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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
Where Raju fits into things
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