Suva City (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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Suva 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 nucleus of Suva City, Fiji's capital.

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[edit] Election results

[edit] 1999

Candidate Political party Votes %
Deo Narain Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 6,549 56.17
Wadan Lal Narsey National Federation Party (NFP) 5,111 43.87
Total 11,660 100.00

[edit] 2001

Candidate Political party Votes %
Gyani Nand Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 6,768 74.65
Attar Singh National Federation Party (NFP) 1,976 21.80
Nardeo Mishra New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) 322 3.55
Total 9,066 100.00

[edit] 2006

Candidate Political party Votes %
Gyani Nand Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 7,660 77.32
Chandra Kant Umaria National Federation Party (NFP) 1,675 16.91
Dildar Shah National Alliance Party (NAPF) 405 4.09
Mohammed Salamat Ali United Fiji Party (SDL) 147 1.48
Shiu Ram Coalition of Independent Nationals (COIN) 20 0.20
Total 9,907 100.00

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