{"biography":"**March 3, 2026 election result: Salvi did not win one of the four Orange County Schools Board of Education seats up for election, finishing fifth of six candidates with 5,397 votes. The top four vote-getters \u2014 Sarah Smylie, Anne Purcell, Lori Russell, and Will Atherton \u2014 were elected [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Sarojini Diwakar Salvi is a registered voter in Orange County, North Carolina, registered since 2005 (21 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Sarojini Diwakar Salvi's year of birth as 1951; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 12 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Sarojini Diwakar Salvi can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, official March 3, 2026 primary election results (`results_pct_20260303`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/index.html?prefix=ENRS/2026_03_03/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","county":"orange","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Orange County Schools Board Of Education"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Sarojini","fullname":"Sarojini Diwakar Salvi","lastname":"Salvi","middlename":"Diwakar","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Orange County Schools Board Of Education","county":"orange","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"orange","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"orange","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Orange County Schools Board Of Education","county":"orange","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"orange","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Orange County since 2005.","terms":[],"token":"b12c7fe807b21104"}