Labasa (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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Labasa 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 Town of Labasa, the largest urban centre on the northern island of Vanua Levu.

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[edit] Election results

[edit] 1999

Candidate Political party Votes %
Muthu Swamy Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 4,037 50.07
Keshwan Padayachi National Federation Party (NFP) 1,756 21.78
Sanju Reddy FGWC 1,181 14.65
Charan Jeath Singh UNLP 814 10.10
Pradeep Singh Independent 237 2.94
Vinod Prasad Fijian Association Party (FAP) 37 0.46
Total 8,062 100.00

[edit] 2001

Candidate Political party Votes %
James Shri Krishna Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 5,113 73.81
Sushil Chand Ram National Federation Party (NFP) 1,333 19.24
Edward Rajendra Nagaiya New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) 364 5.25
Aleem Shah AIM 76 1.10
Gaya Prasad United Fiji Party (SDL) 41 0.59
Total 6,927 100.00

[edit] 2006

Candidate Political party Votes %
Kamlesh Reddy Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 6,813 84.14
Jaiwant Kris Arulappan National Federation Party (NFP) 1,137 14.04
Subrail Gounder United Fiji Party (SDL) 147 1.82
Total 8,097 100.00

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