is a Canadian politician and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He represented the constituency of Edmonton Ellerslie, sitting as a Liberal. He was elected in the 2004 election, but was defeated in the 2008 election.
Agnihotri was born in India, and graduated from Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science. In 1976 he immigrated to England, where he lived until 1990, when he came to Edmonton. He began work as a realtor in 1997.
Agnihotri first sought election in the 2001 provincial election, when he ran as a Liberal in Edmonton Mill Creek against incumbent Gene Zwozdesky. Zwozdesky had been elected as a Liberal the previous election, and Agnihotri had volunteered for his campaign. However, Zwozdesky had left the Liberal caucus in July 1998, and joined the Progressive Conservatives a month later, and it was under their banner that he was seeking re-election. Agnihotri finished second, with 29% of the vote, nearly four thousand votes behind Zwozdesky.
The next election, Agnihotri ran in Edmonton Ellerslie, which had been vacated by Liberal Debby Carlson, who had resigned to run in the 2004 federal election. Agnihotri won a narrow victory, finishing 199 votes ahead of Progressive Conservative Gurnam Dodd. He sought re-election in the 2008 election, but was defeated by the Progressive Conservative candidate.
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