Charan Jeath Singh
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| Charan Jeath Singh | |
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Member of House of Representatives (Fiji)
Macuata West Indian Communal Constituency |
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| In office 1994 – 1999 |
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| Political party | National Federation Party |
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Charan Jeath Singh is a Fiji Indian who has been involved in local Government and national politics in Fiji representing various political organisations.
In the 1994 general election, he won the Macuata West Indian Communal Constituency for the National Federation Party (NFP). [1]
He was elected the Mayor of Labasa representing the Ratepayers' Association in 1992[2] but in the municiapal elections of 2005 his Association lost in a landslide result to the Fiji Labour Party (FLP), winning only two seats.
In the 1999 general election he contested the Labasa Indian Communal Constituency for the UNLP but managed to get only 10% of the votes cast.
Following the death of the sitting member, he contested the Labasa Rural Indian Communal Constituency in December 2003 for the National Federation Party (NFP). Although he was unsuccessful, he managed to increase NFP's share of the votes by 50%.
In the 2006 general election, he contested the Vanua Levu West Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji) for the National Alliance Party (NAPF) and again lost with only 14% of the votes cast.
[edit] References
- ^ "Fiji Times '94 General Election Scoreboard", Fiji Times, 28 February 1994. Retrieved on 2007-06-02.
- ^ REPORT OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
