Laucala (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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Laucala 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 northern suburbs of Suva, Fiji's capital.

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Election results

1999

Candidate Political party Votes %
Hikmat Singh Verma Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 8,816 77.84
Attar Singh National Federation Party (NFP) 2,510 22.16
Total 11,326 100.00

2001

Candidate Political party Votes %
Kamlesh Kumar Arya Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 8,778 87.28
Vinod Lal National Federation Party (NFP) 1,087 10.81
Suresh Kumar New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) 192 1.91
Total 10,057 100.00

2006

Candidate Political party Votes %
Dewan Chand Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 13,133 89.18
Sundresan Gounder National Federation Party (NFP) 828 5.62
Praveen Chand National Alliance Party (NAPF) 544 3.69
Indar Shah United Fiji Party (SDL) 203 1.38
Roshan Dildar Shah Justice and Freedom Party 18 0.12
Total 14,726 100.00

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