--- title: "Ariel-Rachel Karokis: candidate for Councillor in Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest, Toronto 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/ariel-rachel-karokis" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:10:12.283Z" meta: description: "Ariel-Rachel Karokis is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest, with a nomination filed on M..." "og:description": "Ariel-Rachel Karokis is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest, with a nomination filed on M..." "og:title": "Ariel-Rachel Karokis: candidate for Councillor in Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest, Toronto 2026" "twitter:description": "Ariel-Rachel Karokis is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest, with a nomination filed on M..." "twitter:title": "Ariel-Rachel Karokis: candidate for Councillor in Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest, Toronto 2026" --- ** Councillor in Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest · Toronto 2026 # Ariel-Rachel Karokis Candidate for Councillor in Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest. Ariel-Rachel Karokis is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest, with a nomination filed on May 1, 2026. Beach Metro reports that she spoke at a candidates’ meeting on September 28, 2026 and said she has worked in land development and property management. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 Ariel-Rachel KarokisToronto municipal election *Ariel-Rachel KarokisCouncillorv.* 01 / Introduction ## About Ariel-Rachel Karokis Ariel-Rachel Karokis appears on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest. A certified candidate is one whose nomination the City Clerk has accepted. The list shows the nomination date as May 1, 2026. The City’s list gives no campaign website for her. Beach Metro reports that she took part in the September 28, 2026 candidates’ meeting at the West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre. It says she told the meeting she was running because she cares about the ward in which she lives. It reports that she said she has worked in land development and property management for many years, with experience at the boardroom level and in handling complaints from people who need help with property management issues. voche.me did not check these statements with an employer. On transit, Beach Metro reports she said the city needs more transit funding because the subway and buses break down often. She also said that roads and sidewalks, including prompt snow removal, matter for people who rely on the bus. These are her statements as Beach Metro reports them. The Local says no information could be found online about her at the time of its tracker’s publication on September 21, 2026. Read the sources 02 / The issues ## Priorities & positions Campaign-source summary Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform. 01 ### Transit funding, as she said at the September 28 meeting Beach Metro reports she said the city needs more transit funding, and trusted bus schedules. [Beach Metro · Scarborough Southwest councillor candidates' meeting, September 30, 2026 ](https://beachmetro.com/2026/09/30/toronto-votes-2026-scarborough-southwest-councillor-candidates-meeting-talks-transit-and-other-issues/) 02 ### Roads, sidewalks and snow removal, as she said at the September 28 meeting Beach Metro reports she said prompt snow removal and maintained roads and sidewalks help people who rely on the bus. [Beach Metro · Scarborough Southwest councillor candidates' meeting, September 30, 2026 ](https://beachmetro.com/2026/09/30/toronto-votes-2026-scarborough-southwest-councillor-candidates-meeting-talks-transit-and-other-issues/) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on October 4, 2026: the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates, The Local’s Ward 20 tracker, TTCriders’ Ward 20 page, The Green Line’s Ward 20 page and Beach Metro’s reports of September 24 and 30, 2026 on the candidates’ meeting. Ward context. The Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest councillor on the City’s Members of Council page is Parthi Kandavel, who is also a candidate. The 8 Ward 20 council candidates on the City’s roster are Parthi Kandavel (sitting councillor), Laikul Choudhury, Naser Kaid, Ariel-Rachel Karokis, Luigi Lisciandro, Sharmina Nasrin, Mohammad Ali Reza and Kevin Rupasinghe. The City Clerk’s 2022 results for council in Ward 20 list 8 candidates and 23,428 votes in total: Gary Crawford (8,216, elected), Parthi Kandavel (6,936), Kevin Rupasinghe (3,208), Lorenzo Berardinetti (2,773), Malik Ahmad (709), Corey David (615), Sharif Ahmed (608) and Philip Mills (363). The Clerk’s results for the November 30, 2023 by-election list 23 candidates: Parthi Kandavel (4,641, elected), Kevin Rupasinghe (3,854), Anna Sidiropoulos (2,275) and 20 others. Beach Metro’s September 30 report names Malik Ahmad among the eight Ward 20 council candidates and leaves out Naser Kaid. The City’s roster has Naser Kaid for Ward 20 council and a Malik Ahmad for TDSB Ward 10, so voche.me follows the City’s list. A Sept. 28, 2026 candidates’ meeting at the West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre, reported by Beach Metro, featured 