The document lists over 50 South Asian candidates who ran for various political offices in 2012 under different political affiliations. It provides their names, the office and location they ran for, and whether they won or lost the election and the percentage of votes received. Some of the candidates that won elections include Rick Singh for Florida Property Appraiser, Janak Joshi for Colorado House, Sam Singh for Michigan State House, Shanti Gandhi for Kansas State House, and Vin Sawhney for California Eden Township Health Care District Director. Many of the candidates ran for state and federal legislative seats and lost their elections.

1. The
Washington
Leadership
Program
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List
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2012
South
Asian
Candidates
Abdul Ghani (D) Jack Uppal (D) Rick Singh (D)
Candidate for Illinois Senate – 24 Candidate for California Congressional – 4 Candidate for Florida Property
Lost with 34.10% of the vote Lost with 38.90% of the vote Appraiser, Orange County
Won with 53% of the vote
Abrar "Sam" Khan (R) Janak Joshi (R) Ricky Gill (R)
Candidate for New Jersey Middlesex Candidate for Colorado House – 16 Candidate for CA Congressional District
County Board of Chosen Freeholders Won with 68.57% of the vote -9
Lost with 16% of the vote Lost with 46% of the vote
AJ Johal (NP) Jass Sangha (NP) Rupali Wadhwan (NP)
Candidate for New Jersey Carteret Candidate for California Trustee; San Candidate for NJ Millburn Board of Ed
Board of Education Joaquin Delta Community College District; Lost with 45% of the vote
Lost with 40% of the vote Trustee Area 6 (Alameda)
Lost with 37.20% of the vote
Akhtar Sadiq (D) Jay Sondhi (NP) Sam Singh (D)
Candidate for Georgia Senate - 56 Candidate for City Council – Cypress Candidate for Michigan State House -
Lost with 32.68% of the vote Lost with 18.2% of the vote 69
Won with 65% of the vote
Mohur Sarah Sidhwa (D) Jayant Kadakia (D) Sanjay K. Dutta (NP)
Candidate for Arizona House District 9 Candidate for McHenry County Board Candidate for Los Rios Community
Lost with 31.30% of the vote Lost with 7.95% of the vote College Trustee
Lost with 35% of the vote
Ami Bera (D) Joy Singh (D) Satish Jasti (R)
Candidate for California Congressional Candidate for New Jersey Morris County Candidate for Wayne State University
-7 Freeholder Board of Governors
Won with 51.10% of the vote Lost with 13% of the vote Lost with 19% of the vote
Anu Natarajan (NP) Kesha Ram (D) Shahid Malik (R)
Candidate for California Mayor, Candidate for Vermont House District 6-4 Candidate for GA Congressional District
Fremont (Alameda) Lost with 60.27% of the vote - 13
Lost with 5.56% of the vote Lost with 28% of the vote
Ashi Kothary (NP) Khorshed A. Chowdhury (R) Shane Singh (NP)
Candidate for California Board Candidate for NY Assembly District 54 Candidate for CA Sacramento Charter
Member; Centralia School District Lost – vote % unknown Commissioner
(Orange) Won with 2.3% of the vote
Lost with 14.90% of the vote
Ashish Mangla (NP) Krishna Jagannathan (R) Sam Singh (D)
Candidate for Santa Clara School Candidate for NJ Plainsboro Township Candidate for Michigan State House -
Trustee Lost with 15% of the vote 69
Lost with 12.30% of the vote Won with 65% of the vote
Atif Nazir (NP) M. J. Khan (R) Shanti Gandhi (R)
Candidate for New Jersey Piscataway Candidate for Texas House District 137 Candidate for Kansas State House - 52
Board of Education Lost with 34% of the vote Won with 55% of the vote
Won with 25% of the vote
Aziz Akbari (NP) Manan Trivedi (D) Shanti Narra (D)
Candidate for California Mayor, Candidate for PA Congressional District 6 Candidate for NJ New Brunswick
Fremont (Alameda) Lost with 43% of the vote Township Council
Lost with 25.83% of the vote Won with 31% of the vote
