Raju Pandya

Kingston Independent Residents Group candidate for New Malden Village

Kingston Independent Residents Group

Raju has lived in Surbiton since 1968. He studied at Hollyfield Secondary School and worked for BT until he took early release in March 2012. His community voluntary work over the past thirty-five years includes as Local Authority school governor, and as an elected Councillor in Kingston from 1994 to 2002. He was a founder member of the Kingston Group for Religious Understanding which has now become Kingston Racial Equality Council.

Previous elections

Beverley (2018)

Conservative and Unionist Party· Not elected

New Malden Village Ward

Where Raju fits into things

Kingston and Surbiton

Constituency

New Malden Village

Ward

Raju Pandya

Candidate

New Malden Village

About the role

The responsibility of a councillor is to represent the people within a ward by making decisions on local services and other local issues.

What councillors do

Make decisions on local services like housing, roads, and parks
Represent residents' concerns at council meetings
Help resolve local issues raised by constituents
Set council budgets and local tax levels

How to influence

Attend local council surgeries
Write or email about local issues
Attend public council meetings
Join local community groups

Council

Kingston upon Thames