4 of the 8: Parthi Kandavel, Ariel-Rachel Karokis, Sharmina Nasrin and Kevin Rupasinghe. Organizers invited only candidates who had given the City contact information when they registered. TTCriders’ page records no response from her. Build Canada’s page lists no questionnaire answers from her. Gaps. The City’s list gives no campaign website and no social media account for her, and a name search found none. Her own words come only from Beach Metro’s report of the meeting, and voche.me did not watch the meeting video it links. No public role is on record for her, so no minutes search applies. The questionnaire has not been sent. [City of Toronto · list of certified candidates](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/candidate-list/) [The Local · Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest candidate tracker, updated September 21, 2026](https://thelocal.to/ward-20-scarborough-southwest-2026/) [TTCriders · Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest candidate responses](https://www.ttcriders.ca/2026ward20) [The Green Line · Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest in Toronto election 2026](https://thegreenline.to/stories/ward-20-scarborough-southwest-in-toronto-election-2026/) [Beach Metro · Scarborough Southwest councillor candidates' meeting, September 30, 2026](https://beachmetro.com/2026/09/30/toronto-votes-2026-scarborough-southwest-councillor-candidates-meeting-talks-transit-and-other-issues/) [Beach Metro · Scarborough Southwest voters can hear from council candidates, September 24, 2026](https://beachmetro.com/2026/09/24/scarborough-southwest-voters-can-hear-from-council-candidates-at-meeting-on-monday-sept-28/) 03 / Background ## Experience & community Past years, as she described at the September 28 meeting ### Land development and property management Beach Metro reports she said she has worked in this field for many years. voche.me did not check this with an employer. [Beach Metro · Scarborough Southwest councillor candidates' meeting, September 30, 2026](https://beachmetro.com/2026/09/30/toronto-votes-2026-scarborough-southwest-councillor-candidates-meeting-talks-transit-and-other-issues/) 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied. No questions and answers have been supplied. ### Have your own question? Ask Ariel-Rachel Karokis directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one. 05 / About this page ## Questions about this page Facts voche.me can state about Ariel-Rachel Karokis's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Ariel-Rachel Karokis? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Ariel-Rachel Karokis's own campaign.
Does Ariel-Rachel Karokis currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Ariel-Rachel Karokis.
How many sources does this Ariel-Rachel Karokis profile cite? This profile lists 6 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Ariel-Rachel Karokis's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Ariel-Rachel Karokis in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When is the election Ariel-Rachel Karokis is running in? The 2026 Toronto municipal election, including the Councillor race, is decided on October 26, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates ### No campaign updates yet Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added. ## Sources & transparency - [City of Toronto · list of certified candidates ](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/candidate-list/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [The Local · Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest candidate tracker, updated September 21, 2026 ](https://thelocal.to/ward-20-scarborough-southwest-2026/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [TTCriders · Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest candidate responses ](https://www.ttcriders.ca/2026ward20)Checked October 4, 2026 - [The Green Line · Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest in Toronto election 2026 ](https://thegreenline.to/stories/ward-20-scarborough-southwest-in-toronto-election-2026/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Beach Metro · Scarborough Southwest councillor candidates' meeting, September 30, 2026 ](https://beachmetro.com/2026/09/30/toronto-votes-2026-scarborough-southwest-councillor-candidates-meeting-talks-transit-and-other-issues/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Beach Metro · Scarborough Southwest voters can hear from council candidates, September 24, 2026 ](https://beachmetro.com/2026/09/24/scarborough-southwest-voters-can-hear-from-council-candidates-at-meeting-on-monday-sept-28/)Checked October 4, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Verified website, social and contact links will appear here when supplied. No campaign links supplied yet. ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates) [Councillor**Aanchal Vashistha**](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/aanchal-vashistha) [Councillor**Aaron Lal**](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/aaron-lal) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Ariel-Rachel Karokis a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/on/toronto-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.