Bidhu Jha

• v
• t
• e

2007 Manitoba general election: Radisson

Bidhu Jha
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Radisson
In office June 3, 2003 –April 19, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Bidhu Jha	4,804	56.72	4.28	$38,067.77
	Progressive Conservative	Linda West	2,988	35.28	-3.85	$31,483.45
	Liberal	Murray James Cliff	677	7.99	-0.42	$0.00
Total valid votes			8,469	–	–
Rejected			57	–
Eligible voters / turnout			14,154	60.24	6.19
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+4.06
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2007). Statement of Votes for the 39th Provincial General Election, May 22, 2007 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

v t e 2003 Manitoba general election : Radisson
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Bidhu Jha	3,888	52.45	-2.57	$26,913.04
	Progressive Conservative	Linda West	2,901	39.13	6.17	$17,661.88
	Liberal	Murray Cliff	624	8.42	-3.61	$2,277.16
Total valid votes			7,413	–	–
Rejected			37	–
Eligible voters / turnout			13,783	54.05	-17.04
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-4.37
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2003). Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election, June 3, 2003 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

v t e 1999 Manitoba general election : Fort Whyte
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	John Loewen	6,480	61.73	$25,444.88
	New Democratic	Bidhu Jha	2,815	26.82	$24,511.00
	Liberal	Malli Aulakh	1,202	11.45	$18,808.08
Total valid votes			10,497	99.38
Rejected and declined votes			66	0.62
Turnout			10,563	76.43
Registered voters			13,821

All electoral information is taken from Elections Manitoba. Expenditure entries refer to individual candidate expenses.

References

1. Directory of Achievers: Mr. Bidhu Jha, Bihar and Jharkhand.com, accessed September 4, 2007.
2. Paul Samyn, "Ethnic groups raise alarms over Reform", Winnipeg Free Press, 19 October 1993.
3. Murray McNeill, "Ergonomics firm could be revived", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 October 1997, B8; Murray McNeill, "Businessman refuses to let bankrupt firm go", Winnipeg Free Press, 27 October 1997, B4; Bidhu Jha Caucus Page: Biography Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine , New Democratic Party of Manitoba, accessed 4 September 2007.
4. The film was directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. See Suzanne Soto, "Young filmmaker tackles Hindu saga", Globe and Mail, 3 June 1988, E5.
5. Bud Robertson, "Local East Indians mobilize for action", Winnipeg Free Press, 3 October 1993. Jha criticized the Reform Party of Canada in 1993 for its restrictive policies on immigration and multiculturalism, arguing that the party was pursuing short-term solutions in a dangerous manner. See Paul Samyn, "Ethnic groups raise alarms over Reform", Winnipeg Free Press, 19 October 1993.
6. Nick Martin, "Celebrations mark 50 years of freedom for Pakistan, India", Winnipeg Free Press, 14 August 1997, A6. On this occasion, Jha was quoted as saying, "Democracy has survived with 17 official languages. There are a lot of similarities (to Canada) with diversity. We are trying to take the Gandhian approach. Being diverse doesn't mean we have to separate ourselves." He made similar remarks six years later, when he was sitting as a member of the legislative: "True Hindus consider the world their extended family and pray for the happiness of all. This manifested itself in my election campaign, in which I claimed the world as our jurisdiction and concern. To me, the most important aspects of the Hindu faith are social justice and democracy." See "Local Hindus celebrate Durga Puja a huge festival for believers", Winnipeg Free Press, 11 October 2003, E13.
7. "Indo-Canadians putting on dinner for B.C. premier", Winnipeg Free Press, 6 August 2000, A3.
8. Jha's departure from the MTS Board was precipitated by a minor controversy. He chose to resign after it was discovered that his company had sold $70,000 worth of office equipment to the MTS in 1985 and 1986. Premier Howard Pawley said that Jha was not in a conflict-of-interest situation, and he was not accused of any wrongdoing. The MTS rules were subsequently changed to ensure board members did not engage in business with the entity. See "Rules changed for phone firm", Globe and Mail, 5 March 1987, A4.
9. "Manitoba Movers", Winnipeg Free Press, 8 July 2002, B7.
10. "Patronage denied in losing candidate's appointment", Winnipeg Free Press, 25 January 2000, A6. Jha received $7,500 per year for the position.
11. Mia Rabson, "Cabbies want security beefed up", Winnipeg Free Press, 6 March 2001, A3; "Winnipeg cabbies have to install surveillance cameras or get yanked off road", Canadian Press, 24 June 2002, 18:02.
12. He defeated Chad Samain to win the NDP nomination. See David O'Brien, "Race heating up in Wolseley", Winnipeg Free Press, 13 March 2003, A5.
13. Bidhu Jha Caucus Page: Biography Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine , New Democratic Party of Manitoba, accessed 4 September 2007.
14. Jen Skerritt, "Funds for roof replacement put centre's fear of closure to rest", Winnipeg Free Press, 13 July 2005, B4.
15. "Premier of Canadian province to lead trade mission to India", The Press Trust of India Limited, 7 February 2006.
16. Mary Agnes Welch, "NDP MLAs break ranks, demand hog-plant delay", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 November 2005, A1; Bartley Kives, "A fair wind blows on Franco", Winnipeg Free Press, 20 January 2006, B1.
17. "Riding to victory 12 key areas to watch this election", Winnipeg Free Press, 21 April 2007, A6; Mia Rabson, "Battle is fierce for NDP 'safe seat'", Winnipeg Free Press, 20 May 2007, A9.

External links

• MLA page ^{[ permanent dead link ]}