Rakhi Pancholi (born 1977/1978) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the

2019 Alberta general election The 2019 Alberta general election was held on April 16, 2019, to elect 87 members to the 30th Alberta Legislature. In its first general election contest, the Jason Kenney-led United Conservative Party (UCP) won 54.88% of the popular vote and 63 ...

to the

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representing the

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. Born to

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n and

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n parents, she is a lawyer in Edmonton with a focus on education law.

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. Pancholi has two young children with her husband Owen, and have two rescue dogs as they are both advocates for animal rescue and adoption.

Electoral history

2019 general election

References

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