Naresh Bhardwaj

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2008 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Ellerslie

The Honourable Naresh Bhardwaj ECA
Bhardwaj at the 2013 Tour of Alberta
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Ellerslie
In office March 3, 2008 –May 5, 2015
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Naresh Bhardwaj	4,581	41.90	+10.08
	Liberal	Bharat Agnihotri	3,592	32.86	-0.94
	New Democratic	Marilyn Assheton-Smith	1,891	17.30	-4.85
	Wildrose Alliance	Krista Leddy	471	4.31	-5.59
	Green	Paul J. Boos	335	3.06	–
	Social Credit	Cheryl Ullah	62	0.57	-1.77
Total			10,932	99.26	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			81	0.74	+0.13
Turnout			11,013	35.17	-8.37
Eligible voters			31,317
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+5.51
Source(s) Source: "30 - Edmonton-Ellerslie, 2008 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved June 20, 2025. Chief Electoral Officer (2008). The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-Seventh Legislative Assembly (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 290–293. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

v t e 2012 Alberta general election : Edmonton-Ellerslie
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Naresh Bhardwaj	5,677	42.97	+1.06
	Wildrose Alliance	Jackie Lovely	3,258	24.66	+20.35
	New Democratic	Rod Loyola	2,114	16.00	-1.30
	Liberal	Jennifer Ketsa	1,504	11.38	-21.47
	Alberta Party	Chinwe Okelu	523	3.96	–
	Independent	Athena Bernal-Born	137	1.04	–
Total			13,213	98.83	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			157	1.17	+0.44
Turnout			13,370	50.04	+14.87
Eligible voters			26,721
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-9.64
Source(s) Source: "33 - Edmonton-Ellerslie, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved June 20, 2025. Chief Electoral Officer (2012). The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2011 Provincial Enumeration and Monday, April 23, 2012 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-eighth Legislative Assembly (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

v t e Alberta provincial by-election, June 23, 2025 : Edmonton-Ellerslie Resignation of Rod Loyola
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Gurtej Singh Brar	4,327	50.84	-10.90
	United Conservative	Naresh Bhardwaj	3,239	38.06	+1.23
	Liberal	Manpreet Tiwana	410	4.82	–
	Republican	Fred Munn	291	3.42	–
	Alberta Party	Caroline Currie	203	2.39	–
	Wildrose Loyalty Coalition	Pamela Henson	41	0.48	-0.94
Total valid votes			8,511
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-6.07
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta

References

1. "Ellerslie". The Edmonton Journal. February 28, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2013. 54, teacher (his age and occupation)
2. "Biography for Mr. Naresh Bhardwaj". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved April 30, 2009.
3. "Alberta Cabinet swearing-in ceremony - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
4. Tran, Cindy (May 19, 2025). "Alberta NDP and UCP nominate candidates for Edmonton-Ellerslie constituency". Edmonton Journal.
5. Parrish, Julia (March 23, 2015). "Edmonton-Ellerslie MLA withdrawing nomination from PC Party". Edmonton. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
6. Cormier, Ryan (November 2, 2015). "No charges in Edmonton bribery investigation of former MLA Bhardwaj". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
7. Kleiss, Karen (March 13, 2015). "Alberta government minister accused of offering $10,000 bribe should 'step aside,' NDP leader says". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
8. "MLA Naresh Bhardwaj won't run while bribery allegations unresolved". CBC News. March 23, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2015.