Azra Baig (NP) Mohammed Nadeem (NP) Shawn Desai (D)
Candidate for New Jersey South Candidate for CA Santa Clara Seat 3 Candidate for Michigan State House -
Brunswick Board of Education Lost with 38.4% of the vote 47
Lost with 15% of the vote Lost with 32% of the vote
Balaji R. Venkatraman (NP) Mohur Sarah Sidhwa (D) Sheikh Rahman (D)
Candidate for California Board Candidate for Arizona House District 9 Candidate for Georgia State House -

2. Member; Evergreen School District Lost with 31.30% of the vote 150
(Santa Clara) Lost with 33% of the vote
Lost with 28.25% of the vote
Balwant Singh Sandhu (NP) Nuran Nabi (D) Soumitra Rathod (NP)
Candidate for California City Council, Candidate for NJ Plainsboro Township Candidate for New Jersey Livingston
Lathrop (San Joaquin) Won with 33% of the vote Board of Ed
Lost with 7.12% of the vote Lost with 20% of the vote
Balwinder Singh (NP) Omkar Ranade (NP) Sheikh Rahman (D)
Candidate for New Jersey Old Bridge Candidate for CA Rnacho Simi Rec and Candidate for Georgia State House -
Board of Education Park District 150
Lost with 13% of the vote Lost with 5.5% of the vote Lost with 33% of the vote
Bikram Mohanty (D) Prasad Srinivasan (R) Sridhar Rangaswamy (NP)
Candidate for Georgia Senate – 8 Candidate for Georgia Senate – 8 Candidate for Florida Soil & Water
Lost with 37.74% of the vote Lost with 37.74% of the vote District 5, Orange County
Lost with 16% of the vote
Brajesh Singh (R) Puneet Sharma (NP) Syed "Tony" Shah (NP)
Candidate for New Jersey Piscataway Candidate for CA Camarillo City Council Candidate for California San Lorenzo
Council At-Large Lost with 11% of the vote Unified School District Board Member
Lost with 9% of the vote Lost with 17% of the vote
CJ Jawahar (NP) Raaheela Ahmed (D) Syed Taj (D)
Candidate for California Board of Candidate for MD PG County Board of Candidate for Michigan Congressional
Education Trustee Education District - 11
Lost with 11% of the vote Lost with 47% of the vote Lost with 44% of the vote
D. Raja (R) Raghu P. Mathur (NP) Upendra Chivukula (D)
Candidate for Pennsylvania Senate – Candidate for CA Laguna Hills City Candidate for New Jersey
37 Council Congressional District - 7
Lost with 47.30% of the vote Lost with 20.6% of the vote Lost with 40% of the vote
Deepka Lalwani (NP) Rajeev Madnawat (NP) Vin Sawhney (NP)
Candidate for California City Council, Candidate for CA Milpitas City Council Candidate for California Eden Township
Milpitas (Santa Clara) Lost with 13% of the vote Health Care District Director
Lost with 15.95% of the vote Won with 45% of the vote
Doddanna Krishna (NP) Rakesh Sharma (NP) Vinay Rao (NP)
Candidate for California Member, Candidate for CA Milpitas City Council Candidate for California Valley Health
Board of Directors; Antelope Valley Lost with 11.5% of the vote System; District 7 Director
Health Care District (Los Angeles) Won with 41% of the vote
Won with 20.71% of the vote
Dr. Lakshmi Kode Sammarco (D) Ravi Yalamanchi (NP) Wasim Khan (D)
Candidate for Ohio Coroner, Hamilton Candidate in Michigan Board of Trustees Candidate for New Jersey Morris
County Member Oakland Community College County Freeholder
Won with 58.63% of the vote Lost with 1% of the vote Lost with 12% of the vote
Harmeet Dhillon (R) Rekha Sharma (R) Zakir Bengali (NP)
Candidate for California Senate – 11 Candidate for Missouri House – 68 Candidate for Maryland Frederick
Lost with 15.50% of the vote Lost with 21.5% of the vote County Board of Education
Won with 18% of the vote
Harmesh Kumar (NP) Reshma Karipineni (NP)
Candidate for California City Council, Candidate for California Fremont School
Concord (Contra Costa) District
Lost with 13.42% of the vote Lost with 18.50% of the vote
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