Viti Levu East Maritime (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)
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Viti Levu East Maritime 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 eastern areas of the main island of Viti Levu.
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[edit] Election results
[edit] 1999
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Krishna Chand Sharma | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 4,011 | 62.69 |
| Dhirendra Kumar | National Federation Party (NFP) | 2,387 | 37.31 |
| Total | 6,398 | 100.00 | |
[edit] 2001
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Sanjeet Chand Maharaj | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 4,066 | 66.46 |
| Dhirendra Kumar | National Federation Party (NFP) | 1,487 | 24.31 |
| Satya Silanind | Independent | 565 | 9.24 |
| Total | 6,118 | 100.00 | |
[edit] 2006
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Sanjeet Chand Maharaj | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 4,744 | 78.39 |
| Bhima Sami | National Federation Party (NFP) | 946 | 15.63 |
| Jayant Prasad Maharaj | Independent | 200 | 3.30 |
| Akmal Ellyas Ali | United Fiji Party (SDL) | 167 | 2.76 |
| Total | 6,052 | 100.00 | |
