Lautoka City (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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Lautoka City Indian Communal is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians. (Of the remaining 52 seats, 27 are reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, are elected by universal suffrage). The electorate covers the City of Lautoka, in the west of the main island of Viti Levu.

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[edit] Election results

[edit] 1999

Candidate Political party Votes %
Ganeshwar Chand Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 6,146 61.34
Jagnath Sami National Federation Party (NFP) 3,720 37.13
Mohammed Rauf Khan Party of National Unity (PANU) 153 1.53
Total 10,019 100.00

[edit] 2001

Candidate Political party Votes %
Ganeshwar Chand Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 5,899 72.53
Faiaaz Ali National Federation Party (NFP) 1,880 23.11
Hasmukh Chauhan New Labour Unity Party 319 3.92
Beni Sami Germit Heritage Party (GHP) 36 0.44
Total 8,134 100.00

[edit] 2006

Candidate Political party Votes %
Jai Gawander Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 7,629 79.89
Rakesh Kumar National Federation Party (NFP) 1,590 16.65
Rosemary Santanji National Alliance Party (NAPF) 172 1.80
Azizul Dean United Fiji Party (SDL) 158 1.65
Total 9,549 100.00

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Electoral divisions of Fiji Flag of Fiji
Open Constituencies: Ba | Bua Macuata West | Cakaudrove West | Cunningham | Labasa | Lami | Lau Taveuni Rotuma | Laucala | Lautoka | Lomaivuna Namosi Kadavu | Macuata East | Magodro | Nausori Naitasiri | Nadi | Nadroga | Nasinu Rewa | Ra | Samabula Tamavua | Suva City | Serua Navosa | Tavua | Tailevu North Ovalau | Tailevu South Lomaiviti | Vuda | Yasawa Nawaka
Fijian Communal Constituencies: Ba East | Ba West | Bua | Cakaudrove East | Cakaudrove West | Kadavu | Lau | Lomaiviti | Macuata | Nadroga Navosa | Naitasiri | Namosi | Nasinu Urban | North East Urban | North West Urban | Ra | Rewa | Serua | South West | Suva City | Tailevu North | Tailevu South | Tamavua Laucala Urban
Indian Communal Constituencies: Ba East | Ba West | Labasa | Labasa Rural | Laucala | Lautoka City | Lautoka Rural | Macuata East Cakaudrove | Nadi Rural | Nadi Urban | Nadroga | Nasinu | Suva City | Tailevu Rewa | Tavua | Vanua Levu West | Viti Levu South Kadavu | Viti Levu East Maritime | Vuda
Rotuman Communal Constituencies: Rotuma
General Electors Communal Constituencies: North Eastern | Suva City | West Central