ISSUE
Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
The 2014 general elections have made us Indians stand a tad taller with three Indian candidates successfully making it into Parliament. Mr Kanwaljeet Singh Bakshi and Dr Parmjeet Parmar from National Party and Mr Mahesh Bindra from New Zealand First Party came out winners in their own right in these general elections. This means that the growing contribution of the Kiwi Indians in New Zealand will now be represented in the parliament as well.
While Mr Bakshi goes on to his third stint in Parliament, Dr Parmar and Mr Bindra are ready to make their debut.
Mr Bakshi is both, New Zealand's first Indian and first Sikh Member of Parliament. He was elected in the in the 2008 elections by way of the party list.
Dr Parmar, after originally contesting the National Party's Hunua election, contested the Mount Roskill electorate at this years election, finishing second to none other than Labour's Phil Goff. Ranked 48th on National's party list, she will make her way to the parliament as a list MP.
Mr Mahesh Bindra contested Mount Roskill, and also prepares for parliament as a list MP after being ranked 11th on the New Zealand First party list.
On behalf of the entire Indian community we would like to congratulate our MPs and wish them luck for a good innings at the beehive.
See Photo gallery in the next tab for detailed results.
The 2014 general elections have made us Indians stand a tad taller with three Indian candidates successfully making it into Parliament. Mr Kanwaljeet Singh Bakshi and Dr Parmjeet Parmar from National Party and Mr Mahesh Bindra from New Zealand First Party came out winners in their own right in...
The 2014 general elections have made us Indians stand a tad taller with three Indian candidates successfully making it into Parliament. Mr Kanwaljeet Singh Bakshi and Dr Parmjeet Parmar from National Party and Mr Mahesh Bindra from New Zealand First Party came out winners in their own right in these general elections. This means that the growing contribution of the Kiwi Indians in New Zealand will now be represented in the parliament as well.
While Mr Bakshi goes on to his third stint in Parliament, Dr Parmar and Mr Bindra are ready to make their debut.
Mr Bakshi is both, New Zealand's first Indian and first Sikh Member of Parliament. He was elected in the in the 2008 elections by way of the party list.
Dr Parmar, after originally contesting the National Party's Hunua election, contested the Mount Roskill electorate at this years election, finishing second to none other than Labour's Phil Goff. Ranked 48th on National's party list, she will make her way to the parliament as a list MP.
Mr Mahesh Bindra contested Mount Roskill, and also prepares for parliament as a list MP after being ranked 11th on the New Zealand First party list.
On behalf of the entire Indian community we would like to congratulate our MPs and wish them luck for a good innings at the beehive.
See Photo gallery in the next tab for detailed results.
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